Featured in The turning point – 05-2011

The power flower

Offshore renewable energy: Offshore renewable energy platforms are a common sight, especially the speed at which the wind energy sector has developed and the platforms that have popped up far out at sea. Solar energy has not gone that far offshore yet but developments are emerging. Hann-Oceans Hexifloat is an offshore solution that promises to tie in four of natures power suppliers, solar, tidal, wave and wind, with solar leading the way.

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pv magazine

21 Apr 2011

Countries like Singapore are land scarce. With a population close to 5.1 million and a land area of about 710 square kilometers, the possibility of massive solar parks are close to impossible. One can even say a ‘weakness’ of solar installation is the hefty space often needed for chalking up the megawatts of power. As …

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