Ocean Sun

Ocean Sun revolutionizes floating solar power production with our efficient, low-cost, and robust solution. The technology is based on modified silicon solar PV modules attached to a thin, flexible membrane that floats on the surface of near-shore ocean sites or reservoirs.

Ocean Sun’s core innovation, a floating power system with solar panels mounted on a thin hydroelastic membrane, offers a unique solution to the world’s energy needs. Our technology offers renewable energy at world-beating cost levels enabled by the water body’s cooling effect, which lowers the solar panels’ operating temperature and increases their power output.

Since 2016, extensive research and experimentation have been carried out in laboratory and pool tests. Prototype systems have been installed and are operational in the rough waters of the west coast of Norway, in the Straits of Johor outside of Singapore, and at the Magat Dam in the Philippines. Ocean Sun systems have subsequently been selected for larger-scale projects by Statkraft at the Banja hydropower reservoir in Albania, and by EN Technologies at Saemangeum in South Korea.

Ocean Sun’s strategic partnership with GCL System Integration delivers the capacity to manufacture the specifically adapted dual-glass modules in large quantities. This factor, combined with the lean design and higher PV yields enable our systems to be rapidly deployed and to deliver the best Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE) in the industry.