Header Image: Les Ilot Blandin floating solar project site. Copyright of Romain Berthiot, from Q Energy
Q Energy is soon to begin building a 74.3 MW floating farm in France, according to Renewables Now. The farm will be located at Les Ilot Blandin in the Haute-Marne region.
The floating facility will comprise six solar islands on 127 acres of space on disused flooded gravel pits. The islands will host 134,647 solar modules. Les Ilots Blandin will be Europe’s largest floating farm, with enough output to supply 37,000 people.
The project, launched in 2019, involves partners such as Solutions 30 SE, Ciel & Terre International, and Perpetum Energy. Construction will start this month, with commissioning expected in Q1 2025.
Q Energy has a pipeline of about 300 MW worth of floating solar projects.
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