The first floating PV system in the Netherlands

Installation Date: October 2016

Everstekoog Reservoir, Texel Island

Floating PV Design: Texel4Trading

241 kWp

Modules: 928 x 260 wP 

Power optimizers: 464 x P600

Inverters: 8 x SE27.6K

In 2014 the Municipality of Texel issued the Netherlands’ first tender for a floating solar array. Texel4Trading was awarded the tender, submitting the most innovative and sustainable solution.

 In October 2016 Texel4Trading installed the first floating PV system in the Netherlands, on the Everstekoog reservoir.

This project has many of the key Texel4Trading PV system attributes including the east-west orientation that provides highest yield per square meter and minimises the influence of wind.

The array is owned by the Municipality. The generation is guaranteed by Texel4Trading and the mooring system is covered by a 25 year warranty. 

The system uses only a small part of the reservoir surface area in comparison to tenders that were submitted proposing full use of the surface area, to create a comparative yield to the Texel4Trading solution.

When choosing panels for the project we were conscious that the installation is beside a major road. We selected anti-reflexiglas panels to avoid creating glare for drivers on neighbouring roads. These high-grade panels are manufactured in the EU.

The system was completed with the SolarEdge monitoring platform, allowing the Municipality to view detailed system performance at panel-level, and enabling remote monitoring of operations.