Project Description
Mounting solar panels on a floating structure that is moored in a water body provides an innovative form of renewable energy often referred to as ‘floating solar’. This project explored the efficiency of the solar panels when subjected to salt spray & wave overwash. Significant increases in efficiency were observed with overwash, which may have resulted due to cooling of the panels. Future work will utilise and improve the experimental arrangement to continue to study the effects of overtopping and panel position on the generation efficiency of floating solar.
Dr Hugh Wolgamot, Oceans Graduate School