Event: Asia Clean Energy Forum 2019 Building Trust in Floating Solar Through Quality and Reliability 20 June 2019 Author / Speaker Harold Meurisse Since its early development in 2010, Floating Solar has gained more and more popularity. With more than 1 GWp of the project installed, it is now recognized, and well-established market created out of a response to the land scarcity for developing large scale projects. Such development has been attracted investments, but most of the projects are still based on recourse financing, due to the lack of standards, and the absence of clear guidelines and good practices. The presentation will focus on the impact of the bankability on the floating solar LCOE as well as the best practices, quality control and standards to implement in order to unlock such bankability. The presentation will propose to highlight the impact of bankability on the LCOE, as well as the temptative practices, quality, and standards to unlock such practices. Disclaimer The views expressed on this website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) or its Board of Governors or the governments they represent. ADB does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this publication and accepts no responsibility for any consequence of their use. By making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area, or by using the term “country” in this document, ADB does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. Topics Energy Water