DNV has awarded a ‘Statement of Conformity’ to the Chinese solar company Sungrow for the latter’s anchoring and mooring design methodology for floating PV systems.
The Statement of Conformity is the first of its kind to refer to the DNVGL-RP-0584, ‘Recommended Practice for Design’, development and operation of floating solar photovoltaic systems, published in March this year.
It was issued after a thorough verification process, based on the requirements and recommendations of DNVGL-RP-0584 concerning design methodology for anchoring and mooring of floating solar plants.
DNV said the statement verifies that the design methodology for anchoring and mooring including design principles, methods and safety factors, complies with the recommended practice, and it is considered adequate to be implemented in design of future projects.
Project specific requirements, as well as correct site-specific environmental conditions, will need to be considered when applying the design methodology, the company said.
DNV executive vice president for energy systems in Northern Europe Prajeev Rasiah (pictured) said: “The floating solar market is growing quickly and expanding from Asia, which still retains the highest market share, to Europe and other areas of the world.
“To enable the growth of this exciting renewable technology, DNV is pleased to provide assurance of this methodology utilised by our customers on their projects thereby enhancing safety and operability of them.
“We do this by bringing together our combined knowledge from years of experience in the solar and water domains that has been central in developing the recommended practice against which we provide such assurance.”