AS Published on Tuesday 29 March 2022 - n° 399 - Categories:floating power plant
Floating power stations have no effect on water temperature
Chinese researchers have assessed the effects of large solar power plants built by electricity companies on bodies of water. They found no heating effect on the surrounding environment.
L R AS Published on Monday 7 February 2022 - n° 392 - Categories:floating power plant
The success of floating PV plants
Floating solar systems are becoming increasingly popular according to the IEA-PVPS 2021 study. According to Singapore's SERIS, Asia leads the way with
L R AS Published on Sunday 5 December 2021 - n° 385 - Categories:floating power plant
Sea panel installation trials are underway
After rigid panels on calm waters, thin-film testing on the sea
Wave movement and strong wind make it impossible to install rigid solar panels on the sea or ocean in the long term. Hence the idea of placing thin films on the water and testing their behaviour. The Solar@seaII project carried out by the Dutch research organisation TNO uses two 7 x 13 metre floats with 20 kWp solar panels on top. They are made of a flexible material. They should offer the least resistance to waves
https://www.pv-tech.org/researchers-trial-thin-film-floating-solar-system-for-offshore-applications/
PV Tech of 29 November 2021
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German engineers want to make floating power plants cheaper and more efficient. The system consists of 40-metre-long, 80-centimetre-thick membrane tubes that are only inflated during installation on site. A 4.5 metre wide steel frame is fixed between them, on which the panels are mounted. Over the entire length of the tube, 24 PV modules can be placed. 25 pairs of tubes can be connected to form an island.
Bifacial panels were used. A clear membrane with an albedo of 0.6 is stretched under the steel frame (0.8 would be that of freshly fallen snow). To catch the sunlight the panels were spaced 5 cm apart. This prevents the panels from bumping into each other.
The elongated tubes partially follow the shape of the waves, and attenuate their amplitude a little.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/12/03/puffer-fish-inspired-floating-pv-structure/
Editor's note These two experiments show the desire to find a solution for the maritime space to be equipped with solar panels. Clearly, we have not yet found a way to tame the sea!
L R AS Published on Monday 20 September 2021 - n° 374 - Categories:floating power plant
Where to place solar power plants outside of agricultural land?
Public concern about land use is growing. Large-scale solar projects are increasingly being built on water reservoirs, landfills, highways
AS Published on Monday 6 September 2021 - n° 372 - Categories:floating power plant
The price per kWh of offshore solar could reach the price per kWh on land!
Dutch company Oceans of Energy plans to deploy a 3 MWp floating offshore photovoltaic array off the coast of Belgium
L R AS Published on Saturday 10 July 2021 - n° 370 - Categories:floating power plant
More and more floating power plants in Asia
Floating photovoltaic installations are becoming increasingly common in Southeast Asia because, according to the banks, the technology is not very complex,
L R AS Published on Monday 31 May 2021 - n° 364 - Categories:floating power plant
41 MW floating power plant in the Netherlands
A 41 MW-dc floating power plant is being built in the province of Groningen (Netherlands) by a subsidiary of BayWa r.e.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/05/25/europes-largest-floating-pv-plant-comes-online/
L R AS Published on Tuesday 25 May 2021 - n° 363 - Categories:floating power plant
In short, floating power plants: no negative effect; Ciel & Terre returns to France; H2air takes an interest in floating
In short: floating power plants: no negative effects; Ciel & Terre returns to France; H2air takes an interest in floating
Baywa r.e. and Dutch researchers evaluate the first effects of floating PV
L R AS Published on Tuesday 6 April 2021 - n° 357 - Categories:floating power plant
A floating solar power plant in Peyrolles en Provence (Bouches du Rhône)
A floating solar power plant will be built in Peyrolles en Provence (Bouches du Rhône) by
L R AS Published on Saturday 3 April 2021 - n° 357 - Categories:floating power plant
Practical guide for floating solar projects
Denmark's DNV has published the first practical guide for floating solar projects to reduce
AS Published on Monday 29 March 2021 - n° 356 - Categories:floating power plant
What are the advantages of floating solar power plants?
British scientists have sought to quantify the benefit of floating solar power plants. It was already known that power plants work best when cooled by water. It was found that water was
L R AS Published on Sunday 14 March 2021 - n° 354 - Categories:floating power plant
Floating plant for a desalination plant
Spanish water treatment specialist Emalsa has joined forces with the Instituto Tecnologico de Canarias ITC and the Universidad Europea de Canarias to
AS Published on Saturday 13 March 2021 - n° 354 - Categories:floating power plant
Combining a wind power plant and an offshore solar installation?
Based on a 752 MW wind power plant in the North Sea and a 700 MW electricity transmission cable, Dutch researchers have investigated what additional photovoltaic installations could be installed.
L R AS Published on Monday 8 March 2021 - n° 353 - Categories:floating power plant
Accord Jonsol-Isigenere for floating PV installations
Jonsol, a German panel manufacturer, has entered into a second partnership with Isigenere, a specialist in floating PV installations.
Tecsol of 3 March 2021
AS Published on Saturday 13 February 2021 - n° 350 - Categories:floating power plant
Floating unit without plastic
The German company Jonsol has just installed the first floating power station without using plastic. He uses a similar material