Agenda
DAY 1 - 21 May 2024
Case Study
08:40AM - 09:05AM
Advancing Europe’s Energy Transition with Floating PV
Vegard Wiik Vollset
Vice President - Head of Renewables & Power - EMEA, Rystad Energy
- Global Renewable Energy Landscape: Floating PV’s Unique Position
- Overview of Europe’s Floating Solar Market and Upcoming Projects
- Which markets are the shining stars of the solar PV market
Case Study
09:05AM - 09:30AM
Global Market, Global Opportunities: Multi-use & Colocation Strategies in Europe
Koen Donkers
Business & Innovation Advisor, Dutch Marine Energy Centre (DMEC)
- Europe is confronting significant challenges concerning security, biodiversity, and climate, all competing for limited space, attention, and investments.
- Multi-use offshore energy parks present a potential solution that addresses these multifaceted issues in a socially acceptable manner.
- The focus lies on maximizing offshore space utilization in energy farms to minimize impact and enhance output.
- Several EU countries have established targets aimed at realizing this multi-use and co-location of wind and solar resources offshore.
Case Study
09:30AM - 09:55AM
Offshore Solar: How to Co-develop a Project
Aurélien Croq
CEO, SolarinBlue
- Solar PV at scale: why going offshore
- Results from the field : how to be profitable
- Opportunities : how to assess market potential
Case Study
09:55AM - 10:20AM
Introduction to DNV Guideline on the Design and Qualification of Floats for Floating Photovoltaic Fields.
Gaetano Ricci
Senior Engineer, DNV
- Introduction of the DNV JIP purpose,
- Overview of the main content of the guideline,
- Introduction of the key sections of the guideline
- Next step towards the standardization in the FPV
Case Study
10:20AM - 10:45AM
Impact of Floating Solar on Water Quality and Biodiversity.
Sacha de Rijk
Advisor freshwater ecology and water quality, Deltares
- Lessons learned of two years of monitoring
- A step closer to permitting
- Understanding the environmental impact
Networking Break
10:45AM - 11:15AM
One-to -One Meetings & Networking Break
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Case Study
11:15AM - 11:40AM
Cooling Effect: Case Study on an Operation Floating PV Plant in France
Joséphine Berthelot
Solar Technology Director, Akuo
- Comparison of weather data on the ground and in the water
- Analysis of performance of a ground mounted system and floating system under same design conditions
- Limitation & challenges of the analysis
Case Study
11:40AM - 12:05PM
Regulatory and Non-regulatory Barriers for FPV in the EU
Paul Raats
Senior Consultant Solar, DNV
- Background and purpose of the EC study on innovative PV applications
- The regulatory framework governing FPV in the EU MS
- Key barriers witnessed on FPV uptake
- Good practices and recommended measures to overcome the barriers
Case Study
12:05PM - 12:30PM
The Offshore Floating PV Hybrid Opportunity: Regulatory Challenges and Potential Enablers
Arnaud Ayral
Head of BD for EMEA, SolarDuck
- Time is of the essence – the grid challenge
- Co-located offshore generation is too good an opportunity to miss
- Significant regulatory hurdles are in the way
- Some steps could unlock the opportunity in new projects, retrofits or repowerings
Case Study
12:30PM - 12:55PM
Blaze on the Waves- How to Safeguard your FPV Systems ?
Pratikshya Prusty
Electrical Engineer, Ramboll
FPV structures credibility and advancements can be promoted with safe, reliable, and quality installations. To match the unique environment, conventional electrical components require one-step further safety assessment.
With limited access to firefighting resources on water, preventative measures followed by swift response protocols are crucial to avoid significant failures, economic setbacks and minimise environmental concerns.
From regular maintenance checks to implementing advanced fire suppression systems, proper electrical insulations or ground fault protection, proactive strategies must be adopted to mitigate potential disasters and safeguard our FPV structures.
Case study on the severity of fire
Lunch Time
12:55PM - 01:55PM
Lunch Time Break
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Networking Break
01:55PM - 02:05PM
One-to -One Meetings & Networking Break
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Case Study
02:05PM - 02:30PM
BABMOO Project
William Otto
Senior Project Manager | Offshore, MARIN
BAMBOO tackles the barriers for the implementation of a sustainable, large-scale offshore Floating PhotoVoltaics (FPV) system of 1 km2/150 MW, that will act as a blueprint for rollout of offshore FPV projects in Eu- rope, and that is to be implemented in conjunction with the offshore wind leading EU utility-partner.
Offshore FPV extends PV potential at enormous scales to make Europe meet its climate targets for 2030 and 2050.
It makes use of space at sea, large-scale economies of scale, complementary energy yield with wind farms, and it isa solution with potentially low impact on aquatic eco-sys- tems.
However, developing offshore FPV systems is technically challenging due to the harsh conditions of waves &corrosive environments, and eco- nomically not feasible yet.
