Floating solar
Floating solar
As the UK strives for greater energy security, floating solar offers a number of practical solutions.
By utilising man-made waterbodies, such as a reservoirs, floating solar can take advantage of the UK’s existing infrastructure to deliver renewable energy directly to nearby towns and cities. In addition, floating solar can also have notable benefits to the local environment, reducing water evaporation and supressing algal blooms – both of which can have a significant impact on the economy.
As the UK’s energy mix evolves, floating solar can offer a straightforward route to delivering clean power to the nation, adding greater resilience to the energy system, and unlocking the potential of existing infrastructure.
Bluefield has built a dedicated floating solar team which has experience of developing and operating floating solar on hydro dams and water industry reservoirs.
Market analysis by CBI Economics
Why partner with Bluefield?
We partner with you with an aim to enhance the return on your assets whilst considering the local environment.
Our expertise
Bluefield offers expertise in solar development, construction and operations, plus strong knowledge of water industry processes, standards and regulation from its portfolio and 42 UK water industry projects.
Biodiversity
Our award-winning ESG team have helped deliver some of the UK’s most biodiverse solar farms
Integrated platform
Our integrated platform means that all key areas of the project are handled in-house, ensuring continuity and quality control
Download the report
To learn more about the potential of floating solar, please download the independent report by CBI Economics.
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If you believe you have an appropriate waterbody that we could develop, please get in touch for more information.
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