Category: Novel Floating Ideas
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Singapore Considers Offshore Nuclear Plant, Highlights Opportunities and Challenges
Article Date: November 16, 2025 Singapore is exploring nuclear energy, including advanced technologies such as small modular reactors, with offshore deployment under consideration. Professor Laurence Williams, Chairman of NEA’s Nuclear Safety Advisory Panel, said offshore nuclear plants could provide greater distance from populated areas but pose challenges like workforce isolation,…
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Japan Selects Two Promising Areas for Offshore Wind Farms
Article Date: October 3, 2025 The Japanese government has designated Akita City (northern Japan) and Hibikinada, Fukuoka (south) as promising zones for offshore wind development. These areas were upgraded from preparatory zones following recommendations by an expert committee. In addition, three new preparatory zones were identified: Three sites—Akita, Asahi, and…
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UK Announces $1.45 Billion Budget for Offshore Wind Auction
Article Date: October 27, 2025 The UK government has allocated £900 million for fixed-bottom offshore wind projects and £180 million for early-stage floating wind technology in its next auction round. This initiative is part of the UK’s strategy to expand offshore wind capacity from 15 GW currently to 43–50 GW…
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Iraq Signs Agreement for First Floating LNG Platform with Excelerate Energy
Article Date: October 28, 2025 Iraq has signed a $450 million investment deal with Excelerate Energy to construct the country’s first floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) at the port of Khor al-Zubair. The project will: Currently under construction in South Korea, the vessel will allow Iraq to integrate LNG…
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Eni Signs Off on Second Floating LNG Unit Offshore Mozambique
Article Date: October 2, 2025 Italian energy group Eni and its partners have approved the construction of Coral North, the second floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) platform in the Rovuma Basin offshore Mozambique. The Coral North unit will: Scheduled for operation in 2028, Coral North will replicate the success of…
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Australian Scientists Quantify Global Benefits of Floating Wetlands
Article Date: October 19, 2025 Floating wetlands are emerging as a cost-effective and natural way to improve water quality worldwide. Researchers from Australia have studied 11 sites, from Queensland to Chicago, finding that these artificial wetlands—composed of buoyant pods planted with reeds—effectively filter nutrients and pollutants from water while providing…
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China Outpaces the US in Global Clean Tech Exports
Article Date: October 6, 2025 China has emerged as the leader in global clean energy exports, surpassing the US in value and volume. In 2025, China exported $120 billion worth of solar panels, batteries, electric vehicles, and other carbon-cutting technologies, compared to $80 billion in fossil fuel exports from the…
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Batang Ai Floating Solar Farm Powers Asia’s Clean Energy Future
Article Date: October 21, 2025 The Asia-Pacific region, the world’s largest energy consumer, is leading a clean energy transformation with floating solar farms. The Batang Ai floating solar farm in particular pairs solar with hydropower to deliver reliable energy to tens of thousands of homes. As power demand in the…
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Germany Commissions World’s First Vertical Floating Solar Power Plant
Article Date: October 13, 2025 SINN Power, a German developer of floating renewable energy solutions, has commissioned the world’s first vertical floating photovoltaic system at the Jais gravel pit in Starnberg, Bavaria. The 1.87 MW plant is expected to generate around 2 GWh annually, covering only 4.65% of the lake’s…
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ST Engineering and Siemens Energy to Build Floating Power Plant Estrella del Mar IV
Date: October 17, 2025 T Engineering’s Marine business and Siemens Energy have been awarded a contract by Transcontinental Capital Corporation (Bermuda), a subsidiary of Seaboard Corporation, to deliver Estrella del Mar IV, a barge-mounted power plant to Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic. Based on the successful Estrella del Mar…