DNV, the independent energy expert and assurance provider, has awarded a Statement of Conformity to the Chinese Solar Energy company Sungrow FPV, a provider of floating solar PV (FPV) for inland water and coastal areas, for its anchoring and mooring design methodology for FPV systems.
Statement of Conformity
The Statement of Conformity is the first-of-its-kind to refer to the DNV-RP-0584, Recommended Practice for Design, development, and operation of floating solar photovoltaic systems, published in March 2021.
The Statement of Conformity was issued after a thorough verification process, based on the requirements and recommendations of DNV-RP-0584 concerning the design methodology for anchoring and mooring of FPV plants.
floating solar projects
Floating solar is an increasingly popular solution for the installation of renewable energy in areas
Floating solar has become an increasingly popular solution for the installation of renewable energy in areas with space constraints, however anchoring and mooring failures have proven to be a threat and a major risk for FPV installations around the world, with more than a few cases of accidents being recorded.
It is important to put a strong focus on floating solar projects to ensure the proper and accurate design of these components, to avoid more accidents and a detrimental effect on the development and progress of the whole floating solar segment.
design methodology
The Statement of Conformity verifies that the design methodology for anchoring and mooring of Sungrow FPV, including design principles, methods, and safety factors, complies with the recommended practice, and it is considered adequate to be implemented in the design of future FPV projects.
Project-specific requirements, as well as correct site-specific environmental conditions, will need to be considered when applying the design methodology.
20-fold growth
Solar PV + storage and the production of green hydrogen will help solar contend with a low capture price
DNV’s 2021 Energy Transition Outlook forecasts Solar PV will see a 20-fold growth over the forecast period to 2050. A high technology cost-learning rate of presently 26% per capacity doubling explains much of this growth.
Solar PV + storage and the production of green hydrogen will help solar contend with a low capture price for the electricity generated. Within the growing Solar PV industry, floating solar is still a niche, but growing rapidly.
floating solar capacity
Recent estimates for the global installed capacity of floating solar are above 3 GWp, with widespread consensus among industry players that the capacity is expected to reach 10 GWp before the end of 2025.
A report from the World Bank estimates the global potential of floating solar, under moderate assumptions, is more than 4 TWp on man-made reservoirs alone, without accounting for coastal and offshore areas.
customized multi-scene design services
Tia Qin of the Sungrow FPV, said “At Sungrow FPV we provide customized multi-scene anchoring and mooring system design services. We are honored to be able to say now that our design methodology complies with the requirement of DNV-RP-0584 for the design, development, and operation of floating solar photovoltaic systems."
"With correct implementation, this will help to ensure the reliability and robustness of the mooring and anchoring system in the full life cycle of FPV," adds Tia Qin.
one-stop mooring and anchoring design
The floating solar market is growing quickly and expanding from Asia, which still retains the highest market share"
Tia Qin continues, "We would like to thank DNV for the cooperation in achieving this milestone and are excited to continue collaborating in Sungrow FPV's mission to provide one-stop mooring and anchoring design, actively escorting the construction and operation of FPV.”
“The floating solar market is growing quickly and expanding from Asia, which still retains the highest market share, to Europe and other areas of the world," said Prajeev Rasiah, Executive Vice President for Energy Systems, Northern Europe at DNV.
safety and operability
Prajeev Rasiah adds, "To enable the growth of this exciting renewable technology, DNV is pleased to assure this methodology is utilized by our customers on their projects thereby enhancing their safety and operability of them."
He concludes, "We do this by bringing together our combined knowledge from years of experience in the solar and water domains that have been central in developing the recommended practice against which we provide such assurance."
