CIMC Raffles completes 100 kW bamboo-based offshore floating solar platform

A Chinese marine engineering firm has built and tested a prototype floating photovoltaic system using engineered bamboo composites, positioning the material as a potential alternative to conventional steel and concrete in offshore solar ins

First covered Aug 27, 2026 · 1:56 AM PT · 1 article · no longer in the live window

CIMC Raffles completes 100 kW bamboo-based offshore floating solar platform — Image via pv-magazine.com

Coverage

30d PV Magazine CIMC Raffles developing bamboo-based offshore floating photovoltaics — CIMC Raffles has completed a 100 kW bamboo-based offshore floating PV platform in Yantai, China, using engineered bamboo composites as structural materials.

More coverage from around the web

scmp.com China launches world’s first 100kW bamboo-built floating solar farm off Shandong coast | South China Morning Post

oedigital.com CIMC Raffles Delivers China's First Semi-submersible Floating Solar Power Platform

offshore-mag.com CIMC Raffles delivers China's first semisub floating solar power platform | Offshore

cimc.com China’s first semi-submersible offshore photovoltaic power platform delivered by CIMC Raffles - News Release - China International Marine Containers (Group) Co., Ltd.

prnewswire.com CIMC RAFFLES delivers China's first semi-submersible offshore solar power platform

Appeared in: 2026-08-28 (#15)

← Back to the brief