A proposal for what would be Europe’s largest offshore floating solar array has been awarded funding to see the project realised.
According to Marine Industry News, the €8.4m Nautical SUNRISE consortium is supported with €6.8m from the Horizon Europe programme for its offshore floating solar (OFS) R&D efforts.
Using existing cabling for offshore wind turbines off the Netherlands, the project aims to deploy an array of modular solar panels developed by Dutch consortium partner SolarDuck.
But first will come research and testing to ensure the system’s reliability, survivability, electrical stability and yield before it’s scaled up for a full offshore demonstration.
Marine Industry News has more on the story HERE.