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The challenges of floating solar panels in marine environment<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
The MPVAqua project faces many challenges, such as developing floating structures to host the solar panels capable of withstanding high sea waves and protecting them from the rough sea environment.<\/p>\n
Extensive research is also ongoing on\u00a0<\/span>the impact of offshore solar farms on the marine ecosystem<\/strong>. The MPVAqua installation must have optimal integration with the environment, such as ensuring that the coating that inhibits the growth of algae and other marine life is non-toxic, according to the partners.<\/p>\nThus, synergies and compatibility in the marine environment between energy production and aquaculture will be extensively studied on the test beds.<\/p>\n
In addition, to create installations consistent with their sustainable purpose, the offshore solar development is designed to require no maintenance or additional costs of sending boats whose financing cannot be compensated with the energy yield, the partners said.<\/p>\n
As a result, Tractebel elaborated the design and performed lab tests in order to achieve these goals. The result is a concept based on a series of individual pontoons with a failure-proof energy system on top.<\/p>\n
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Offshore solar with offshore wind for double power<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
If the MPVAqua project proves a success, the first commercial offshore solar farm is expected be built in five to ten years.<\/p>\n
From then on, they can be placed between the existing turbines of the Belgian\u00a0<\/span>offshore wind farms<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>in the North Sea, for example, with the aim of doubling the energy generated by the wind farms.<\/p>\nLarge-scale offshore solar parks have great potential to generate significant amounts of cost-competitive renewable energy, for an important contribution to a sustainable future, the partners have emphasised.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.9.9″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]
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