Image courtesy of Port of Valencia.
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Spain is getting its first floating solar PV platform — or has just got it, actually. The 500 kW floating solar PV platform, developed by BlueNewables, just arrived at the Port of Valencia. The system is supposed to be very quick to manufacture and require little, simple maintenance.
For now, this is going to be a pilot project in coordination with Spanish energy company Naturgy. It’s also just part of a larger floating PV project. “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,” pv magazine shares.
“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.
