Category: Novel Floating Ideas

As Europe builds its offshore wind capacity, China’s Dongfang Electric has set a new benchmark with a 26 MW offshore wind turbine, the largest in the world. This turbine, developed as part of China’s drive to reduce energy costs, has a 31% greater capacity than the previous record-holder.With blades reaching…

Norway has earmarked $3.3 billion in subsidies for its first commercial floating wind projects, expected to kick off in 2025. This subsidy will support the development of three floating wind sites with a combined capacity of 2.25 GW at Utsira Nord, as Norway leverages its extensive continental shelf.With 13 consortia…

The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has launched the first comprehensive rules for floating nuclear power plants, enabling safe and standardized deployment in the maritime and offshore sectors 🌊🔋 Highlights:– Supports varied reactor types and encourages collaboration between nuclear regulators, flag administrations, and ABS.– Focuses on powering industrial facilities rather…

China’s first wave-resistant floating photovoltaic platform, “Yellow Sea No. 1,” located off southern Shandong, is nearing its one-year experimental phase in the Yellow Sea. Designed as a hexagon structure with 434 PV panels, this platform is used to test PV performance in challenging marine conditions to identify those with the…

Berlin-based renewable developer Q Energy has secured €50.4 million in financing for a 74.3 MW floating solar plant in northeastern France, making it Europe’s largest floating solar project. The plant, which is under construction at a former quarry site, will feature 134,649 solar modules mounted on floats, covering 127 hectares.…

As the world transitions to renewable energy, floating offshore wind farms are becoming an increasingly important part of the mix. A recent article highlights how Britain, a leader in fixed offshore wind, is now exploring deeper waters with floating wind technology, which can harness stronger winds in the open sea.…

As sea levels continue to rise, with projections of a 1-meter increase by 2100, coastal areas face increasing threats of erosion and flooding. In response, developers and governments are turning to “climatopias” — futuristic, flood-resilient settlements — as potential solutions. From reclaimed land and amphibious houses to floating cities, these…

Indonesia’s state-owned electricity company, PT PLN Indonesia, has partnered with a Saudi Arabian company to build a 60-megawatt floating solar power plant at Saguling Reservoir in West Java. This initiative strengthens renewable energy collaboration between the two nations and supports Indonesia’s goal of achieving net-zero emissions by 2060. The project…

A new floating wetland at Baltimore’s Inner Harbor is setting the stage for a unique environmental restoration effort. Designed by the Baltimore-based architecture firm Ayers Saint Gross and supported by the National Aquarium, this 10,000-square-foot wetland habitat is an innovative solution to tackle pollution in the harbor while bringing back…

In Nepal, hydrologist Soni Pradhanang and her team at The Small Earth Nepal are tackling water pollution in an innovative way—by building floating treatment wetlands (FTWS) out of local trash. These low-cost, trash-based platforms are designed to clean polluted lakes by using plants to absorb contaminants like nitrates, phosphates, and…