Today we open the doors to Ocean Sun’s new website, our digital home for the next chapter of floating solar.
The timing is intentional. Around the world, societies are asking a simple but urgent question: How do we add more clean power, faster, without competing for land we also need for food, nature, and people? At Ocean Sun, we believe a big part of the answer is already all around us: the calm surfaces of ports, reservoirs, and sheltered waters where solar can thrive.
Our new site is more than a fresh coat of paint. It’s a clearer window into who we are, what we’re building, and most importantly why it matters.
The direction we’re sailing
We’ve sharpened our focus to places where floating solar can make outsized impact and immediate sense:
- Hydropower reservoirs where water and solar can work as one system, adding power without new land.
- Ports and harbors where grid‑connected capacity can scale close to demand.
- Islands and remote grids where energy independence and reliability are everyday needs, not slogans.
- Resorts and coastal communities that want sustainability to be visible, beautiful, and dependable.
We measure progress against three practical questions:
- How do we reduce cost and complexity for operators?
- How do we accelerate clean megawatts on the water?
- How do we ensure it stands up to the conditions we actually face in the field year after year?
Starting this month, our in‑house experts will use the monthly blog to explore these questions with field‑tested insights, from site screening and mooring choices to O&M routines and bankability.
Why a new website—and why now
A website should do more than introduce a company; it should make hard things easier:
- Clarity: What floating solar is (and isn’t). Where it works best. What to consider early so projects move quickly later.
- Transparency: The choices behind our designs, the trade‑offs we accept, and how we think about operations over decades, not just at commissioning.
- Access: Straightforward ways to talk with our team, compare options, and get from idea to scope with fewer iterations.
You’ll see that spirit throughout the new experience.
Field‑proven learning, season after season
Floating solar earns its credibility on the water, not on slides. One example close to our hearts is the Banja project in Albania, now closing three years of operation. Across seasons and shifting conditions, Banja has taught us practical lessons about durability, inspection routines, biofouling, weather windows, and the quiet efficiencies that reveal themselves only after years of service. Those lessons travel with us to every port, island, resort, and reservoir we support, and they shape how we design and plan.
Our monthly expert blog: three questions we’ll answer again and again
Beginning this month, our engineers, sales and project managers will publish short, practical pieces that address the three questions above in the context of real projects.
1) Reduce cost and complexity for operators
2) Accelerate clean megawatts on the water
3) Stand up to real‑world conditions
We’re not launching this series to broadcast marketing messages. We’re launching it to help advance the craft of floating solar. If the industry understands how we see the market, and where the real constraints and opportunities are, projects will move more smoothly, and adoption will accelerate for all of us.
What you can expect from Ocean Sun
- Engineering with purpose. The point is not to chase records; it’s to deliver dependable megawatts with designs that balance performance, safety, and cost. This is paramount as we move from world’s first to world leader.
- Field‑proven learning. Every project adds to our playbook. We carry forward what works, retire what doesn’t, and share more of that learning with you.
- Partnership, not posturing. Good projects are collaborations between developers, utilities, operators, port authorities, resorts, financiers, and communities. We show up prepared and stay engaged for the long run.
- A bias for simplicity. Complex environments demand simple, robust solutions. That’s where reliability lives.
An invitation
If you are building the next power source for a port, an island grid, a resort, or a hydropower reservoir, and you believe, as we do, that water can host more of the energy transition, we’d love to hear from you. Explore the new site, get to know the team, and tell us what you’re trying to accomplish. We’ll meet you there, with curiosity and a clear plan. The next wave of floating solar will be defined by those willing to bring real projects to the water, learn quickly, and scale what works. That’s the work we’re here to do.
Kristian Tørvold
CEO, Ocean Sun
