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Can floating solar photovoltaics be used in marine waters?
Various designs for floating solar photovoltaics are appearing in marine waters. Insight from freshwater areas is not readily transferable to marine environments. Site-specific testing is required to address key knowledge gaps around biofouling. Potential negative impacts on coral and seagrass are of particular concern.
What is a marine floating PV?
Marine floating PVs consist of floating structures supporting PV installations which use solar radiation to produce electricity. Accessing additional space with less usage competition, floating PVs enable more renewable energy production, either alone or in synergy with other marine technologies.
Are floating solar PV systems a viable option in tropical maritime regions?
Our analysis indicates the huge potential of floating solar PV systems in calm tropical maritime regions, capable of generating about one million terawatt-hours per year in regions that rarely experience waves larger than 6 m or winds stronger than 15 m/s.
Can floating solar systems be deployed in marine environments?
Currently there is momentum in the sector to develop floating solar systems to be deployed in marine environments. Experience from inland floating solar projects could open up possibilities to scale up and move to nearshore or even offshore conditions.
Are flexible floating photovoltaics suitable for marine environments?
Flexible floating photovoltaics are potentially one applicable type toward marine environments with the capability to deform when suffering from dynamic wave loads, which yield wave motion rather than withstanding its forces (Trapani and Santafé, 2015).
Is offshore floating solar PV a viable option for large-scale solar energy production?
Offshore floating solar PV is an attractive option for large-scale solar energy production in some regions. Constraints include salt rather than fresh water, strong winds and large waves in many regions, and conflict with fisheries and environmental values. However, there is vast potential for maritime FPV because seas and oceans are very large.