Making GREEN Energy sources Greener https://research.hanze.nl/en/projects
Description
The Netherlands is facing great challenges to achieve (inter)national climate mitigation objectives in limited time, budget and space. Drastic innovative measures such as floating solar parks are high on political agendas and are entering our water systems. The clear advantages of floating solar (multifunctional use of space) led to a fast deployment of renewable energy sources without extensive research to adequately evaluate the impacts on our environment. Acquisition of research data with holistic monitoring methods are urgently needed in order to prevent disinvestments. In this project 10 SMEs with different expertise and technologies are joining efforts with researchers and four public parties(and 12 indirectly involved) to answer the research question “Which monitoringtechnologies and intelligent data interpretation techniques are required to be able to conduct comprehensive, efficient and cost effective monitoring of the impacts of floating solar panels in their surroundings?”
Results
The outputs after a two-year project will play a significant and indispensable role in making Green Energy Resources Greener. Specific output includes a detailed inventory of existing projects, monitoring method for collection/analysis of datasets(parameters/footage on climate, water quality, ecology) on the effects of floating solar panels on the environment using heterogeneous unmanned robots, workshops with public & private partners and stakeholders, scientific and technical papers and update of national guidelines for optimizing the relationship between solar panels and the surrounding environment.
Projectresults have a global interest and the consortium partners aim at upscaling for the international market. This project will enrich the involved partners with their practical knowledge, and SMEs will be equipped with the new technologies to be at the forefront and benefit from the increasing floating solar market opportunities. This project will also make a significant contribution to various educational curricula in universities of applied sciences. Layman’s description
Short title GREEN, Status Finished (Effective start/end date 1/12/21 → 30/11/23)
Collaborative partners Hanze University of Applied Sciences (lead) Saxion University of Applied Sciences INDYMO KBTS Condast Buro Bakker Adviesburo Voor Ecologie B.V. Stichting Blue Revolution Foundation Reefy Innovation for Nature Robor Electronics B.V. GroenLeven B.V. Blue Habitats Royal Eijkelkamp B.V. Tvalley Deltares