Featured in Treasure Islands – 08-2024

Five-star floating solar

Swimsol’s founder identified the Maldives as ideal for floating solar back in 2009. After developing a prototype in Austria, the company began focusing on the island nation. Daniel Reinhardt, Swimsol’s sales and partner support manager, says that most of its clients are luxury resorts.
Blathnaid O’Dea
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Blathnaid O’Dea
The Maldives are sheltered from the highest ocean waves, making floating solar a viable option. | Photo: Swimsol

 pv magazine: Why floating solar? And why the Maldives?Daniel Reinhardt: Our founder and managing director, Martin Putschek, was working as a project developer for a German solar company for many years. He was responsible for markets abroad. One of his trips brought him to Pakistan and Sri Lanka, where he went to discuss some potential …

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