Offshore staffTIEL, the Netherlands — Dutch Offshore Floating Solar (OFS) consortium Merganser has a grant of EUR7.8 million ($8 billion) from RVO (Netherlands Enterprise Agency) to develop, test and validate the Merganser solar energy platform in harsh North Sea conditions.OFS company SolarDuck will collaborate with research institutes TU Delft, TNO, MARIN and Deltares, with six interconnected OFS platforms in the pilot delivering 500 KWp.Floating solar energy developments can theoretically be installed safely in between existing offshore wind turbines and can be constructed anywhere with pop-up assembly lines, although the consortium will test these assumptions in the project.The Merganser is a prototype installation. The consortium will use the subsidy for construction of the pilot and to test it offshore in the North Sea.SolarDuck will be responsible for project management,…
Consortium to assess North Sea potential for Merganser solar energy concept
