Agenda

New floating photovoltaic concepts for the marine environment

Fotovoltaica flotante para medio marino

Date

27 November 2024

Venue

Auditorium of the Bizkaia Science and Technology Park, Edificio Barco | Ibaizabal Bidea, Edif. 101, 48170 Zamudio (Bizkaia)

Time

9:30 am - 12:30 pm

Price

Free

In this results transfer workshop, we will present the new sustainable concepts of floating photovoltaic plants for the marine environment developed in the EkiOcean initiative.

The Energy Cluster and TECNALIA are organising this workshop in collaboration with the partners of the EKIOCEAN initiative to present the research carried out to date on new sustainable concepts of floating photovoltaics for the marine environment. We will also address the main results achieved and the next steps. Furthermore, there will be spaces for debate to compare the work carried out and its potential usefulness among the participating companies, in order to promote opportunities for collaboration and technology transfer.

About the EKIOCEAN project

EKIOCEANis an initiative coordinated by TECNALIA and developed in collaboration with Azti, Basque Center for Applied Mathematics (BCAM), the Department of Energy Engineering at UPV/EHU, Polymat at UPV/EHU and the Energy Cluster, supported by the Basque Government through the Elkartek programme.

The objectives of EKICOCEAN are:

  • Characterise the impact of floating photovoltaic (FPV) plants on the marine environment
  • Research innovative and sustainable solutions for this type of plant and its critical components (flotation systems, materials, etc.)
  • Design planning tools that minimise the potential environmental impact of the deployment of this type of offshore installations

** Registration is required to attend the workshop

Bizkaia Science and Technology Park - Ibaizabal Bidea, Edif. 101, Zamudio

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Agenda

Time

ACtivity

Speaker

9:30 am - 9:40 am

Welcome and objectives of the workshop

ACE

9:40 am - 9:50 am

General presentation of the EKIOCEAN project

TECNALIA

9:50 am - 11:50 am

Summary of research and progress made

9:50 am - 10:20 am

New environmentally and socio-economically sustainable FPV plant concepts: 1. Structural concepts for floating PV in the marine environment / 2. Hydrodynamic characterisation of floating structures / 3. Experimentation of a floating structure concept

TECNALIA, BCAM, UPV/EHU IE, AZTI

10:20 am - 10:50 am

Research on sustainable materials for flotation systems: 1. Sustainable concretes for flotation system and structure / 2. New bio-based coatings with antifouling properties / 3. PV modules integrated in floating platforms

TECNALIA, UPV/EHU POLYMAT, AZTI

10:50 am - 11:20 am

Characterisation of the harmful effects of the sea on FPV plants: 1. Degradation mechanisms and failure modes of PV modules in FPV applications in the marine environment / 2. Electrical Balance-of-System (BoS) and Operation & Maintenance (O&M) strategies

TECNALIA

11:20 am - 11:50 am

Environmental risk and tools for the identification of FPV sites: 1. Methodological guide for assessing the environmental approval of FPV projects / 2. Tool (freely available) for the identification of sites for new FPV projects

AZTI

11:50 am - 12:00 pm

Workshop conclusions and next steps

12:00 pm - 12:30 pm

Networking coffee