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The Rebuilding of Yamakura Floating PV Plant: how Ciel & Terre has worked the rebuilding and learnt
In February 2021, Ciel & Terre has finished the new assembly of the floating structure for Yamakura floating PV plant (13.7 MWp, Japan).
...The potential of floating solar – World Bank Report 2019
Light is shed on the great potential of floating solar worldwide thanks to this key report "Where Sun Meets Water" issued by the World Bank
...Germany continues to seize floating solar opportunity with Ciel & Terre
Salzwedel floating PV plant is the second and not last floating solar project in Germany. The water storage pond now welcomes a 750 kWp plant which started commercial operation this summer.
...Europe’s largest floating PV plant by Ciel & Terre’s French local partner
Ciel & Terre's local partner in France has installed the first floating PV plant of the country, which is also the largest in Europe (17 MWp). The future of floating solar is bright in Europe too.
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...First Hydrelio® Floating Solar Project in India
After the opening of a local office in Bangalore last year, Ciel & Terre India is proud to announce the completion of its first floating solar plant located in the Kerala state.
...Solar & Hydro Hybridization: Ciel & Terre’s Floating PV Plant on Sobradinho Hydrolectric Dam
Sobradinho hydroelectric plant, located in the state of Bahia, Brazil, is now upgraded with a floating solar system developed by Ciel & Terre® in partnership with SUNLUTION. The combination of the two energies - Solar and Hydro - is an answer to meet the region's electricity consumption needs.
...Ciel & Terre in Germany: a favorable summer for floating solar
This summer, a new European country adopted floating solar and chose Ciel & Terre’s Hydrelio® solution: Germany. The country is getting interested in the installation of this state-of-the-art technology combining sunray and water.
...Hyoshiga Ike: Another Ciel & Terre’s Floating PV Plant in Japan, Preserving (Agri-)Culture
The 2.7 MWp floating solar farm, constructed with Ciel & Terre’s Hydrelio® technology, was recently successfully grid-connected. At the origin of this project, among others, the Energy Bank Japan (EBJ), an Osaka Gas Company’s subsidiary, and JFE Plant Engineering Corporation as an EPC...
...Chile’s Innovative Floating PV Project on a Tailing Ponds
Chile has its first floating solar farm installed and on a brand-new type of site: a tailings pond, owned by the mining giant AngloAmerican. Located at Los Bronces mines, north of Santiago, the 84 kWp pilot should generate 153 MWh per year for the company’s energy needs. The project,...
Ciel & Terre’s Technical Achievement in China: CECEP 70 MWp Floating PV Complex
Year 2019 is promising for Ciel & Terre. Late 2018, the company has seen the completion of its 70 MWp floating solar plant in the province of Anhui, China, which was officially accepted this month following tests and monitoring. Located on a former coal-mining area, in Yongqiao district, Suzhou...
African Renewable Energy Company Installs First Commercial Floating Solar Farm in Africa at Marlenique Farm
From the ongoing issues at Eskom to the chemicals being sprayed and the high energy needs of farms, the agricultural sector is looking to become more financially and environmentally sustainable through green energy solutions...
...Ciel & Terre Partners Cleantech Solar for Flagship Floating Solar Plant in Cambodia
A 2.8 MWp floating solar plant has been completed with resounding success on the reservoir on-site of an advanced cement plant, Chip Mong Insee Cement (CMIC), in Cambodia. The clean energy generated from the floating system will be fully for Chip Mong Insee Cement self-consumption purpose. This solar array...
Taking to the Waves: Gearing Floating PV towards Giant Projects!
Ciel & Terre and PRINCIPIA join forces to certify Hydrelio® FPV system for heavy wave conditions. In the objective to further develop its leading floating PV platforms, Ciel & Terre has signed a collaboration agreement with PRINCIPIA, specialized in the offshore renewable energy industry and with a strong technical...
CIEL & TERRE and PRINCIPIA join forces on floating solar technology
CIEL & TERRE and PRINCIPIA have entered into a collaboration agreement to further develop Ciel & Terre’s leading floating solar platform systems, supported by PRINCIPIA strong technical background in the offshore renewable energy industry.
...Ciel & Terre Completes Two New Floating Solar Projects in California and Colorado with Others Under Construction and Planned in U.S.
New Floating Solar Projects for Walden and Salad Cosmo Use Manmade Ponds for Cost-Effective Solar Power Using Ciel & Terre Patented Floating Photovoltaic Technology...
...Floating solar panels efficiency with testbed systems in Singapore and the Netherlands
SERIS (SG) and SEAC (NL) have initiated the installation of testbed floating PV systems using different technologies to better understand the challenges encountered with solar on water. Several factors are being explored such as the performance, resistance of mooring and anchoring solutions, electrical safety, or maintenance of these systems...
Floating Solar Panels Are Conquering French Waters with a 17 MWp Hydrelio® Floating PV Platform
The developer Akuo Energy starts the construction of the first floating PV plant in France. As a French company, Ciel & Terre is proud of this progress using Hydrelio® solution on the national territory and expects many other projects to come. It will be soon the Europe’s largest floating...
Akuo Energy Launches The Construction of The First Floating Solar Plant in France and The Most Powerful in Europe
Akuo Energy, the leading French IPP in renewable energy, is launching the construction of O’MEGA1 in Piolenc (Vaucluse, southeast France), the first floating solar plant in France and the most powerful in Europe...
...252 kWp delivered to Kelseyville County Waterworks, California with a 10-year fixed lease
A new 252 kWp floating solar project has been completed on a water-treatment pond in California. With a 10-year fixed lease, the plant belongs to Kelseyville County Waterworks who initiated this innovative project for greener way to generate electricity and preserve land around...
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