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Floating PV buoyed by global demand

Floating PV: Floating PV plants have moved beyond space-saving solutions for wineries and densely populated areas like Japan, to a paired power technology addition for hydro dam reservoirs. Brazil, India and other countries are pursuing reservoir installations, and the list grows longer.

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Charles W. Thurston

12 Feb 2016

Thus far, only a few companies have ventured into floating PV, and even fewer have taken an early lead. France’s Ciel et Terre now has around 24 MW of floating PV installed and another 54 MW in development, according to Eva Pauly, the International Sales Director of the company, in Wargrave, Berkshire, the U.K.Over the past few …

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