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What makes our technology partner TELE Haase special
With a network of 60 trading partners worldwide, TELE provides SolOcean with the key to a global success story right from the start.

High-tech process from Rehau carries SolOcean Floater
The high-tech Blow Molding process from SolOean partner Rehau enables the production of the SolarFloater floaters.

New to the team: Project Manager Jay Joubert
SolOcean is growing! Jay Joubert joins the team around Gerold Guger as project manager with immediate effect. He will not only take care of the development of the final design of the floater, but is also responsible for the allocation of certificates or insurances and the management of the trial sites for the floater

Successful launch of the first floater
SolOcean has successfully launched its swimming photovoltaic system “floater” into the water for the first time.

greenstart – the start-up initiative” award
The business idea SolOcean was selected by a jury of experts into the TOP-IO and has successfully participated in the fifth round of "greenstart - Die Start-Up-lnitiative" of the Climate and Energy Fund in cooperation with the Federal Ministry for Climate Protection, Environment, Energy, Mobility,...

SolOcean with climate heroines on Puls4
SUN CAN SEA. Two Upper Austrians have developed a floating photovoltaic system. Because it is resistant to salt water and bad weather, it could soon supply island states around the globe with electricity. And, among other things, feed energy-intensive plants that convert salt water into drinking...

SolOcean was awarded the GreenTech Award 2020/21!
This “Top Innovator” award came from a worldwide patent search in the period 2017-2020, in which the inventiveness of the patents was recorded in a score value.
With its disruptive technology, SolOcean has the potential to slow down climate change considerably, through 100% emission-free energy generation on all bodies of water on earth.

The SDGs – sustainable development goals for people and the environment
As pioneers in the field of floating photovoltaics, SolOcean attaches great importance to the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We operate under the following slogan: „A future fit for grandchildren is our Goal“ Quotation from Hans Harrer, Chairman of the Board of the...

SolOcean among the winners of the riz up GENIUS idea and founder awards
The riz up GENIUS Ideas and Founders Award sought in 2019 already for the 19th time the most innovative and novel business ideas of Lower Austria. Ideas from the following categories are sought: Genius Start-Ups Genius entrepreneurs Genius research and development Genius digital The winners were...