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"Certification group Bureau Veritas has issued a world’s first ‘approval in
principle’ for a high-wave offshore solar farm system design to a Dutch-based
company Oceans of Energy.
The approval in principle for the offshore solar farm system has been secured
through close collaboration between Oceans of Energy and Bureau Veritas over
the last couple of years.
It includes all aspects and products needed for the production of an offshore
solar farm system. This entails Oceans of Energy’s design base, the designed
floaters, the mounting of the solar panels, scale model testing reports and
mooring system design.
The rough North Sea conditions were used in the reviewed tests on the system
and load cases determined all the structural calculations that had to be
fulfilled.
Oceans of Energy’s offshore solar farm system is the world’s first offshore
solar farm proven in high waves, operating in the North Sea since 2019,
according to Bureau Veritas.
The farm currently installed has a capacity of 0.5MW, but with its modular
approach, it’s scalable to any size. It is said to have a unique lightweight
design, as it relies on the sea surface directly as support, rather than on
heavy structures above sea, which are normally used for offshore technology.
In order to withstand high waves and rough seas, it uses an innovative system
combining rigid and flexible structures that allows it to ride on waves.
Such a novel system had not been used before in offshore high wave application,
nevertheless, the system has recently entered its fourth year of successful
operation in high waves."
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Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
