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Masdar has signed two agreements with the Indonesian electricity firm PT PLN to expand floating solar capacity on the island of Java.

Velto Renewables and Q Energy have announced plans to develop over 500MW of renewable energy capacity in Europe.

JinkoSolar reports on some of the work the company is doing to develop and test products to withstand the rigours of the marine environment.

Emirati state-owned renewable energy project developer Masdar has entered the Philippines market with plans to develop 1GW of solar PV, wind and battery energy storage systems (BESS).

Once operational, the project will be the largest of its kind in Europe, according to the renewables developer.

Floating PV's carbon footprint could be around seven times lower than ground-mounted solar systems, according to a TNO-IEA report.

Sungrow's Lei Wang discusses the company's floating solar activities and opportunities for PV to go offshore.

Spain has passed a regulation regarding the installation of floating solar PV (FPV) on reservoirs in the country.

European floating solar (FPV) company SolarDuck has installed an offshore FPV pilot site in the Dutch North Sea.

PV Tech spoke with Alejandra Pérez-Plá, regional manager – Mediterranean at financial advisory firm Global Capital Finance about challenges related to land acquisition for utility-scale solar PV projects in Southern Europe, how to manage these issues and grid modernisation.