Floating solar and wind hybrid set for Italy

Twenty-eight floating wind turbines with a generation capacity of 420MW will be installed alongside a solar farm that can generate 120MW, engineers at SolarDuck, one of three parties behind the project, said.

Green Arrow Capital and New Developments s.r.l. have also signed the agreement to develop the grid-scale technology, which incorporates SolarDuck’s elevated solar panels platform, which the company says can withstand significant wave heights.

“With the current momentum, we believe this is a unique opportunity for the offshore renewable energy industry to help shape a favourable regulatory framework and facilitate the scaling of OFPV (Offshore Floating Photovoltaic),” said SolarDuck CEO Koen Burgers.

“These cutting-edge infrastructures not only generate green energy contributing to sustainable energy transition and independence but also demonstrate their complementarity to onshore installations, preserving precious land resources,” said Green Arrow Capital founder and CIO Daniele Camponeschi.

This is another part of Italy’s ‘National Recovery and Resilience Plan’, which aims to simplify authorisations for offshore energy plants.

“This will enable the country to tap into its vast maritime potential and play a key role in the EU’s aggressive ambitions for decarbonisation,” SolarDuck says.

 The solar and wind firm is due to come online in 2028.