Project BAMBOO addresses these challenges through four breakthrough innovations.
Case Study
02:30PM - 02:55PM
Untapped Waters: Unlocking the Potential of Nearshore FPV
Even Hjetland
Principal Engineer, Fred. Olsen 1848 AS
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Case Study
02:55PM - 03:20PM
Factors for Consideration when Choosing the Location for Floating Solar in Reservoirs.
- Size of FPV determined by the capacity of the existing substation and power lines, not by available area --> Flexibility in deciding the location
- Numerous relevant factors when choosing the location, requiring interdisciplinary collaboration.
- Challenge of safe and reliable mooring on reservoirs with large water level variation
Jointly presented by
Kristian Tørvold / CEO / Ocean Sun AS
Petter Grøn / Lead Hydrodynamic Engineer / Ocean Sun AS
Panel Discussion
03:20PM - 04:00PM
Learning From Building and Operating Floating Solar Plants in Hydroelectric Dams: FPV Hydrodam in Alqueva-Portugal and other projects in Spain and Colombia
- Why hybridization of floating solar and Hydro makes sense?
- How were the regulation challenges addressed?
- How to manage the complexity of energy management designed – VPP?
- What were key technical learnings, innovations and O&M learnings from Alqueva FPV?
- Other examples of FPV in dams and its challenges Jointly Presented
Moderator
Andrés Franco
CEO, ISIGENERE
Panelist
Pedro Miguel Albuquerque
Business Innovation Specialist, EDP
Networking Break
04:00PM - 04:30PM
One-to -One Meetings & Networking Break
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Case Study
04:30PM - 04:55PM
Opportunities and Challenges for Hybrid Floating PV/hydropower Plants
Erik Marstein
Centre Director/Chief Scientist, IFE
- Benefits of hybrid floating PV/hydropower plants
- Opportunities for market operations and profitability for hybrid floating PV/hydropower plants
- Challenges related to the development of hybrid power plants
Case Study
04:55PM - 05:20PM
Numerical Tools and Modelling Challenges Multi-modular floating systems:
Neil Luxcey
Researcher, SINTEF Ocean AS
- Hydrodynamics interactions
- Numerical models and model test comparisons
- Membrane floating systems:
- Current work on model formulation
Panel Discussion
05:20PM - 06:00PM
Hybridization: Hydro–Floating Solar PV
- Why solar-hydro hybridization?
- What is the process in developing a hybrid project?
- What are the costs to the developer? Are you able to develop on an existing project?
- What are the options for hybridization, and what are the possible benefits?
Moderator
Andrés Franco
CEO, ISIGENERE
Panelists
Erik Marstein
Centre Director/Chief Scientist, IFE
Neil Luxcey
Researcher, SINTEF Ocean AS
Pedro Miguel Albuquerque
Business Innovation Specialist, EDP
Closing Remark
06:00PM - 06:10PM
Chairman’s Closing Remarks and End of Day One
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DAY 2 - 22 May 2024
Case Study
08:40AM - 09:05AM
Investor perspective for (yes/no) investment in Floating Solar
Coenraad de Vries
Managing Partner, StartGreen Capital
- Opportunities, and challenges facing floating solar
- Floating solar financing – features of a bankable, commercial-scale projects
- What are the unique challenges and solutions for financing floating solar projects?
Case Study
09:05AM - 09:30AM
Financing FPV Projects
Angela Dukic
Associate Banker, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
- Our experience in financing FPVs;
- Features of a bankable FSPV project from EBRD perspective;
- Assessing and mitigating the risks of financing floating solar projects;
- How can the EBRD support your FSPV project;
Panel Discussion
09:30AM - 10:10AM
Investing in New Floating Solar Projects
- Why invest in floating solar project?
- Investment trends in technologies, projects, and markets
- What are the risks and opportunities of investing in floating solar?
- Addressing financial and commercial risks to make projects bankable
- Looking to the future – how will the market evolve?
Moderator
Coenraad de Vries
Managing Partner, StartGreen Capital
Panelists
Michele Tagliapietra
Head of Product Management Floating PV, BayWa r.e.
Angela Dukic
Associate Banker, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
Harold Hofenk
Teammanager Energy & Climate, Triodos Bank
Case Study
10:10AM - 10:35AM
Floating Solar Mooring Reliability System and Redundancy
- Improve reliability and increase the mooring lifespan
- Innovation in reliability-based mooring system integrity methods
- Key factors for reliability of floating solar and how to improve reliability through mooring integrity management (MIM)
- What is needed to maintain mooring system reliability and failure?
Networking Break
10:35AM - 11:05AM
One-to -One Meetings & Networking Break
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Case Study
11:05AM - 11:30AM
Lowering the Cost of Floating Solar and Offshore Solar Using 3D Concrete Printing Technologies
Jason Cotrell
Founder and CEO, RCAM Technologies, Inc.
