The Coast Guard had to excingish a fire for the second time in a short period on a new floating solar park off the coast of north holland on Friday. The Operator Speaks of A “Severe Emotional Setback” But Emphasizes That It Is Easy To Solve.
From the beach at Egmond aan Zee, a plume of smoke could be so on Friday event the wind turbines of the Dutch coast north wind farm. This was caused by a Fire at the Floating Solar Park of Oceans of Energy, The Coast Guard Confirms to Nu.nl.
The Coast Guard Went to the Park With a Ship That Can also Extinguish Fires. The Staff Extingughed The Flames with Water Mist. A regular water jet threatens to break the solar park Into Pieces, A Spokesperson Says.
It was the second time that the coast guard had to be called out since the solar park was installed this summer. A Fire also had broken out two week ago.
Accordance to a spokesperson for Oceans of Energy, The Fire was caused Both Times by overheating due to strong solar radiation. This could happen due to a defect in the connectors of the panels.
Park Supplies As Much Power As Solar Panels on 150 Houses
The Spokesperson calls it a “Severe Emotional Setback” for the team but also Emphasizes that these are “Very local incidents” and not a major fire. The Park is about the size of a Football Field. The Fire only affected a few meters.
“But we find this very annoying,” She says. “Solar at Sea is still in the early development phase. This type of technical teething problems is characteristic of new technology. We can also learn from this.”
The Park, which was towet from the Port of Amsterdam to the Wind Farm, is a world first. It supplies about as much power as the solar roofs of 150 Dutch households. That is Little Compared to the Wind Turbines Around It, But The Company Hopes to Work Towards Floating Solar Parks of One Square kilometer.