If there is little land, and renewable energy is coming, then you can use the water surface. There are many fresh water bodies in the world, on the surface of which solar power plants float, but very few solar farms float on the surface of the seas and oceans. With the sea, jokes are bad. In Singapore, they took a chance and built the world’s largest offshore floating solar power plant.

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The capacity of the offshore solar farm in the Johor Strait between Singapore and Malaysia is relatively small – only 5 MW. It will generate up to 6 million kWh of electricity per year. But the main thing is that the power plant does not take up precious land space. For coastal areas, this is a valuable experience. There are enough seas and oceans on our planet.

For the construction of the facility, 13 panels, 312 inverters and more than 40 rafts were used. At optimum performance, the plant will help avoid 30 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions per year.

During the construction of the power plant, a number of issues had to be addressed, including safety for navigation and the problem of fouling of rafts with shells. Also, the power plant was rigidly secured in place to avoid the harmful effects of storms. The generated electricity is transmitted by cable to the shore in the national power distribution system. To transform and control the network, a 22 kW transformer and a control system are installed at the station.