| Project name | Novel Eco-Cementitious Materials and Components for Durable, Competitive, and Bio-Inspired Offshore Floating PV Substructures |
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| Acronym | NaturSeaPV |
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| Grantor |
EU HORIZON Research and Innovation Actions https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101084348 |
| Duration | from: 2022 to: 2026 |
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Research field |
M+M (E+E > Energy + Environment I+I > Information + Intelligence M+M > Matter + Materials) |
| Project content | The NaturSea-PV project (https://www.natursea-pv.eu/) drives the EU’s green transition by advancing offshore floating photovoltaic (PV) technology to withstand harsh marine conditions and lower the levelized cost of energy (LCOE) through more durable and reliable substructures. The substructures will be built using newly developed environmentally friendly low-carbon ultra-high-performance concrete and will be coated with new biobased antifouling and anticorrosive coatings. A specific predictive simulation toolkit will be developed (work package led by TU Darmstadt) to assess the mechanical and chemical durability of the new materials under marine conditions and will be validated against experimental data. The new materials and structural design will be first validated in the laboratory (testing), then integrated in prototypes to check the buildability and to be validated in relevant environments. NaturSea-PV will co-develop and validate solutions with stakeholders, evaluate environmental and social impacts, ensure regulatory compatibility, and promote the uptake of circular, low-carbon materials for sustainable offshore PV systems. |
