Category: Novel Floating Ideas

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…

A new international consortium has been launched at MIT to accelerate the decarbonization of maritime shipping. The MIT Maritime Consortium brings together global industry leaders and MIT researchers to address challenges in nuclear propulsion, alternative fuels, hydrodynamic design, AI and autonomy, cybersecurity, and more. Co-led by Prof. Themis Sapsis (MIT…

In response to power shortages following the end of U.S. waivers on Iranian electricity imports, Iraq is accelerating plans to deploy two Floating Storage Regasification Units (FSRUs) by June 2025 near Basra’s Khor al-Zubair Gulf port. These floating terminals will allow the country to import and convert LNG to natural…

The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) has kicked off a major tender for a 205 MW floating solar plant at the Bhumibol Dam, Southeast Asia’s largest arch dam. This project is part of Thailand’s Power Development Plan targeting 2.7 GW of floating solar across 9 dams and marks another…

2 of the first 10 Pyxis R ferries—solar-powered electric boats—will begin operations along the Singapore River next month, with the rest joining by the end of the year. Developed by local start-up Pyxis, these vessels will eventually replace half of WaterB’s 20-boat fleet. 🔋 Each boat generates up to 22…

Indonesia’s state utility PLN and Saudi Arabia’s ACWA Power are moving forward with plans to build Sumatra’s largest floating solar farm on Lake Singkarak by 2027 — a 50 MW project central to Indonesia’s renewable energy transition. But the path is complex. Local communities still bear the trauma of a…

Prodigy Clean Energy has partnered with Lloyd’s Register to develop lifecycle requirements for Transportable Nuclear Power Plants (TNPPs) — a major step toward the deployment of floating and transportable microreactors in Canada within the next 5–7 years. Backed by a CAD 2.75M grant from Natural Resources Canada’s Enabling SMRs programme,…

Associated British Ports (ABP) has submitted plans to develop what could become the UK’s largest floating solar farm — featuring 47,000 solar panels spread across Cavendish Dock in Barrow. The floating solar array will generate clean electricity for Barrow’s advanced engineering sector, with a focus on supporting BAE Systems’ submarine…

Rocket Lab has just introduced Return On Investment — a 400-foot ocean platform designed for at-sea landings of its reusable Neutron rocket. 🚀Repurposed from a barge, the platform will feature autonomous ground systems, blast shielding, and station-keeping thrusters to support precise, safe rocket recovery. This is yet another real-world application…

Indonesia’s plan to export 2GW of solar power to Singapore is driving new investment—including a floating solar panel manufacturing plant launched in Batam this February. To avoid land constraints, the government is promoting floating solar farms in reservoirs and offshore waters. This initiative, alongside relaxed local content rules, is attracting…