Leaders in Floating Solar

Noria Energy develops resilient, renewable energy systems and products that generate long-term value for your business or community.

Who We Are

Noria Energy was founded in 2018 with a vision to help customers reduce energy costs through clean energy. We are leaders in floating solar, having developed the largest floating solar photovoltaic system in the US, in Healdsburg, California, when built in 2022, and the largest floating system on a hydroelectric reservoir in the western hemisphere, located in Urra, Colombia.

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Key Industries Served

Noria serves a diverse array of industries with tailored floating solar solutions.

Products

Noria Energy is committed to innovating on behalf of our customers and partners. Our patented flagship product, AquaPhi™, uses advanced but demonstrated technology to allow a floating system to track the sun. This means:

Up to 17% more energy production

Faster system installation

Simplified operations & maintenance

Development

Development Offerings – A development partner from inception to operation and everything in between

Feasibility Studies

Our feasibility studies provide a complete assessment of the overall technical, environmental, and financial viability of a solar system. We identify key milestones, roadblocks, and risk-mitigation strategies so you have all the information you need to evaluate a potential solar project.

Development Services

Development services include designing, permitting, engineering, and assistance in developing requests for proposals (RFPs). A development services contract allows you to pursue a competitive-bid process with confidence.

Full Service PPAs

We offer Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) as a way to buy renewable power without upfront capital. An alternative to an equipment purchase or lease, a PPA protects your business from electricity cost uncertainty by locking in a predictable, long-term electricity rate from a solar system designed specifically to meet your needs.

Project Highlights

City of Healdsburg January 2021

4.78MW floating solar project for the City of Healdsburg in Sonoma County, CA. The system satisfies ~8% of the city’s electric needs, reduces harmful algae blooms in the city’s water supply, and improves the quality of recycled water used by local vineyards and farms.

Urrá Hydroelectric facility August 2022

Holding back 1.6 billion cubic meters of water, the Urra hydroelectric dam is one of the largest in Colombia. Noria’s floating solar allowed Urra to meet its energy-diversification goals, as the solar system’s output is a natural complement to hydropower production. The system is the first of its kind in the country.

News & Highlights

Read about recent news at Noria Energy

23 June, 2023 BASF helps create a one-of-a-kind floating solar panel system

BASF and Noria Energy developed an entirely new floating solar pontoon racking system and installed the first pilot in BASF’s McIntosh, Alabama site, achieving great results.

10 October, 2023 Successful Installation of Noria’s H2O&M Controls System on the GRDA Neosho River Reservoir

Noria Energy has successfully deployed the first solar-powered destratifier system along with Grand River Dam Authority, ISIGENERE, and Limnetics on Grand Lake in Oklahoma! Check out this commercial system that will help GRDA keep their lakes healthy and beautiful. Solar + Water.

8 April, 2023 Noria Energy is an American Solar Prize finalist

Now in its sixth round, the American-Made Solar Prize just announced the 20 teams chosen to move on as semifinalists in this year’s competition.

20 June, 2023 URRA ‘Aquasol’ Hydro Floating Solar Project in Cordoba, Colombia

We are excited to announce the launch of Aquasol, South America’s largest floating solar array at Colombia’s URRÁ Dam. The 1.5MW pushes the frontier to demonstrate how hydropower and floating solar can work together to generate more energy, more reliably.

28 March, 2023 BASF and Noria Energy install first of its kind floating solar system at BASF’s manufacturing site in the United States

Proof-of-concept system is fully operational at BASF’s McIntosh, Alabama production facility
The new floating solar system designed and constructed by Noria Energy uses plastic additives produced at BASF’s McIntosh site to prevent degradation of pontoons

17 June, 2022 Noria Energy: A Fresh Look at Floating Solar

Noria Energy is one company exploring the potential of floating solar installations around the world, particularly in hydroelectric settings. In this interview, CEO Jon Wank and Head of Business Development Jairo Criollo tell us more.