Commercial-scale ocean solar projects are expected within the next two years as Equinor joins the fray. Ben Willis January 27, 2021 An Ocean Sun pilot on a reservoir in the Philippines. (Credit: Ocean Sun) In the space of just a few days, two separate projects have brought the promise of offshore floating solar a step closer to commercial reality. First, the oil and gas major Equinor announced its involvement in an offshore floating solar trial with Moss Maritime off the Norwegian island of Frøya. Then, last week, fellow Norwegian firm Ocean Sun revealed it had secured European Union funding for a 250-kilowatt trial of its innovative floating PV system in the Atlantic off the coast of the Gran Canaria, in partnership with the offshore wind specialist Fred Olsen.