Global Efforts in Offshore Solar
China is not alone in its pursuit of offshore solar energy. Researchers and companies around the world are exploring the potential of wave-resilient floating PV platforms. Dr. Luofeng Huang at Cranfield University is working on a similar project for remote Indonesian islands, while SolarDuck and RWE have recently installed a floating solar pilot at a North Sea wind farm. ocean sun has developed a flexible floating rig that rises and falls with the waves, and NoviOcean has tested a hybrid platform for harvesting energy from wind, wave, and solar.