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title: "#seasteading #solar "Norway-based Ocean Sun was founded three years…"
date: 2019-12-10
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# #seasteading #solar "Norway-based Ocean Sun was founded three years…

*December 10, 2019 · Facebook*

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[https://www.forbes.com/sites/markvenables/2019/05/28/floating-solar-opens-new-markets-for-renewable-energy/#31766ab24578](https://www.forbes.com/sites/markvenables/2019/05/28/floating-solar-opens-new-markets-for-renewable-energy/#31766ab24578){target="_blank"}
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\"Norway-based Ocean Sun was founded three years ago with the aim of disrupting the status quo in the solar industry. Its vision is to provide the technology that rapidly makes clean energy production the cheapest alternative to large populations around the world.\
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To achieve this, it has developed technology that will enable large-scale solar developments on coastal seawater, lakes, and reservoirs. The products are dubbed floaters, the flagship product has a diameter of 72m with an area of approximately 4000m2. They are based on utility type, dual-glass, crystalline silicon modules with a customized junction box, cables, and attachment features.\
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The modules can be rapidly and securely attached to the membrane enabling good thermal contact with the waterbody. The membrane itself is non-permeable and is a barrier against the waterbody, designed to withstand mechanical stress and sun exposure.\
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A recent success came in Albania when Statkraft ordered a floating solar plant with a maximum capacity of 2 MW for the Banja reservoir in Albania. The solar park will consist of four floating units of 0.5 MW each, with a total investment cost of €2.3 million.\
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[https://www.forbes.com/sites/markvenables/2019/05/28/floating-solar-opens-new-markets-for-renewable-energy/#31766ab24578](https://www.forbes.com/sites/markvenables/2019/05/28/floating-solar-opens-new-markets-for-renewable-energy/#31766ab24578){target="_blank"}
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