The final report on the first sub-project of a BfN research project on the ecological impacts of floating PV systems (floating PV) has been published. In Germany, such floating PV systems are being installed with increasing frequency. However, as the results show, the effects of such systems on nature and the landscape have hardly been researched to date.
The second sub-project, in which the impact of floating PV systems on nature conservation will be analysed using the concept developed, has now been put out to tender.
To date, the effects of floating PV systems on nature conservation are hardly known. Knowledge about the medium and long-term consequences of floating PV systems on aquatic ecology and biodiversity is largely lacking. For example, aquatic fauna and flora could be affected by changes in light, wind and mixing conditions.
In the sub-project now being tendered, the determination and evaluation of the effects of FPV systems on selected abiotic parameters and species groups in still waters is to be investigated in more detail. Based on the results, initial measures are also to be derived in order to preserve and improve the species and their habitats that may be affected in the long term. Recommendations will also be made as to how these measures can be implemented via national species support programmes.
The tender documents were published on the federal procurement platform on 27 March 2024.
The submission deadline is 07.05.2024, 12:00h
