Offshore staff
ABERDEEN, UK – Mocean Energy is collaborating with UK North Sea independent Chrysaor, subsea energy storage specialist EC-OG, and AUV developer Modus on a project examining use of renewable wave energy for subsea power.
The program, funded by the partners and the Oil and Gas Technology Centre (OGTC) in Aberdeen, will assess the potential of Mocean Energy’s Blue Star wave energy converter and EC-OG’s HALO subsea energy storage system to power subsea tiebacks or residential AUVs.
If the response from the industry is positive, the partners will commit to a field trial using a Mocean Energy prototype offshore Orkney, northern Scotland, later this year.
When the technologies are proven, they could provide backup power in the event of an umbilical failure, as well as powering future fleets of AUVs.
“Our first step will be an industry workshop at the OGTC in Aberdeen on Feb. 27 where we will gather information on real-world applications and our field trial plans,” said Mocean Energy managing director Cameron McNatt.
“We then plan to forge ahead with a field trial later this year at our test site in Orkney.”
Last year, Wave Energy Scotland agreed to supply £3.3 million ($4.27 million) to the company to build and test a half-scale version of its technology at sea.
02/10/2020