RCAM Technologies is developing a suite of 3D printed concrete products for marine renewable energy. In this presentation, RCAM will present its low-cost, state-of-the-art, nature-positive concrete printed anchors and foundations for floating solar and offshore solar.
Case Study
11:30AM - 11:55AM
An Innovative Approach to Anchoring and Mooring in Deep Water Bodies: A Propulsion Based Concept
Imke Meyer
Renewable Energy Engineer, Mott MacDonald
- Present a novel concept of unmoored rafts as an alternative solution for deep water bodies with large water level variation.
- The unmoor solution proposed draws on existing technology dynamic positioning systems where the raft autonomously stay in place with suitably placed propulsion units.
- The concept of a propulsion system will allow for vertical axis tracking to be implemented increasing yield gains compared to traditional FPV.
- The merits and challenges of the proposed solution are evaluated and presented with focus on reliability, and operability.
Case Study
11:55AM - 12:20PM
FPV Project’s Design
Antonio Duarte
CEO, SolarisFloat
- General considerations
- Location analyses and system selection
- Challenges and solutions considering climate change impacts.
- Risk mitigation
- Grid connections and hybridization
Case Study
12:20PM - 12:45PM
SeaVolt Case Study Presentation: Main Findings from the Offshore Test Installation
Kim De Beule
Acceleration Manager – Offshore, Tractebel Engie
- Yield results
- Technical challenges versus logistical advantages
- Environmental impact evaluation
Case Study
12:45PM - 01:10PM
Modelling and Validating Heat Transfer Effects in Floating PV Installations
Stefan Wieland
Researcher, Fraunhofer ISE
- scrutinizing applicability of established module temperature models to FPV settings
- performing model optimization and validation through large-scale, ongoing FPV projects
- enhancing the precision of module temperature predictions through significant post-tuning alterations in wind and convection parameters
- underscoring the heightened responsiveness of FPVs to convective actions
Lunch Time
01:10PM - 02:10PM
Lunch Time Break
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Networking Break
02:10PM - 02:20PM
One-to -One Meetings & Networking Break
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Case Study
02:20PM - 02:45PM
Floating Solar Power Plant for Nearshore Locations
Polina Vasilenko
Founder & CEO, HelioRec
- Benefits.
- Challenges and how to minimise risks.
Case Study
02:45PM - 03:10PM
Improving Climate Resilience of Lakes: Hydroecological Monitoring of Commercial FPV Systems.
Konstantin Ilgen
Group PV Power Plants, Fraunhofer-Institut für Solare Energiesysteme ISE
- FPV in the context of climate change
- Results and lessons learned from monitoring installations on commercial FPV systems
- The role of hydro ecological monitoring in the development of eco-friendly and yield-optimized system designs
- Promoting positive impacts to increase biodiversity and acceptance
Case Study
03:10PM - 03:35PM
Lessons Learnt from 3 Flagship Projects Worldwide
Félix Gorintin
Technical Lead, Innosea
- Drawing from its participation in FPV projects worldwide, including Europe, Asia and Africa, OWC-INNOSEA will present 3 case studies to highlight the key aspects and challenges to be considered for FPV installations in different sites (Dam Lake, Salty Water, Quarry Lake with FPV extension, etc.)
- Different strategies need to be considered, for each type of application, regarding technology selection, layout and mooring design, installation, maintenance, etc.
Networking Break
03:35PM - 04:05PM
One-to -One Meetings & Networking Break
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Case Study
04:05PM - 04:30PM
Floating-PV Systems Electrical Layout and Components for Safety, Reliability and Performance
Michele Tagliapietra
Head of Product Management Floating PV, BayWa r.e.
- High-level description of electrical design of Floating-PV systems
- How to minimize losses and safety risk through proper cable management and an integrated design approach
- Comparison of pros and cons of different options in eBoS (electrical Balance of System) component choice and positioning
Case Study
04:30PM - 04:55PM
Data Analytics for FPV – The Advances, Impact, and Value
Josefine Helene Selj
Head, Floating PV Research Group, Institute for Energy Technology | IFE
- Recent advances in data analytics of FPV systems
- The impact of these methods on O&M
- The value for yield assessment of new systems
Case Study
04:55PM - 05:20PM
Ongoing Research Projects and Emerging Technologies for FPV
Félix Gorintin
Technical Lead, Innosea
OWC-INNOSEA will share conclusions from some of its most recent research projects and will provide an overview of key FPV market aspects, such as supply chain and costs comparisons ground mounted PV. More specifically, this presentation will include aspects such as:
- Long-term O&M friendly design drivers and recommendations from TRUST PV
- Supply chain evolution since 2015
- Perspectives for cost comparison between FPV and ground mounted PV
Closing Remark
05:20PM - 05:30PM
Chairman’s Closing Remarks and End of Conference
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