🌊☀️ Exploring the Potential of Offshore Solar Power: The Méga Sète Project
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The Méga Sète project, a groundbreaking initiative designed to produce 1 megawatt of electricity 2 km from the coast, has secured €6 million in funding from ANR, the French National Research Agency's France 2030 programme. This first floating photovoltaic panel park aims to demonstrate the feasibility of offshore solar technology (see: https://lnkd.in/d2G8m-PR ).
The project, led by SolarinBlue, Technip Energies, the University of Montpellier, and Sorbonne University – Oceanographic Observatory of Banyuls-Sur-Mer, represents a significant step forward in renewable energy. 🌍
🔹 Key Highlights:
- Innovative Approach: Solar panels not just on land or roofs, but at sea.
- Significant Challenges: Facing weather conditions and waves, highlighting the potential of marine energies.
- Funding and Support: €6 million secured under France 2030, operated by ADEME.
- Technological Advancement: Builds on the success of the Sun'Sète demonstrator, inaugurated in 2023.
🔹 Project Details:
- Location: Sète-Frontignan commercial port district, 2 km from the coast.
- Timeline: Commissioning scheduled for late 2025.
- Scale: The first 1 MWp offshore solar park in France and the Mediterranean, covering one hectare.
- Production: Estimated annual output of over 1300 megawatt-hours, transported via an undersea cable (Nexans are you there too?).
Aurélien Croq, CEO of SolarinBlue, states, "Méga Sète will be certified for waves over 10 meters: our technology is ready to be deployed in ports, island territories, and integrated into offshore wind farms." SolarinBlue's vision includes creating hybrid offshore wind-solar parks, with an ambitious goal of launching the first European 1-gigawatt projects by 2030.
Exciting times ahead for renewable energy and offshore solar power! 💡🌍
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