UK Companies Honored at Subsea Expo Awards
career.Recognizing Excellence Across the IndustryEight awards highlighted innovation, safety, international success, and technological advancements across the subsea sector.Company of the Year – Under 50 Employees: Verlume (Aberdeen) – Recognized for its remarkable growth in subsea power systems and expanding international market presence.Global Exports Award: C-Kore Systems (Yorkshire) – Honored for excellence in international trade, with exports accounting for over 70% of its annual turnover. The company specializes in patented offshore energy test tools.Rising Star Award:
The Quantum Economy
magnetic field to determine position in GPS-denied environments. “This concept, while promising, requires accurate magnetic anomaly maps, advanced estimation and inference techniques and often necessitates towing the sensor behind the vehicle to minimize interference from onboard electronics, power systems and other magnetic materials,” says Salavasidis.“For us, the potential of quantum sensing in GPS-denied navigation is particularly exciting, as this has always been a fundamental challenge for underwater vehicles, which, by definition, operate without access to GPS. Most navigational
Subsea Redesign Underway for Floating Offshore Wind
at other technologies, there are three individual connections inside a connection frame that just looks like a single connector. The benefit of our system is that all three individual phase connections are really in a single mechanical connector,” says Mike Birch, Product Manager for Offshore Power Systems at Baker Hughes.For our star configuration, we never have more than one in a single line, so the entire field can be standardized down to one size, typically 95 or 150 square millimeters.Image courtesy Baker HughesThe connectors are ROV flushable, meaning that they can be installed by a ROV that
New Industry Alliance Targets Tech Supply for Multi-MW Tidal Energy Projects
the industrialisation of tidal energy,” said Martin Johannsmann, Managing Director at SKF Marine.“Collaborating with the aim to establish an alliance with SKF and GE Vernova is a significant step in the commercialization of tidal energy. Together, we have the capacity to deliver complete power systems using what will be the world’s largest tidal turbines providing a cost-effective and truly sustainable solution.“The commitment now from MeyGen for us to work towards execution of a £200m+ EPC contract with them shows confidence in our product and the delivery model, which will
NASA and bp Collaborate on Space and Subsea Visualization Technology
.bp hopes this Space Act Agreement with NASA will help advance energy production on Earth, as well as human exploration of the Moon, Mars and beyond.The agreement could lay the foundation for future collaborations between bp and NASA on hydrogen, regenerative fuel cells, high-capacity batteries, solar power systems, small fission systems and innovative power management and distribution.bp and NASA have a long history. bp offshore workers have performed Helicopter Underwater Escape Training at NASA’s Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory, the astronaut training pool near Johnson Space Center in Houston. NASA
Hydrogen-Hybrid Research Vessel Earns AIP
a hydrogen-powered research vessel possible, regulations around the use of hydrogen fuel are still in development. Prior to submitting the design for AIP, Glosten successfully completed a week-long risk assessment workshop with the USCG, Scripps, SE, and major equipment providers, Ballard Power Systems and Chart Industries.AIP shows that the CCRV design meets the technical requirements and safety standards of ABS, but more broadly, it validates the use of hydrogen-fuel-cell propulsion for medium-sized coastal vessels. The CCRV will help Scripps and its researchers study the marine ecosystemalong
Glosten, Siemens Energy Select Key Equipment Vendors for World's First Hydrogen-hybrid Research Vessel
Naval architecture and marine engineering firm Glosten and Siemens Energy have selected Ballard Power Systems and Chart Industries as primary equipment vendors for their design of what will be the first hydrogen-hybrid research vessel in the world. The vessel, nominally known as the CCRV, is currently in the design phase and will be owned and operated by UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography (Scripps). Ballard Power Systems will provide the fuel cells which will help power the vessel, and Chart Industries will provide the cryogenic tank and fuel gas system where the liquid
DOE Launches $1.7 Million Marine Energy Prize
, and much more, and all require access to consistent, locally available power. The prize challenges competitors to meet this need by identifying new, innovative, and feasible marine energy concepts that harness the power of the ocean.“Marine energy technologies have incredible potential to power systems out at sea that serve broad societal needs, like collecting data about our vast and largely unexplored oceans,” said Jeff Marootian, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. “I’m excited to see the inventive concepts competitors develop
Marine Power Systems PelaFlex Floating Wind Platform Receives Feasibility Certification from DNV
Marine Power Systems said Tuesday that its flexible floating platform technology, PelaFlex, has been awarded the Statement of Feasibility by the independent certification body, DNV.According to Marine Power Systems, its modular floating platform solution supports the rapid deployment of industrial-scale floating offshore wind while maximizing local content delivery through the existing supply chain.Marine Power Systems said that the high system stability, low overall mass, and zero tilt maximize energy yields, allow for simple installation using standard vessels, and increase operation and maintenance
February 2025
