Floating Solar. Real Estate You Already Own.
KN Energy Solutions develops utility-scale floating photovoltaic (FPV) installations on reservoirs and other inland water bodies — turning underused water assets into a source of clean, low-cost, resilient power.
The UK's clean energy transition needs more than land-based solar can deliver. Planning delays, land-use conflicts, and grid bottlenecks are slowing the rollout of renewables at exactly the moment demand is accelerating. Floating solar offers a faster, less contested route to scale — deployed on water, not land, and often close to the point of use.
Why Floating Solar — four pillars
No land, no fight
Reservoirs, quarries and treatment sites are already-developed assets. Floating arrays make use of surface water without competing with agriculture, housing, or protected landscapes — easing planning and reducing local opposition.
Closer to demand, lighter on the Grid
Water infrastructure sits near the people and industries that use it. That proximity allows private-wire supply direct to nearby offtakers, sidestepping grid queues that can now run to over a decade.
A hedge against volatility
The UK has some of the highest industrial electricity costs in Europe. FPV gives energy-intensive users and asset owners alike a long-term, stable-price alternative to volatile wholesale markets.
Better for the water, too
Floating arrays shade the reservoir surface, cutting evaporation and helping manage water quality — a genuine win for the asset owner, not just the energy generated.
We work with landowners, water companies and asset operators to identify, design, and deliver floating solar schemes from feasibility through to construction. If you own or manage a body of water, it may be a power station in waiting.
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