Innovative Floating PV

Innovative floating photovoltaic systems to combat climate change and to decrease the cost of PV energy

In regions with little wind and limited space, it is very hard to generate clean energy via Solar or wind parks. Therefore, we propose the implantation of an innovative floating photovoltaic system (FPVS) in the water bodies to increase the efficiency by natural cooling of PV panels with water and as well as to save water at the same time

In the proposed project, an innovative idea is used to store energy using gravity and electromagnetism, patented with the following number: WO2023146384A2. Moreover, to clean PV panels a new idea is proposed to avoid the shading effect in the panel, the patent number of this idea is WO2022019735A1.

Outcomes

Research Paper:

El Hammoumi, A., Chalh, A., Allouhi, A., Motahhir, S., El Ghzizal, A., & Derouich, A. (2020). Design and construction of a test bench to investigate the potential of floating PV systems. Journal of Cleaner Production (Elsevier), 123917. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.123917

Mouhaya, A., El Hammoumi, A., El Ghzizal, A., & Motahhir, S. (2025). Assessment of floating solar photovoltaic potential and water conservation in Morocco: case studies of four hydroelectric dams. Cleaner Engineering and Technology, 100952. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clet.2025.100952

Patent:

Lebbadi, A., Motahhir, S., El MAJID, B. Dispositif autonome pour le nettoyage du panneau photovoltaïque. MA50315, 2020, OMPIC : Grant/WIPO : On going.

Link to other publications:

Djalab, A., Djalab, Z., El Hammoumi, A., TINA, G. M., Motahhir, S., & Laouid, A. A. (2024). A comprehensive Review of Floating Photovoltaic Systems: Tech Advances, Marine Environmental Influences on Offshore PV Systems, and Economic Feasibility Analysis. Solar Energy, 277, 112711. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2024.112711
El Hammoumi, A., Chtita, S., Motahhir, S., & El Ghzizal, A. (2022). Solar PV energy: From material to use, and the most commonly used techniques to maximize the power output of PV systems: A focus on solar trackers and floating solar panels. Energy Reports, 8, 11992-12010. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egyr.2022.09.054
El Hammoumi, A., El Majid, B., & Motahhir, S. (2024). Innovative energy storage system harnessing gravity and electromagnetic for sustainable power solutions. Energy Storage, 6(1), e553. https://doi.org/10.1002/est2.553

Link to patents:

OUFETTOUL, h., AIT ABDELMOULA, I., MOTAHHIR, S. Système de maintien en place des centrales photovoltaïques flottantes et de suivi des variations du niveau de l'eau. MA68026, 2024, OMPIC : On Going.

Motahhir, S., El Majid, B., & El Hammoumi A. Système de stockage d'énergie utilisant la gravité et l'électromagnétisme. MA55420, 2022, OMPIC : Grant.

Medium blog: https://medium.com/@saad.motahhir/first-prototype-of-pv-floating-pv-systems-in-morocco-1831f3f8d3be

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