Ciel & Terre starts building 11-MWp floating PV park in France

France’s Ciel & Terre has kicked off the construction of an 11-MWp floating solar park on a quarry lake in western France’s Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.

The photovoltaic (PV) plant in Saint-Savin commune, Vienne department, will be the first one in France using the latest version of the company’s Hydrelio aiR Optim technology, Ciel & Terre said recently. The specific technology, based on high-density polyethylene (HDPE) floating structure that can support modules of up to 670 W in size, has already been deployed in Brazil, India and the Netherlands.

Energ'Isere was responsible for developing the Saint-Savin project together with Ciel & Terre and GenSun. Ciel & Terre will deliver the project on a turnkey basis, taking care of the supply and installation of the floating structure and its anchoring.

Ciel & Terre noted it plans to realise a 100-MWp portfolio of floating solar projects across Europe this year, some of which are already under construction.

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