Sinn Power‘s Ocean Hybrid Platform (OHP) demonstration project has completed.
The OHP was deployed off the port of Heraklion, in Greece, where Sinn Power operates its research and development facility.
Sinn Power‘s OHP can be used to replace diesel generators on remote islands or to complement large offshore wind farm around the world.
The smallest possible unit has an installed power of 80kW and the largest standard OHP has a 5MW capacity.
The modular platform is currently equipped with 192 solar photovoltaic modules, provided by project partner Schmid Pekintas in Turkey, and will be complemented with four Huracan wind turbines (10kW each) by LuvSide, in Germany, plus four Sinn Power wave energy converters.
The structural integrity of the platform in the maritime environment has been tested at the breakwater wall since 2015 using Sinn Power‘s ModTroniX power electronics.
Philipp Sinn, Sinn Power founder, said: “The entire team has done a phenomenal job in the past years and I am proud that our technologies are now finding their way into the market.
“This wouldn’t have been possible without the dedicated members of our team in Gauting and at our R&D facility in Heraklion.”
All components of the OHP are easy to ship in standard shipping containers, making it possible to deploy projects all around the world, said Sinn Power.
Depending on the size and renewable energy layout, Sinn Power said a CapEx for the structure would start at €0.09/W.