Category: Novel Floating Ideas
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Norway opens floating offshore wind tender
In a major step toward commercial floating offshore wind, Norway has kicked off its first tender round, offering project rights for up to 500 MW at the Utsira Nord site. 🕒 Developers will have two years to mature their projects before competing in a 2028–2029 subsidy auction, backed by up…
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Aikido Technologies Full-Scale Floating Wind Demonstrator to Be Tested in Norway
🌊 Aikido Technologies is partnering with METCentre in Norway to deploy AO60, a 15MW floating wind demo—set to be one of the largest platforms of its kind when installed in 2027. 🔧 Built with a modular “flat-pack” design and pin-jointed assembly, AO60 can be completed in days using existing infrastructure—cutting…
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India plans 50 MW floating solar plant at nuclear site
State-owned Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) is advancing its clean energy vision by engaging French floating solar specialist Ciel & Terre to assess a floating solar PV plant at the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP Units 1 & 2) in Tamil Nadu. 📍The proposed location? A seawater dyke—a…
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Bosowa Energy Group and BK LNG Solution Forge Strategic Partnership to Accelerate Indonesia’s Energy Transition
On 7 May 2025, Bosowa Energy Group and BK LNG Solution (BKLS) signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding in Jakarta—marking a major step forward in Indonesia’s shift to cleaner energy infrastructure. This wide-ranging partnership covers:🔹 LNG supply chain integration🔹 Floating storage units (FSUs)🔹 Gas-fired power generation🔹 Small-scale LNG distribution via…
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Shell and Google Power Deal Extends Life of Netherlands’ First Offshore Wind Farm
In a first-of-its-kind move, Shell and Google have signed a corporate Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) to extend operations of the 108 MW NordzeeWind offshore wind farm until 2031. ✅ Originally built in 2007 off Egmond aan Zee, NordzeeWind is now set to deliver nearly five extra years of clean energy—thanks…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…