Category: Floating Solar
Short Description: Utility-scale FPV with ~50% anchor install savings
Location: Oklahoma, USA
Type of Project: Floating Solar
Products Used: Hazelett Elastic Mooring Systems + Helical Anchors
Details of Installation: Helical anchors reduced installation cost ~50% vs concrete blocks.
Challenges Overcome: Cost and installation efficiency at scale.

The AccuSolar Floating Solar Project located in Tulsa, Oklahoma is a utility-scale floating photovoltaic installation that shows how floating solar can move beyond pilot work and into serious industrial energy applications. Public project announcements from AccuSolar and Energyware describe a 1.8 MW floating solar development in Oklahoma that was scheduled for completion in late summer 2025, with operational launch targeted for August or September 2025. Later public project updates from AccuSolar identified the host site as Sofidel’s Inola facility, positioning the AccuSolar Floating Solar Project as a manufacturing-focused renewable energy asset rather than a one-off demonstration.

That host site matters. Sofidel’s Inola campus sits within the Tulsa Port of Inola, a large industrial park built for manufacturing, transportation, and long-term growth. Public information from Tulsa Ports describes the site as a 2,200-acre industrial park with rail and barge access, while Oklahoma and Tulsa-area sources describe Sofidel’s Inola operation as a major tissue manufacturing facility. In other words, the AccuSolar Floating Solar Project is tied to a real production environment where energy strategy, infrastructure efficiency, and installation practicality all matter.

Sofidel is a global tissue paper manufacturer, and public information about the Inola site describes the facility as a major production and distribution hub serving the U.S. market. AccuSolar’s own project description says the AccuSolar Floating Solar Project Project is intended to become a strong example of how floating solar fits into large-scale manufacturing and corporate energy strategies. That makes the project more than a clean energy installation on water. It is part of a broader push to lower the operating footprint of a major industrial campus while preserving valuable land for core business use.

From a mooring and anchoring perspective, the AccuSolar Floating Solar stands out because scale changes everything. A utility-scale array demands a solution that is not only technically sound on the water, but also economically practical to install. One of the biggest challenges in projects like this is that conventional anchoring approaches can become expensive, labor-heavy, and inefficient as array size increases. Based on the project brief, Hazelett Elastic Mooring Systems paired with helical anchors helped solve that problem by reducing anchor installation costs by approximately 50% compared with concrete blocks. That is a meaningful result because it addresses one of the biggest barriers to broader floating solar adoption: installed cost at scale.

The use of helical anchors also points to a smarter installation strategy. Instead of relying on large concrete deadweights that can require more transport, more staging, and more intensive handling, the  AccuSolar Floating Solar used an anchoring method designed to improve installation efficiency while still providing the restraint and control required for a floating array. For a manufacturer or industrial owner evaluating floating solar, that matters just as much as energy production. Lower installation complexity can reduce site disruption, compress schedules, and make project economics easier to justify.

More broadly, the  AccuSolar Floating Solar aligns with why floating solar is gaining traction in industrial and utility settings. Public materials from Energyware and AccuSolar emphasize that floating solar preserves usable land, can help protect water resources, and can deliver strong energy performance on industrial reservoirs and ponds. For Hazelett, this project is a case study on how elastic mooring systems and efficient anchoring can help make large floating solar projects more feasible, more scalable, and more attractive to industrial clients that need both technical reliability and cost control.

• 1.8 MW floating solar project
• Utility-scale FPV installation in Oklahoma, USA
• Publicly announced by AccuSolar on April 30, 2025
• Operational launch publicly targeted for August or September 2025
• Installed in partnership with Energyware, LLC
• Public project updates later identified the host site as Sofidel’s Inola facility
• Products used: Hazelett Elastic Mooring Systems + Helical Anchors
• Client-provided project brief reports approximately 50% anchor installation savings versus concrete blocks

Public portions of that snapshot are supported by AccuSolar and Energyware’s project announcements, plus AccuSolar’s later project listing for Inola.

• Tulsa Port of Inola is a 2,200-acre industrial park with rail and barge access
• Tulsa Ports identifies Sofidel America as the port’s first tenant, completed in 2020
• Tulsa Ports lists the Sofidel site at 1.8 million square feet of manufacturing and distribution space
• Tulsa Ports lists approximately 550 employees and more than $400 million in investment at the site
• The Oklahoma Department of Commerce says Sofidel initially invested $360 million in the facility and created more than 350 new jobs

Sofidel announced in March 2026 that it is expanding the Inola campus with approximately 1,000,000 additional square feet and a $775 million investment

The AccuSolar Floating Solar Project demonstrates that the long-term success of floating solar depends on more than modules and floats. It also depends on whether the system can be anchored and moored in a way that makes commercial sense at larger scale. In this case, Hazelett’s elastic mooring expertise and the use of helical anchors helped address one of the most practical project challenges: reducing installation cost and improving field efficiency without compromising system control.

For Hazelett, the AccuSolar Floating Solar Project is a valuable proof point for industrial floating solar. It shows that when anchoring is approached strategically, floating solar becomes easier to install, easier to scale, and more compelling for major commercial and manufacturing users. That is exactly the kind of advantage that helps move floating solar from an interesting concept to a repeatable infrastructure solution.