Wave-Wind Offshore Platform with Hydrogen: Floating Power Plant's SEAWORTHY Selected for EU Grant
combination of technologies matures, Floating Power Plant's solutions will also be able to deliver large scale cost-effective green hydrogen as an export product, the company promises.The goal of the SEAWORTHY project is to advance Floating Power Plant A/S's proprietary technology from Technology Readiness Level 6 (TRL6) to TRL8. This will be accomplished through the construction, testing, and operation of a commercial-scale demonstration platform. The platform is expected to have a 4.3 MW wind turbine, 0.8 MW wave energy converters, and electrolysers with hydrogen storage and a fuel cell. The
Oceaneering's Hybrid AUV/ROV Achieves TRL 6 For Pipeline Inspection
Subsea services and technology specialist Oceaneering said Monday that its Freedom AUV, has achieved Technology Readiness Level 6 on a 1-9 scale.Oceaneering said that its Freedom, a hybrid AUV/ROV system, is the result of a long-term collaborative relationship between Oceaneering, TotalEnergies, and Chevron dating back to 2014, with Equinor joining the collaboration in 2019. In 2014, Oceaneering began efforts to optimize the delivery of a pipeline inspection service from an AUV. "The close association between customers TotalEnergies, Chevron, and Equinor, and Oceaneering as developer
Bombora Making Progress with 'World’s Most Powerful' Wave Energy Converter
high-performance levels, robustness and durability. In the coming months we will complete the final assembly process on the quayside in Pembroke Dock before loadout to the operational site at East Pickard Bay, where the mWave technology will be validated in the open ocean, advancing it to TRL (Technology Readiness Level) 7/8.”Bombora’s mWave solution involves a series of air-inflated concave cells covered with rubber membranes and mounted into a steel foundation structure secured beneath the ocean’s surface. As waves pass overhead, air is squeezed out of each cell module in sequence
Navy Establishing Unmanned Surface Vessel Fleet for Persistent ISR in Middle East
of Naval Research and the science and technology (S&T) enterprise, but Brasseur said his focus is in the here and now. “We’re tracking what they’re doing,” Brasseur said. “But, we're in a different space. We’re working with high TRL (technology readiness level) systems.”“We’re very much focused on the commercial dual-use side of unmanned and AI,” said Ens. Schuyler Moore, CTF 59’s director of strategic plans. “We understand that there are very important research projects that have longer term delivery
GustoMSC's Floating Wind Platform Model Passes Harsh Environment Tests
. The numerical models of the Tri-Floater have been calibrated based on these results, further improving the quality of numerical simulations performed by GustoMSC, the company said."With the model test campaign completed and numerical models validated, the Tri-Floater design has reached Technology Readiness Level 4: “technology validated in lab”. Achieving this milestone strengthens the position of the Tri-Floater as contender for commercial tenders in the floating wind space in 2022 and beyond," the company said.Credit: GustoMS
Swedish Wave Energy Tech Developer Attracts Funding
;s NoviOcean is a floating non-resonant point-absorber wave energy converter (WEC) that extracts energy from the vertical motion (heave) of the waves. The innovative elongated rectangular float is designed in a way that resembles the shape of a wave.Presently the development is at Technology Readiness Level 5/6 , the unit having been prototype tested in both wave tank and offshore in its basic version, scale 1:5. The funding will provide means for further fine-tuning of the float and PTO/machinery, to increase effectiveness and prolong lifetime for various components.According to the technology
Putting Power on the Seabed: Edging towards a Subsea Powerhouse
on OneSubsea’s multiphase WGC6000 compressor.The VSD and compressor operated submerged in a shallow water test pit on a hydrocarbon loop at OneSubsea’s Horsøy facility, near Bergen. The test demonstrated 8MW shaft power capability and took both systems to TRL5 (Technology readiness level 5) – meaning they’re ready to be deployed commercially, says ABB.The test, supported by the JIP partners (although the JIP is officially complete), was mostly carried out remotely, due to covid restrictions, with 100 client witnesses watching on.“It’s scalable,&rdquo
Offshore Wind Challenge Accepting Applications
program housed at Greentown Labs in Somerville, Mass., and is focused on fast-tracking entrepreneurs with the mentors and business and technical resources they need to launch or scale successful ventures with direct support from Vineyard Wind. The Offshore Wind Challenge is for startups with a technology readiness level between three and six and a proof of concept that can be brought to a state of practice. The Challenge will be supported by experts from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and the New England Aquarium.Vineyard Wind is developing the first utility-scale offshore wind project which
DNV GL RP for Subsea Pumping Systems
and testing processescontributes to further standardization in the subsea industryoffers predictable requirements and standardized product results leading to increased confidence in the subsea pumping systemincreases the reuse of qualified technology with minimum test requirements to reach Technology Readiness Level 4 complements existing industry standards.The RP can also serve as a contractual reference document between purchasers and suppliers and recommends roles and responsibilities among the parties in the value chain to increase efficiency.“Fields frequently operate tailor-made subsea
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