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Floating solar, also known as floating photovoltaic (FPV), refers to any sort of solar array that floats on top of a body of water – be it the ocean, a lake or a pond.  

Floating solar has several advantages but is still in its relative infancy, so there remain a lot of unknowns in its installation and operation. There are also restrictions on the number of places it can be installed. 

Innosea – part of OWC – is a pioneer in the development of floating solar PV (photovoltaic) farms, offering a comprehensive package of front-end engineering, design and advisory services to support the innovation and construction of this growing technology.

OWC has successfully evolved its service offering and in-house capabilities at pace with the rapidly developing floating solar PV market and has been invited to join four multinational Research & Development (‘R&D’) projects:

INTERREG North-West Europe – Marine Energy Alliance
Trust-PV
BOOST Project
DNVGL Floating Solar JIP

Benoat Danglade

Head of Floating Solar PV

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Case Study

Aug 9, 2023

Peyrolles-en-Provence Floating Solar PV

Where we work in Solar

Floating Solar

Combining our technical excellence in the engineering and design of marine renewable energy sources, with the wider long-term legacy of ABL Group in de-risking marine operations, OWC is perfectly placed to provide comprehensive technical support on floating solar farms in all types of locations: reservoirs, quarry lakes, open water etc.

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Ground Mounted Solar PV

What are ground-mounted solar panels? Ground-mounted solar panels are conventional solar panels installed on frames or poles fixed to the ground and used to support photovoltaic (PV) panels for electricity generation. The systems are either fixed-tilt, with modules arranged in arrays at a constant angle offering stability and ease of installation, or are tracking, where […]

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Rooftop Solar PV

For your rooftop solar panel needs, our solar experts can help. With experience in over 20 countries, we provide due diligence in solar panel rooftop installations as well as provide support in all stages of a rooftop solar project. What is a rooftop solar PV system? Rooftop PV is a photovoltaic system that has its […]

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What we do

We work closely with renewable teams across ABL Group and Longitude Engineering to provide market-leading support at every stage of a floating solar PV farm’s lifecycle – from early concept and planning through to operations and maintenance:

Floating Solar PV Farms Design

Management & Supervision
Control room
Production optimisation
Annual Energy Production
Logistics design

Planning & Permitting

Concept Development Pre-FEED
Environmental Monitoring & Impact Assessment
Navigation Risk Assessments in support of EIA
Human Impact Assessment

Site Conditions

Site Selection and layout
GHI, wind and wave, current, soil survey
Annual energy production
Developer and/or financier support
FEED

Floating Solar PV Farms Construction

Floater

Suitability review
Selection and interaction with AEP and mooring design
Tender specifications
Package management
Technical Due Diligence
HSEQ

Transport & Installation

Marine Warranty Survey services
Tender specifications
Package management
Marine engineering
Cable installation, routing, in-place

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Owner’s Engineering

Our owner’s engineering ensures your project runs on time, on budget and according to your objectives.

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Engineering

OWC draws on a vase range of engineering expertise to provide you with specialist engineering and analysis across every stage of a renewable project’s lifecycle.

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Electrical Engineering

As experts in offshore wind, we provide engineering and consulting services throughout the offshore wind project lifecycle. However, our primary focus areas lie within the development and pre-construction phase.

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