Kudankulam nuclear power plant to host 50 MW floating solar
Nuclear Power Corp. of India Ltd (NPCIL) has approached Ciel & Terre for installing a floating solar plant on a sea water dyke at its Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant.
Ciel & Terre’s 120 MWp Omkareshwar floating solar project features many firsts
Ciel & Terre has announced the completion of a 120 MWp floating solar array at Omkareshwar in Madhya Pradesh. The installation features many firsts by the company, including rock bolt anchoring, customized floating inverter barge based on reinforced fibre glass polymer, and floating system built using spin welding method.
NTPC Renewable Energy tenders 56 MW floating solar with 60 MW/240 MWh battery storage
NTPC Renewable Energy Ltd is accepting bids to set up a grid-connected 56 MW floating solar PV project with 60 MW/240 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) on a turnkey basis at its North Karanpura thermal power station in Jharkhand.
GAIL launches 17.5 MW floating solar EPC tender
GAIL (India) Ltd is accepting bids to set up a 17.5 MW (AC) grid-connected floating solar power plant at its Pata plant in the Auraiya district of Uttar Pradesh.
Gujarat seeks consultant for 14.2 GW of pumped storage projects, tenders 110 MW floating solar EPC
Gujarat State Electricity Corp. Ltd (GSECL) is looking to assess the feasibility of 14,210 MW of pumped storage projects across 16 locations in Gujarat. It has also tendered EPC of 110 MW floating solar in the state.
Welspun New Energy commits INR 13,500 crore for pumped storage, floating solar in Odisha
Welspun New Energy has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the state government of Odisha to establish a 1.2 GW pumped storage and a 1 GW floating solar project in Odisha.
Avaada Group commits INR 20,700-crore renewables, storage investment in Odisha
Avaada Group has committed INR 20,700 crore for setting up 1.5 GW of floating solar projects, two 1 GW pumped storage projects, and green energy equipment manufacturing units in the Indian state of Odisha.
The case for combining pumped-hydro storage with floating PV
Researchers in Italy have analyzed the techno-economic viability of enhancing three pumped hydro plants in Italy with floating PV on the lower basin. They say that, with their wide results, consequences could be extrapolated to similar regions.
Floating solar could reach LCOE of $0.053/kWh in Saudi Arabia
Scientists in Saudi Arabia have assessed the techno-economical feasibility of floating PV plants at three different dams and have found that such projects could have a return on investment of 12 to 13 years.
Uttar Pradesh seeks developers for floating solar projects at 35 dams and reservoirs
Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy Development Agency (UPNEDA) has invited Expression of interest (EOI) from developers to set up floating solar PV projects on a build-own-operate basis at 35 dams and reservoirs identified in the state of Uttar Pradesh.
