Floating photovoltaic power plants
GÉNÉRALE DU SOLAIRE, an expert in photovoltaic solutions, will support you at every stage of your floating photovoltaic power plant project for all your unexploited bodies of water.
What is a floating photovoltaic power plant?
A floating photovoltaic power plant is a solar power generation system installed on water. It can be installed on a natural or artificial water source.
A certain number of solar panels are needed to form a floating photovoltaic array. The panels are attached to floats. The whole installation is anchored to the bottom of the body of water or to the banks, depending on the type of site.
Do you own a body of water
(artificial or natural) of at least 10 ha?
Make the most of your bodies of water and unexploited land while generating additional income with floating solar panels!
Contact our experts to help you develop your floating solar power plant project!
What are the advantages
of a floating photovoltaic power plant?
Benefit from an annual rent
Make the most of unexploited bodies of water
Contribute to the energy transition
Why install a solar power plant on a body of water?
Floating photovoltaic systems offer multiple advantages. For instance, floating solar power plants benefit from the water’s cooling effect on the panels, which can enhance energy production under certain weather conditions
As part of the energy transition, optimizing the use of body of water, particularly degraded sites (artificial, polluted, etc.), is a key issue. Installing floating photovoltaic panels is one way of enhancing the value of these sites and helping to meet renewable electricity production targets.
Photovoltaic expertise for every type of site, including on water!
GÉNÉRALE DU SOLAIRE has recognized expertise in all types of solar power plant: roof, parking carports and ground-mounted. With innovation at the heart of the group’s strategy, GÉNÉRALE DU SOLAIRE also assists landowners with their floating solar projects.
GÉNÉRALE DU SOLAIRE favors the installation of power plants on so-called ‘degraded’ sites. Quarry lakes, for example, are ideal sites for floating solar power plants, which can be used to generate renewable electricity.
Developing solar power plants on such sites requires special technical expertise, which GÉNÉRALE DU SOLAIRE has been able to mobilize and develop. With expertise across the entire value chain, from development and financing to construction and operation, GÉNÉRALE DU SOLAIRE is your single point of contact, overseeing your floating solar power project from start to finish.
The stages of a solar project
GÉNÉRALE DU SOLAIRE can help you build your floating solar power plant. If you want to make the most of your (unexploited/degraded) water body and want to play your part in the energy transition, opt for our turnkey floating solar power plant solution.
GÉNÉRALE DU SOLAIRE supports you through every step of your project:
Submission of
planning permission
Submission to the Energy Regulation Commission (CRE)
* Please note: stage 1 only applies to ground-mounted and on-water projects.
Why put your trust in Générale du Solaire
for the installation of a floating photovoltaic power plant?
Expertise
A key player in the sector since 2008, we are a French group, an independent green power producer and experts in solar projects. We master the entire photovoltaic project value chain, from development to operation.
Commitment to quality
and the environment
We are committed to quality in everything we do and have obtained ISO 9001 and 14001 certifications. As a member of the Soren association, we are already planning the future dismantling of photovoltaic power plants and the recycling of solar panels.
Flexibility and responsiveness
Flexibility and responsiveness are part of our DNA, enabling us to respond and adapt to the specific needs of each photovoltaic project.
FAQ
Is it possible to build a floating photovoltaic power plant in the north of France or only in the south?
A floating photovoltaic array can be installed anywhere in France (North, West, East, or South), not just in the sunnier South. Lower sunlight levels can be offset by a larger installation area.
