floating solar power plants
Turkey earns EUR 84.8 million upfront from solar power auction
02 December 2025 - Investors in photovoltaic projects were mostly willing to pay large sums at Turkey's latest YEKA auction for a guaranteed price
Montenegro’s EPCG to develop floating solar, thermal batteries, high-altitude wind turbines
16 October 2025 - Memoranda of understanding (MoUs) were signed within the framework of the European Union – Montenegro Investment Conference
World’s first floating solar power plant with vertical panels comes online
16 October 2025 - A floating solar power plant with vertically mounted panels has been put into operation on an artificial lake in Germany
Montenegro building two solar plants at hydropower dams
15 October 2025 - The total installed capacity of the Slano and Vrtac solar power plants will be 3.7 MW
Turkey launches solar, wind power auctions with November deadlines
09 September 2025 - Turkey issued a public call for renewable energy auctions for 2 GW in total, including the first floating PV plant in the YEKA mechanism
Hidroelectrica seeks to buy wind, solar projects totaling 520 MW
18 August 2025 - Romania's hydropower plant operator Hidroelectrica plans to take over a 250 MW wind project and 270 MW of solar projects.
Floating solar farm ready to be merged with North Sea offshore wind park
14 August 2025 - Oceans of Energy has assembled its floating PV plant Nymphaea Aurora in three days, to integrate it into a giant offshore wind park
Water shortages in Southeastern Europe point to desalination as strategic approach
08 August 2025 - Turkey got its first floating desalination facility, running on wind and solar power, while other Balkan countries are examining such options
Slovenia publishes call for incentives for wind, solar power projects
15 July 2025 - Solar and wind power projects with or without energy storage that are on Slovenia's priority list can be submitted for grants
Turkey selects first hydropower reservoir for YEKA floating solar power auction
01 July 2025 - The reservoir of the Demirköprü hydropower plant is the first proposed area for Turkey's planned floating solar power auction
Europe’s largest floating solar power plant begins operation
01 July 2025 - The largest floating solar power plant in Europe, Les Ilots Blandin, has been put into operation in France.
Hidroelectrica to begin construction of its pilot floating photovoltaic plant
27 June 2025 - Romanian state-owned hydropower plant operator Hidroelectrica picked the contractor for a 10 MW floating solar power plant, its first