Category: Novel Floating Ideas
Click on the image to read more!
-
Indonesia plans 10GW of nuclear power in major renewable energy push, presidential aide says
Indonesia is targeting 103 GW of new power capacity by 2040, including:• 75 GW from renewables (solar, wind, geothermal, biomass)• 10 GW from nuclear• 18 GW from gas This will more than double current capacity, with nuclear playing a key role. Interest from Rosatom, EDF, NuScale and others is growing.…
-
Development Completed for the First Floating Ammonia-to-Hydrogen Cracker
A major milestone for hydrogen infrastructure: the world’s first floating ammonia-to-hydrogen cracker has been developed by Höegh Evi and Wärtsilä Gas Solutions. Designed for Europe’s energy transition, the floating terminal can crack ammonia into hydrogen at industrial scale — up to 210,000 tonnes annually. With modular designs, these floating platforms…
-
Growing Wild – Project Castaway: Floating Farm Ahoy!
The third episode of Growing Wild is now out on CNA — and this time, the spotlight is on building a floating farm in Singapore. Can floating agriculture be a real solution for coastal adaptation and food production in land-scarce cities like ours? Catch urban farmer Christopher Leow and students…
-
Ocean Winds celebrates the installation of Biohuts© at its EFGL project, becoming the world’s first nature-inclusive floating offshore wind farm
A global first: artificial marine habitats integrated into a floating offshore wind farm Ocean Winds and Banque des Territoires have completed the installation of 32 Biohuts® from ECOCEAN on a floater of the EFGL (Éoliennes flottantes du golfe du Lion) pilot project. This marks the first time artificial marine habitats…
-
Masdar and PLN to develop floating solar projects in Indonesia
Masdar and PLN (Perusahaan Listrik Negara) have signed an MoU to develop a new floating solar power plant at the Jatigede Dam in West Java, after Masdar secured the lowest tariff in the Hijaunesia 2023 programme. Development is set to begin in 2025, with completion expected in 2027. This follows…
-
Gazelle Wind Power secures authorisation for floating wind demo
Gazelle Wind Power secures approval for floating wind demo in Portugal Gazelle Wind Power has received a 10-year TUPEM authorisation to launch its full-scale floating wind demonstrator off the coast of Aguçadoura, Portugal — the site of Europe’s pioneering WindFloat 1 project. Their patented platform features a compact geometry and…
-
Floating hotel planned for Cardiff Bay waterfront
Cardiff could soon welcome its first floating hotel as Finnish firm Meyer Floating Solutions and UK-based Morfield Floating Hotels unveil plans for a 120-room boutique destination on Roath Basin, near the iconic Norwegian Church. Expected to be delivered by 2027 — if approved — the hotel would be manufactured off-site…
-
Norwegian government finalises support scheme for floating offshore wind
Norway advances floating wind at Utsira Nord The Norwegian government has submitted its support scheme for the Utsira Nord floating wind farm to the EFTA Surveillance Authority, clearing the way for a competition to allocate three project areas. Following a two-year maturation phase, developers can bid in a competitive auction…
-
Can we grow food on water? Can young people help shape Singapore’s floating future?
We were excited to see students from NUS Landscape Architecture and ITE College East take on this bold challenge in Growing Wild: Project Castaway — a CNA documentary following urban farmer Christopher Leow as he builds a self-sufficient floating farm in Singapore’s waters. It’s great to see the next generation…
-
Ghana unveils West Africa’s largest floating solar project, boosting renewable energy ambitions
Ghana launches West Africa’s largest floating solar project! A 5 MW floating solar installation on the Black Volta River — engineered by Ghanaian experts at Bui Power Authority — is now online, marking a major milestone in Ghana’s energy transition. This is a pioneering step towards increasing the country’s renewable…