Offshore staff
PARIS, France/LEIDEN, the Netherlands — Bureau Veritas has issued Approval in Principle (AiP) to Oceans of Energy for its design of a high wave offshore solar farm system.
This has been operating in the North Sea since 2019, with a capacity of 0.5 MW. The system is said to be modular and scalable to any size.
The lightweight offshore solar farm system uses the sea surface directly as support, the analogy being a waterlily resting on the water surface. To withstand high waves and rough seas, a combination of rigid and flexible structures allows the system to "ride" on waves.
Since its deployment, the system has withstood multiple severe storms, with waves up to 9.9 m high. It has also been successfully basin-tested with 13-m high waves.
The AiP follows two years’ engagement between Oceans of Energy and Bureau Veritas. It covers all aspects and equipment required for the production of an offshore solar farm system, including Oceans of Energy’s design base, the floaters, mounting of the solar panels, scale model testing reports, and mooring system design.
Rough North Sea conditions were used in the reviewed tests on the system, with load cases applied to determine all necessary structural calculations.
01.10.2023
