Offshore staff
NORWICH, UK – Aquaterra Energy, Lhyfe, and Borr Drilling have partnered to develop a concept for offshore green hydrogen production in the North Sea.
Project Haldane aims to develop an industrial scale offshore green hydrogen production concept that deploys an electrolyser system on a converted jackup rig.
Reliable winds far out in the North Sea are an exceptional renewable resource, yet remote locations create challenges around grid connectivity and intermittency of supply. According to the companies, this flexible solution will solve this issue by providing an off take for the electricity produced in the immediate vicinity of the wind farm. It also aims to use existing platforms, pipelines, terminal infrastructure, and offshore equipment to reduce costs.
With governments pushing net zero initiatives forward, this concept is said to offer an alternative deployment of existing assets that provides both a source of green hydrogen and enhances the commercial feasibility of remote offshore wind projects.
Darren Sutherland, Director of Operations at Borr Drilling, said: “While we will continue to work in our traditional drilling market, this project reinforces our ambition to continuously improve the sustainability of our activities and align our service offering with the changing expectations of our customers and stakeholders.”
Lhyfe CEO Matthieu Guesné said: “Offshore wind offers the greatest potential for sustainable hydrogen production because of the cost effectiveness that can be achieved through scalability and technological innovation. The market is yet to deliver a flexible solution that benefits from the existing infrastructure in the North Sea.”
James Larnder, Managing Director at Aquaterra Energy, said: “Our unique value here is that we are multilingual in terms of the engineering and operational needs of oil and gas assets, and green energy processing systems.”
While the concept is still in its early stages, the consortium welcomes any interested parties to submit enquiries.
09/21/2021
