MarineSPOTS
Completed
01.11.21 → 30.10.23
Marine Solar POtential and Technology Study
This project lays a fundamental scientific basis for the roll-out of solar energy installations in the North Sea, with a theoretical potential of a few GW. This is done by modelling the specific conditions including waves and storm conditions, and performing research on modified photovoltaic cells, floating structures and the electrical systems including power electronic converters and system integration. This also includes attention paid to reliability and a minimization of the impact on the marine environment ecology.
Funding
FPS Economy (Energy transition fund)
Internal member
- Geneviève Lacroix
Other members
- Prof. dr. ir. Jens Moschner (Electrical Energy Systems and Applications, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven)
- Prof. dr. ir. Johan Driesen (Electrical Energy Systems and Applications, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven)
- Dr. Oscar Delbeke (Electrical Energy Systems and Applications, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven)
- Dr. Hakan Ergun (Electrical Energy Systems and Applications, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven)
- Prof. dr. ir. Jaak Monbaliu (Hydraulics and geotechnics, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven)
- Dr. Kristof Maes (Structural Mechanics, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven)
- Prof. dr. Filip Volckaert (Laboratory of Biodiversity and Evolutionary Genomics, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven)
- Dr. Ismail Kaaya (Research and development Engineer, IMEC)
- Prof. dr. ir. Michaël Daenen (research group Engineering Materials and Applications, Universiteit Hasselt)
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