Nautical Sunrise

Enabling the GW-scale rollout and commercialization of OFPV systems in stand-alone and with wind farm connected farms demonstrating and validating its technical, financial and environmental viability.

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Offshore demonstration

5 MW OFPV System and Subsystem

  • Location
    Dutch North Sea
  • Novelty
    Offshore grid connected inside an offshore wind farm
  • Target
    OFPV reaching TRL 7-8
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    Material research
    to increase structural strength
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    Innovative PV modules
    with high efficiency
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    Synthetic mooring lines
    for long term installation
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    Robotic cleaning system
    for the PV panels

Technical Viability

Proving the technical reliability, survivability, electrical stability, and performance of OFPV

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Mechanical Support

  • Behavioural models for various loads coupled with tank tests
  • Certification and standardization for offshore floating systems
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Electrical Component

  • Electrical model and design to integrate OFPV into the existing grids
  • Digital twin of the system and validation from measurement campaign

Financial Viability

Proving the bankability, industrialization and develop a scale-up plan for the exploitation and commercialization of OFPV

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Cost Reduction Measures

  • CAPEX reduction through supply chain upscaling
  • OPEX reduction through modelling 0&M for large-scale farms
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Business Cases Development

  • The North Sea case (complementing bottom-fixed offshore wind)
  • The Mediterranean case (increasing renewables penetration)
  • European OFPV potential
  • Global export case

Environmental Viability

Proving the low environmental impact, circularity, and full life cycle sustainability of OFPV

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Environmental Impact Assessment

  • A large scale environmental impact analysis with 3D model and data collection
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Life Cycle & Circularity Assessment

  • Investigate circularity and end-of-life recycling considerations of the full design of OFPV system

Key Milestones Overview

Time Line

Testing of OFPV Elements

2024-2025

Various tests on offshore floating PV elements, including slam test on trusses, reliability test of the modules, air-to-sea interaction on the structure, wind-inducted load on the system and power system model. In addition a deep analysis is conducted on the mooring lines and the structure.

Demonstration of the OFPV system

2026

Improvement of the OFPV design with implementation of sensors, electrical integration and autonomous cleaning and monitoring, follow by the actual constriction and installation of the device.

Environmental impact and monitoring

2026-2027

The project assesses the impact analysis, including key species in the North Sea and specific assessment through remote sensing. The circularity and life cycle assessment are conducted in parallel with performance monitoring.

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