In 2022, the Solar WO Engineering decided to extend Salzwedel FPV plant to reach a total capacity of 2.5MWp, making it the second biggest FPV plant in Germany ever built in the country. In this article, we will present how this extension has been managed and we will...
Floating solar
The history of Ciel & Terre Japan, where floating solar begins
Ciel & Terre Japan is the first subsidiary of the French floating solar pioneer Ciel & Terre International. Discover more about its history, its evolution and its present thanks to the contribution of the people who has made it what is now. The very begining...
Ciel & Terre India completes 73.4 MWp of India’s largest floating solar plant
Ciel & Terre India, the subsidiary of French floating solar pioneer Ciel & Terre International completed the plant engineering, supply, and installation of floats, anchoring and mooring system and the installation of 73.4 MWp floating solar plant at National...
Why the FPV anchoring is crucial for your floating solar project
Ciel & Terre rapidly understood that to plan safe and long-lasting solar powered platforms we need to design ingenious FPV anchoring methods. In this article, you are going to find out how our R&D and project design teams proceed to offer you solutions that...
Floating solar goes swimming
Japanese Elementary School Swimming Pool turned into solar energy thanks to floating solar! In Japan, Ciel & Terre installed something quite unusual: a floating solar plant on a former swimming pool. Considering global warming, cities and governments seek for...
Ciel & Terre adapts anchoring to floating solar projects constraints
At Ciel & Terre we aim to make solar power accessible to as many EPC’s, IPP’s and developers as possible. For this reason, we work hard to make our products and anchoring solutions compliant to your needs and responsive to the market standards. Our...
Floating solar-friendly ponds: what are they?
“FLOATING SOLAR IS INTERESTING ONLY IN SOUTH EST ASIA COUNTRIES.” “FLOATING SOLAR IS INSTALLED ON FEW TYPES OF PONDS ONLY, WITH LOW ENVIRONMENTAL LOADS.” These are the first thoughts one could have when floating solar emerged some years ago. Floating solar is a...
Why choose floating PV?
The reasons why floating solar is of interest.
The right to clean air: how floating photovoltaic is part of the solution?
On Ciel & Terre’s initiative, Bureau Veritas has provided in 2020 technical support to define a certification scope for floating structure and mooring designs.
Anchoring calculation methodology and design by Ciel & Terre
Recommended Practice for floating solar projects was issued in March 2021. They present the very first standards of the floating solar industry. They include a series of the technical requirements for a safe, sustainable and smart design, development & operation of floating solar plants with insights, responding to associated complexities which are also key success factors