Offshore staff
EDINBURGH, UK – Mocean Energy have secured over €3.75 million ($4.02 million) of funding under Phase 3 of the EuropeWave pre-commercial procurement program to develop and deploy a 250-kW wave energy machine in Orkney, northern Scotland.
The company will manufacture the Blue Horizon 250 system in Scotland and deploy it in a grid-connected berth at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney, potentially in 2025. Ultimately the development could open the way to construction of a small offshore wave energy farm delivering 1-2 MW by 2030.
Mocean Energy was one of three wave companies awarded funds in Phase 3, after passing competitive stage gates in Phases 1 and 2. The others were IDOM Consulting and CETO Wave Energy Ireland, which will install their devices at the Biscay Marine Energy Platform (BiMEP) in northern Spain.
Currently Mocean participates in the Renewables for Subsea Power program which has connected Mocean’s 10kW Blue X wave energy prototype with a Halo underwater battery system developed by Verlume.
The two technologies are installed offshore Orkney supplying power and communication to infrastructure that includes Baker Hughes subsea controls equipment and a resident AUV provided by Transmark Subsea. The program is supported by industry partners and the Net Zero Technology Centre in Aberdeen.
Blue Horizon 250 will be a scale up from Blue X and is designed for commercial applications on islands and remote communities, but will also encompass early grid projects and off-grid applications, such as oil and gas and aquaculture.
Phase 3 will involve the detailed design, full-scale construction, and sea tests over a 12-month period of a wave energy converter at EMEC, with a view to attaining technology readiness level TRL6/7 (TRL1-9 scale).
09.11.2023
