In pursuit of the "dual carbon" goals of carbon peak and carbon neutrality, China has been vigorously promoting the development of clean energy and accelerating the construction of photovoltaic power bases in recent years. Due to the economic and industrial development along the coast, where energy consumption is high but land resources are scarce, traditional land-based photovoltaics cannot meet the demand. Therefore, leveraging marine resources to optimize the layout of photovoltaic power generation can further promote the transformation and upgrading of the national energy structure.
Currently, offshore photovoltaic power stations are divided into pile-based and floating types. The floating type is more economical, has a broader range of applications, and is more environmentally friendly compared to the pile-based type, and it may become the mainstream in the future. The floating photovoltaic system includes floating structures, photovoltaic components, mooring systems, anchoring systems, etc. Due to the harsh maritime conditions, the system materials and components are long-term exposed to challenges such as strong ultraviolet radiation, salt spray corrosion, and biological fouling.
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Normal floating systems need to meet the requirement of a 25-year service life. Therefore, facing the corrosion of seawater, ultraviolet radiation, and microbial erosion, higher quality demands are proposed for floating materials. At present, the mainstream floating material HDPE is prone to degradation in the application of offshore photovoltaics due to high-intensity ultraviolet and high salinity corrosion, leading to discoloration, cracking, and even embrittlement and loss of strength of the float pipe or float box, which makes it difficult to meet the functional value of the float support.
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TiOEX Range of Titanium Dioxide Enhances the Durability of Offshore Photovoltaic Systems
Kuncai Technology's TiOEX 8 range of titanium dioxide has strong weather resistance and material compatibility advantages. As a pigment or additive added to plastics, resins, and other materials, it can enhance weather resistance and toughness. By mixing, extruding, and molding processes, it is made into floating material HDPE to maximize the high maintenance rate of tensile strength, tensile elongation rate, and impact strength within the 25-year life cycle.
The TiOEX 8 range has a high whiteness, making polyolefin products clear and bright white. High color removal ability can eliminate the natural yellow of the resin and the yellowing after heating and processing, which extends the service life of floating offshore photovoltaic materials to a certain extent, making offshore photovoltaics more economical.
The TiOEX 8 range has excellent processing performance, bringing users a great experience. The excellent product performance fully realizes the maximization of the mother grain filling concentration, making the plastic manufacturing production efficient, low energy consumption, and high output per unit of time. The efficient production advantage can meet the rapid growth of market demand for floating offshore photovoltaic materials in the future.
Thanks to the environmental protection process advantage of extraction method, and Kuncai adopts the measures of zero-carbon electricity and low-carbon energy. TiOEX 8 range, as a low-carbon sustainable product, has contributed less environmental footprint to the industry chain, promoting the sustainable development of the industry.
In the future, Kuncai Technology will follow the development trend of low-carbon environmental protection, take the market demand of downstream as the guidance, and continue to explore the new experience in the field of titanium dioxide cutting-edge technology. The TiOEX 8 range of titanium dioxide will continue to meet the market demand for recyclable, easy to recycle, degradable, and reduced quantification of plastic products by continuously improving product performance.