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HelioRec Floating Solar Power Plant

Simple, powerful floating solar technology to transform unused water space into a clean energy generation

February 2021
Gallery  HelioRec Floating Solar Power Plant 1
Gallery  HelioRec Floating Solar Power Plant 1
01.

Identification

The current solar power plant industry is facing several challenges such as: • solar panels occupy a lot of land space and in many European countries there is no space available. • solar roof-top installation is not enough for all customers needs. • power plants are traditionally prompt to have a lower efficiency due to solar panels overheating on the ground (every 1°C of temperature rise corresponds to a drop in the efficiency by 0.5%). To tackle these challenges, The HelioRec’s solution aims to: • keep land space free and deploy the power plants on the water. • provide possibility to generate all necessarily volume of energy for all customers needs. • increase the efficiency of solar panels due to cooling effect from the water. HelioRec's solution is an innovative floating solar technology, designed specially for near-shore locations where half of global population live.

Label Date February 5, 2021
From France
Maturity stage Prototype testing in the real world
Looking For New clients, Visibility, Funding, Network
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02.

The environmental benefits

  • Stability on the wave with "hydro-lock" feature
  • Higher efficiency by 10-20% in comparison with solar land-based installation
  • Stackability feature - reduce transportation cost and amount of fuel by 50%
  • Saving land space 10 000 m2 (for 1 MW power plant)
  • Saving 478 tons CO2 using circular economy approach and clean electricity production (for 1MW power plant)
03.

The Financial benefits

  • CAPEX reduction by 17% in comparison with land-based solar power plant
  • LCOE reduction by 16-22% in comparison with land-based solar power plant
04.

Activity Region

  • Headquarters
  • Activity
05.

Company Profile

HelioRec

HelioRec is providing wind and wave-resistant floating solar technology

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Headquarters 44000 Nantes, France
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