With land scarce and grids congested, floating solar developers are pitching the technology to float offshore alongside wind farms and to power ocean assets. Offshore solar puts photovoltaic panels on floating platforms moored at sea, distinct from the reservoir-based floating solar already being explored in the UK and elsewhere. Beyond Europe, she said momentum is building around floating solar across Southeast Asia, with China rolling out gigawatt-scale solar parks near shore. Floating offshore solar developersOceans of Energy is not alone in pursuing maritime solar. As Europe once again grapples with an energy supply crisis, floating offshore solar may provide part of a strategic solution.