Floating Solar PV

Global capacity for floating solar PV reaches 1.3GW

June 26, 2019

A new report by the Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore (SERIS), a research group based at the National University of Singapore, estimates that the current global installed capacity of energy produced from floating solar panels has reached 1.3GW. The institute describes floating solar energy as a relatively new but rapidly expanding area of the […]

First floating solar project in the Caribbean to be built before the end of 2019

January 31, 2019

Innova Capital Partners will develop and build the first floating solar photovoltaic installation in the Caribbean region, on the Colombian island of Providencia. The company’s subsidiary Innova Solar Colombia is undertaking this project. It will include the installation of a 74 kWp floating solar PV system. The solar energy installation will supply electricity for a […]

Costa Rica utility signs MOU with UAE’s Masdar to develop solar and storage

April 25, 2018

Following the recent entry into the region with the UAE-Caribbean Renewable Energy Fund, Abu Dhabi-based energy firm Masdar has formed a partnership with Costa Rica. Masdar and state-run utility Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE) have signed an MoU to share technical knowledge and project experience for renewable energy development. The agreement aims to promote collaboration […]

Colombia to get its first floating solar PV plant

September 28, 2017

Energy and infrastructure developer Innova Capital Partners and French floating PV specialist Ciel & Terre (C&T) will jointly develop floating solar plants in Colombia. Innova subsidiary Innova Solar Colombia (ISC) will act as developer and investor while C&T will provide its floating PV technology and technical expertise for any projects. Colombia contains a large number of […]