FloatPac Solar is Australia’s first & only local manufacturer of floating solar equipment for the installation of solar farms over water.
The future is bright with FloatPac Solar.
FloatPac Solar’s Australian designed floatovoltaic system delivers all the benefits of traditional solar without expensive and limiting land requirements. Innovative and cost-effective, FloatPac Solar floating solar system enables land locked bodies of water to harness solar energy, adding a raft of economic and environmental benefits which traditional solar arrays cannot.
Water | Renewable Energy | Power
Why choose FloatPac Solar?
Simple to adapt to any electrical configuration
Decentralized power supply
By decentralizing power supplies from large scale coal plants, floatovoltaic farms help to ease stress on infrastructure and significantly reduce power loss across energy systems.
Cost effective
FloatPac Solar’s floating solar systems return on investment is typically superior to ground mounted solar farms, thanks to:
- significant evaporation savings,
- reductions in ongoing maintenance costs,
- greater system efficiency,
- simplicity of installation,
- ease of cleaning and reduction in water consumption during cleaning processes, and,
- utilisation of a traditionally lazy asset – water.
Remote, reliable power access
FloatPac Solar floatovoltaics offers power supply certainty for regional and rural communities- ensuring their energy needs will be met into the future in an environmentally, socially and economically sustainable method.
Strength in numbers
Our streamlined manufacturing process ensures low production cost and competitive system prices for FloatPac Solar arrays.
Energy usage synergies
FloatPac Solar systems are particularly suited for energy and water-intensive industries which cannot afford to waste either land or water. Wineries, dairy farms, fish farms, mining companies, waste-water treatment plants, irrigation districts and water agencies are examples of organisations who can harness renewable energy, whilst benefiting from the synergy that our system creates between sun and water.
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Australian owned, designed and manufactured, FloatPac’s unique floating solar arrays are ideal for energy and water-intensive industries where land is at a premium:
Increase Power Yield
Designed to facilitate maximum surface area exposure of solar panels to water, FloatPac Solar floatovoltaics improves solar panel efficiency by 11 – 21%. The end result is floating solar panels with greater power generation for longer periods each day.
100% Recyclable
Every FloatPac Solar flotation pod is 100% recyclable, UV stabilized, rot and mould resistant.
Support Future Proofing
With floating solar, there is no need to take large areas of land out of commission for ground-mounted panels, and hence no costly remediation required if you decide on a change of use.
Reduce Water Evaporation
By covering otherwise exposed bodies of water, FloatPac Solar significantly reduces evaporation.
Enhance Water Security
The shading created by FloatPac Solar floating solar systems significantly slows algae growth and reduces embankment erosion by reducing waves.
Reduce Carbon Emissions
The unique design of FloatPac Solar floatovoltaics means that our packing density in all forms of air, land, and sea transport is superior to other flotation offerings. This not only reduces transportation costs, it also impacts on your carbon footprint.
Check our some of the FloatPac design features here:
FloatPac Solar array
FloatPac Solar’s east – west configuration lends itself to maximising power generation whilst reducing wind loads and maximising installed densities of solar panels.
FloatPac Solar modular design
FloatPac Solar’s modular design allows flexibility in design that is unparalleled in the floating solar industry.
FloatPac Solar pin system
The FloatPac Solar proprietary pin system allows for ease of joining on both land and water, reducing installation times and cost.
FloatPac Solar Stack
FloatPac Solar floating pods are truly modular in design and easily transported.
Designed and engineered from the ground up, FloatPac Solar is an innovative, refined and effective solution:
Exceptional Modular design
FloatPac Solar pods are a truly flexible, modular system. Whatever your solar array mounting requirements, or preferred panel orientation, FloatPac Solar can be installed to meet your exact specifications.
Freight friendly
FloatPac Solar’s streamlined design lends itself to increased packing density across all forms of transport. This not only improves payloads of pod deliveries and decreases freight costs, but also significantly reduces the carbon footprint of delivery to installation sites.
Flotation Experts
FloatPac has a proud 35 year history of manufacturing flotation devices for the marine salvage, oil and gas, and defence industries. We understand flotation – from R&D through to fabrication, we have the breadth and depth of understanding to deliver superior solutions.
Ease of Installation
FloatPac Solar’s unique pin system means constructing our floating solar systems is a quick and effective process. Furthermore, with little to no excavation work required, FloatPac Solar farms require minimum site preparation or heavy lifting equipment.
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All the latest FloatPac SolarTM news:
What is floating solar?
FloatPac CEO, Gavin Hodgins, explains the concept and premise of floating solar, and highlights the significant advantages it has over more traditional ground mount and roof mount systems.
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FloatPac Solar completes our first floating solar installation
FloatPac has realised three years of blood, sweat and tears by completing our very first floating solar installation – and it couldn’t have gone any better!
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Floating solar power’s potential in the USA
Recently released report by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory states floating solar systems could contribute 10% of the USA’s current national energy generation, whilst also providing a raft of other benefits.
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