A floating photovoltaic system (1) comprising a flotation unit (100) and a mooring system (30), wherein the flotation unit (100) comprises at least one sail (2) having at least one vertical or near vertical photovoltaic panel (20) mounted on a mast (3) and supported on a base (5), wherein the base (5) further comprises at least one buoyancy element (10); and wherein the mooring system (30) comprises a single point mooring buoy (32) connected to at least one buoyancy element (10) or the base (5) via mooring lines (33), and at least one mooring line (34) from the single point mooring buoy (32) tethered to at least one anchor point (36).
A floating solar photovoltaic system
2022-09-07
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
Europäisches Patentamt | 2017
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