Verlume and SeaTwirl Ink MoU
using renewable power and seabed based energy storage and intelligent energy management. The target is to enable commercial sales of bespoke systems using the companies’ combined technologies as a solution.Richard Knox, CEO, Verlume said, “As a company, we have designed our subsea energy storage systems to be agnostic to any renewable power input and we believe that through integration with SeaTwirl’s unique floating wind power technology, we will jointly be able to provide large capacity systems for clean power delivery across a range of assets and use cases in the subsea environment
Verlume Reports 'Significant Growth' in 2023
sales, the Verlume team is growing with a current headcount of 30 professionals seven position openings.In terms of sales, the business won a significant contract from offshore wind developer and operator RWE. Verlume will partner with RWE to engineer and integrate Halo subsea battery energy storage systems, incorporating Axonn intelligent energy management technology. These will be deployed within the 760MW wind farm OranjeWind in the Dutch North Sea.Verlume’s subsea energy storage and Axonn solutions are intending to explore the applicability of these technologies for system integration
Energy @ Sea: Powering Up in the Blue Desert
and storage include increasing pressure at depth—but IIASA sees this as an opportunity to be harnessed instead. Research scholar Julian David Hunt explained the Buoyancy Energy Storage Technology (BEST), which can be used to store intermittent energy.The concept is based on pumped energy storage systems, which usually consist of floating platforms near wind farms and a motor/generator on the sea floor. “BEST consists of anchoring a cube made of a series of segmented pipelines with air or hydrogen inside to the deep sea (between 3,000 to 6,000 meters deep),” Hunt explained. &ldquo
Subsea 7, FLASC Get BEIS Grant for PowerBundle Offshore Energy Storage System
(BEIS) to further develop an innovative offshore energy storage system.Funding has been awarded as part of the Longer Duration Energy Storage (LODES) Competition. The competition recognizes the transition to increasing wind-generated renewable energy, which presents growing opportunities for storage systems that support a secure, flexible, and reliable electrical power supply.The PowerBundle concept will combine FLASC’s proprietary Hydro-Pneumatic Energy Storage (HPES) technology and Subsea 7’s subsea pipeline bundle technology, resulting in a scalable and robust offshore energy storage
DNV Grants AiP for Odfjell Oceanwind's Floating Wind Foundation Designed for up to 15MW Turbines
WindGrid module, using hybrid technologies and energy storage for uninterrupted power supply to installations not connected to a larger power grid. The WindGrid module has been designed and optimized by Siemens Energy based on its experience in Oil and Gas and Grid applications to enable energy storage systems, including the BlueVault™ battery energy storage and BlueDrive converters. DNV has previously verified that MOWUs with WindGrid may contribute with up to 60-70% reduced emissions compared to power generation from gas turbine generators alone.An Approval in Principle (AiP) is an independent
What's In Store for 2021? More Remote, More Data, More Autonomy
developing a lower cost system for sub 6MW users, initially. Others are offering local power generation with options ranging from power generated on site using wave or tidal technology (Ocean Power Technologies, Mocean Energy), to fuel cells, such as Teledyne’s subsea supercharger, battery storage systems, including EC-OG’s Halo energy storage system, and a combination of both, such as one being created by Columbia Power Technologies (C-Power).“We see a clear trend towards a greater degree of electrification as the CAPEX/OPEX benefits have been demonstrated and the industry seeks
Subsea Valve Actuator certified for Safety Integrity Level 3
actuator for opening and closing process valves in the deep sea at depths down to 3000 meters and deeper. The system consists of an electrically controlled drive with a hydrostatic transmission.The patent-protected SVA is design to open and close process valves for oil and gas production or in CO2 storage systems in deep sea applications. A redundant design, for example of the safety valves and field-proven springs, ensures that the actuator can close the process valve safely even in case of power failure and without external energy supply. In addition, the actuator can also be operated mechanically
Keppel O&M, EMA Launch Call for Smart Solutions in Offshore Sector
has partnered up with Energy Market Authority (EMA) to develop energy solutions in the areas of distributed energy resources, digitalization and emerging low carbon alternatives.As part of the $10 million partnership, EMA and Keppel O&M are launching a grant call for solutions relating to energy storage systems and smart power grids for the offshore and marine environment. "These solutions should seek to reduce overall energy usage and carbon footprint while enhancing overall operational efficiency. The grant call serves to encourage innovation and capability building for the wider industry
N-Sea Invests in Data Management
, the upgrade will allow for faster workflow and highly resilient security features, both critical for the processing, analysis and reporting of client survey data.The investment in N-Sea’s Data Center has resulted in one of the industry’s most effective, secure and future-proofed storage systems, as David Murray, N-Sea Data Center Manager, explained, “Client dependence upon data analytics has increased tremendously, whilst the industries in which N-Sea operates also demand increasingly stringent compliance requirements. Therefore, the need for efficient data analysis, archiving
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