Floating Solar – a Developer Perspective
Abstract
Ground and roof mounted solar PV is well understood and adopted around the world, while placing PV modules on water surfaces may seem experimental. The benefits of floating PV usually cite cooling effect of water, evaporation reduction and reduced pressure on arable land, but general knowledge and publications around this rather niche sector is still holding it back from reaching its full potential. The objective of this work is knowledge sharing from the development perspective, based on real world learnings and potential solutions that are independent from products or country specific challenges. By sharing first-hand experience, the author wishes to contribute not just to FPV development but the broader acceleration of renewable energy uptake.
Keywords
Floating pv, Fpv, Project development, Knowledge sharing, Real-world experience