Featured in Women at work – 08-2019

Floating PV – niche market or transformative disruptor?

Why on earth would you want to install PV on water? There seem to be plenty of safer sites for solar PV on solid ground or stable rooftops. Nicolas Choleur of Everoze highlights the key requirements for the bankability of floating PV, right through the project life cycle, from development to dismantling.

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pv magazine

20 Aug 2019

Pontoons are not needed in floating arrays with thin-film modules, as there are in direct contact with water. | Image: Ciel et Terre

Why bother with the additional complexity of handling DC current on water? On closer inspection, it can make a lot of sense. For instance, Japan has been a pioneer in developing utility-scale floating PV projects, due to a lack of available land in the mountainous country, where PV competes with agriculture, industry and housing for …

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