Design of tidal flat photovoltaic support

What is a tidal flat project?

With a focus on both development and ecological protection, the project is designed with a power-generation layer on the top and a bottom layer that is used for breeding seafood. It combines fishery and PV programs and is expected to improve the comprehensive utilization value of the tidal flat.

Why do we need Floating photovoltaic systems?

The use of floating photovoltaic systems in freshwater and marine environments is forecast to increase dramatically worldwide within the next decade in response to demands for accelerated decarbonisation of the global economy whilst avoiding competition for land, particularly near population centres.

How do Floating photovoltaic systems affect the environment?

Floating photovoltaic systems may impact their environment at different scales. Main impacts include shading and provision of additional substrate for epibiota. Interactions with mobile species are important, at least at local scales. Further work is needed to understand social impacts of large-scale FPV.

Do Floating photovoltaic systems contribute to global decarbonisation?

Floating photovoltaic systems have an important role to play in global decarbonisation, but close collaboration between stakeholders will be required to better understand potential environmental and social impacts of this new technology.

What is Datang changdatu PV project?

A panorama of Datang Changdatu PV project in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province [Photo/sasac.gov.cn] Construction of Datang Changdatu photovoltaic (PV) project, the largest of its kind to be built on a coastal tidal flat in China, is making smooth progress.

Do guillemots use floating wave energy converters?

Diving species such as the black guillemot (Cepphus grylle) have also been observed to use floating wave energy converter (WEC) systems to rest on and forage in the sheltered area on their lee side (although birds’ use of the WECs declined as wind speeds increased; ).