D3Energy

D3Energy, Inc.
Industry
Founded2013
FounderLowell S. Dunn II
Headquarters
Miami, FL
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • Lowell S. Dunn II,
    President and CEO
  • Stetson Tchividjian,
    Managing director
  • John Hernandez,
    Vice president
[1]
ProductsElectricity, floating photovoltaic power plants
Websitewww.d3energy.com

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]

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]

References

  1. ^ "D3Energy - Floating Solar Developer". D3Energy - Floating Solar Developer. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
  2. ^ a b c "US National Renewable energy developers". ERA-Energy. 2025-07-23.
  3. ^ a b Impulse, Solar. "Ciel & Terre International - Member of the World Alliance". solarimpulse.com. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
  4. ^ "D3energy - Manufacturer Of Floating Solar Power Plants". Environmental XPRT. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
  5. ^ Pickerel, Kelly (2017-05-02). "Trial floating solar installation in Orlando is first of hopefully many for Florida utility". Solar Power World. Retrieved 2025-07-25.
  6. ^ "Ciel & Terre and D3 Energy install 31.5 KWP floating array in Florida". 18 February 2017.
  7. ^ "D3 Energy Archives".
  8. ^ "Solarserver | das Internetportal für erneuerbare Energien".
  9. ^ "Floating Solar Making Big Strides in the Sunshine State".
  10. ^ "PAC World magazine : Floating Solar Power Plants". Archived from the original on 2018-05-28. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
  11. ^ https://www.bizjournals.com/prnewswire/press_releases/2017/06/06/MM06680 [dead link]
  12. ^ "Floating Solar Expert Increases Worldwide Solar PV Production To 70+ MWp and Exhibits at Intersolar". Archived from the original on 2018-05-28.
  13. ^ "Trial floating solar installation in Orlando is first of hopefully many for Florida utility". 3 May 2017.
  14. ^ "OUC floats tiny power plant of solar panels".
  15. ^ a b "D3Energy - D3Energy Continues to Power Water Utilities with Floating Solar in Latest Project". Global Renewable News. Retrieved 2025-07-25.
  16. ^ Tisheva, Plamena (2023-10-19). "D3Energy to develop Ohio's first floating solar project". Renewables Now. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  17. ^ a b "Utah's first floating solar array completed at Mountain Regional Water facility". Smart Water Magazine. 2024-09-30. Retrieved 2025-07-25.
  18. ^ Shahan, Zachary (2024-12-06). "Floating Solar Array Launches in Ohio. Yes, Ohio!". CleanTechnica. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
  19. ^ Jacobo, Jonathan Touriño (2024-10-23). "D3Energy's floating solar systems withstand Hurricane Milton impact". PV Tech. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
  20. ^ Directors, Clarion Energy Content (2024-02-26). "DISTRIBUTECH attendees tour largest floating solar farm in the Southeast". Power Engineering. Retrieved 2025-07-25.

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