Episode 6 takes a deep dive into the potential of floating photovoltaics (FPVs) as a sustainable alternative to land-based arrays and what it means for the MENA region.
With potential to free up vital agricultural land in countries where food security is critical; help enable island nations to meet their net-zero pledges; and produce more energy than terrestrial arrays due to the panel-cooling benefit of water, the case for taking solar offshore is gaining momentum.
Growing land scarcity and the rising cost of ground-mounted solar photovoltaics projects are driving demand in global markets from Asia-Pacific to the US. Recently released research from Wood Mackenzie posits an optimistic outlook for the sector with global floating PV fleet capacity expected to top the 6W threshold in the next eight years through to 2031.