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PO074: Offshore Floating PV farms integrated in existing Floating Wind Farms: key parameters assessment in an Italian Case study
Francesco Lanni, Researcher, RSE S.P.A.
Abstract
In Italy, more than 80 GW of Offshore Floating Wind Farms (OFWFs) are currently under development at different stages of the authorization process. A robust first generation of OFWFs is expected to be deployed within the next decade. The authors have developed a methodology to assess Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for OFWFs, including hourly and annual energy production, investment and operational costs (Capital expenditures, Operational Expenditures, Levelized Cost of Energy), financial metrics (Net Present Value, Internal Rate of Return, Payback Time), avoided CO₂ emissions, number of households supplied, and job creation. Despite the promising outlook, several challenges remain: long-term technological validation, the unprecedented gigawatt-scale size of projects, their expected concentration in the most favourable wind areas (Sicily, Sardinia, and Apulia), production variability, and high costs. To address these challenges—mitigating production fluctuations, reducing costs, and limiting the occupation of new marine areas—the integration of Offshore Floating Photovoltaic Farms (OFPVFs), currently in the early development phase, has been investigated. The same set of KPIs has been calculated and compared for stand-alone OFWFs and for integrated OFWF–OFPVF systems. The methodology has been applied to several Italian case studies, reflecting diverse environmental and geopolitical contexts. As anticipated, the most significant benefits emerge in southern regions, where photovoltaic potential is particularly high. A detailed case study for Sicily is presented in the paper.
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