Looking at the wind and wave complementarity, the generation profiles of wave energy differ from the generation profile of offshore wind. The combination of sources could provide a more constant combined generation profile, increasing the baseload production. There can also be a negative impact due to curtailment in periods where the combined production exceeds the nominal capacity of the grid connection.
In 2021, the RVO granted TNO an assignment to deliver a report on the analysis of the combination of offshore wind energy and floating solar energy. The assignment was created in collaboration with TKI Offshore Energy, and the final report was delivered in March 2022. The conclusion of that study was that the correlation between wind and solar power is negative annually; that is, when wind power increases, solar power decreases and vice versa. This effect can more closely approximate baseload generation.