Spain’s first offshore floating PV platform has arrived at the Port of Valencia, where a 500 kW pilot unit developed by BlueNewables will undergo testing. The PV-bos platform is part of a 1 MW project designed to advance modular floating solar technology for future large-scale offshore deployment.
The Port of Valencia has activated Spain’s first offshore solar platform, a pilot project developed by Tenerife-based engineering consultancy BlueNewables with support from Spanish energy company Naturgy.
The platform, built at the San Enrique shipyard in Vigo, Galicia – a facility owned by the Marina Meridional Group – has been named Paiporta in recognition of the Valencian municipality affected by the 2024 Dana storm. It will be deployed outside the port’s southern breakwater, where the project’s testing phase will take place.
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The 500 kW catamaran-style unit is part of a project launched in March 2025 that includes two PhotoVoltaic-Bluenewables Offshore Solutions (PV bos) floating platforms with a combined capacity of 1 MW. The installation is expected to generate around 1,500 MWh of electricity per year.
