D3Energy
Floating solar (FPV) developer
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D3Energy is a developer of floating solar projects in the United States.[2] Founded in 2013, the company partners with French manufacturer Ciel & Terre (founded in 2006),[3] to provide engineering, project development, operations and maintenance, financing, procurement and construction services for its floating system, Hydrelio.[4]
| Industry | |
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| Founded | 2013 |
| Founder | Lowell S. Dunn II |
| Headquarters | |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people |
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| Products | Electricity, floating photovoltaic power plants |
| Website | www |
History
In 2013, D3Energy entered into a partnership with the French company Ciel & Terre to develop and distribute floating solar in the United States, predominantly in Florida and New Jersey.[2] Ciel & Terre holds the first patent for industrialized, water-based PV technology, branded Hydrelio HDPE-floats,[3][5] which it began developing as large-scale solar power plants in 2006; it has provided floating solar array systems since 2011.[2]
Projects
On February 18, 2017, Ciel & Terre and D3 Energy installed a 31.5 kWp floating array in Central Florida for the Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC) and the largest floating solar photovoltaic system in Florida to date.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]
Completed in 2024, D3Energy installed the first floating PV array in Ohio,[15] for Del-Co Water, a central state water utility with operations in eight counties, using Ciel & Terre's trade-marked Hydrelio floating system, along with rooftop and carport installations.[16] Located at the Signal Hill Water Treatment Plant, the facility was completed in September,[17] and opened in December 2024, the new FPV offsets about half of the electricity required by the water treatment plant.[18]
The company also installed the first PVF in Utah, completed in September 2024, in conjunction with Ameresco, to be operated by the Mountain Regional Water Special Service District.[17]
In the aftermath of Hurricane Milton in Florida, in 2024, the company reported that its 10 installations in the path of the storm remained undamaged and fully operational; mounted solar panels in Florida were widely damaged by the hurricane.[19]
In 2024, the company completed FPV installations for Orange County Utilities' Southern Regional Water Supply Facility in the southeast United States,[20] and in New Zealand.[15]