Hydro & solar |
Above: The first part of Changbin floating solar project (88MWp) was installed on a protected shore in Taiwan. An equivalent of 192MWp is currently under construction by Ciel & Terre Taiwan in the same area
Below: Kayamkulam is the biggest floating solar project (73.4MWp) built so far in India by Ciel & Terre India. The project is installed on a waterway
In addition to the environment itself, one other
big difference and challenge with floating solar is the anchoring of the installation which is very specific to floating solar. Such anchoring and mooring systems need to take into account water level variation, the elasticity ratio in case of reservoir draining for instance, or harsh wind conditions. Anchoring engineers define the best anchoring solution based on the site analysis with a customised design enabling the floating solar plants to last more than 30 years. Ciel & Terre’s experience in the floating solar
market means it has 280 projects to its credit and no less than 770MWp of installed capacity worldwide. Including projects currently being designed or under
construction, there is more than 1.5GWp in the total pipeline of the French company. The company has already installed several projects on water bodies as various as quarry lakes, irrigation ponds, hydro dams, water treatment plants, industrial ponds, and waterways such as Kayamkulam project (73.4MWp), one of the latest FPV projects installed in India, but also protected shores like Changbin (88MWp) in Taiwan. Currently, two other projects are under construction
in Taiwan and India. The first one is the continuation of the initial Changbin scheme where the yield target is about 192MWp on a protected shore. The second located in India will reach 119MWp.
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