SLB has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) through its OneSubsea™ joint venture with C-Power aimed at exploring the use of converted energy from ocean waves as a lower-cost, lower-carbon power source for subsea energy applications.
Subsea Integration Alliance partners SLB OneSubsea and Subsea7 are driving sustainable energy together with C-Power to test the next generation of C-Power’s SeaRAY™ autonomous offshore power system (AOPS) in a collaborative project cosponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy.
SLB OneSubsea will deliver an integrated subsea solution, including an electric actuation system and a wireless telemetry system, for the 18-month field test of the SeaRAY AOPS. Field testing will be conducted at the PacWave South wave energy test site off the Oregon coast to advance the autonomous system’s operating envelope by demonstrating long-term reliability in one of the harshest ocean environments.
“Joint industry projects offer collaborative partners the unique opportunity to combine the domain expertise and technical portfolios from our organizations to accelerate technology adoption safely and efficiently,” said Mads Hjelmeland, CEO of SLB OneSubsea. “Collaboration and innovation are key to delivering step-changes in cost and carbon efficiencies at-scale for a sustainable energy future.”
“Subsea Integration Alliance partners SLB OneSubsea and Subsea 7 are world leaders in providing essential subsea products and services. They know the ocean is a power and communications desert and share our vision for remote power generation and data communications that reduce the cost, complexity, and carbon intensity of offshore operations by unlocking autonomous, digital, electric, and resident hardware and service solutions that aren’t possible today,” said C-Power CEO Reenst Lesemann.
SLB OneSubsea, C-Power, and Subsea7 will use data collected to identify potential use cases for converted energy from ocean waves in subsea energy applications based on technical and commercial feasibility to significantly reduce costs and carbon intensity.
SLB is a technology company that works on innovating oil and gas, delivering digital at scale, decarbonizing industries, and developing and scaling new energy systems that accelerate the energy transition. SLB OneSubsea leverages digital and technology innovation to optimize customers’ oil and gas production, decarbonize subsea operations, and unlock the large potential of subsea solutions to accelerate the energy transition. OneSubsea is a joint venture backed by SLB, Aker Solutions, and Subsea7.
