SeaTwirl, Serica to explore floating wind for oil and gas assets
Serica said it will provide SeaTwirl’s team with real data from its Bruce asset to help the Swedish company optimise its design and engineering
Floating wind turbine developer SeaTwirl signs Memorandum of Understanding with offshore oil & gas operator Serica Energy to collaborate around exploring the feasibility of electrification of offshore assets and oil and gas activities with SeaTwirl's floating wind turbine.
Swedish floating wind turbine developer SeaTwirl AB today announces that the company has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with UK based offshore oil & gas operator Serica Energy with the purpose of identifying and assessing potential opportunities to decarbonize offshore oil and gas production and other associated offshore electrification opportunities using renewable power and, where applicable, subsea energy storage. Working together to collate data from Serica's operations will allow SeaTwirl to assess the commercial viability and suitability of SeaTwirl technology for offshore assets.
Johan Sandberg, Chief Executive Officer SeaTwirl AB:
"We are truly excited to enter into this MoU with such a strong and innovative oil & gas operator as Serica Energy, who operates multiple assets in the North Sea and who has a solid reputation around innovation and decarbonization of their operations. We will explore a range of options with a clear ambition to develop an electrification solution that could be the first of its kind in the industry."
SeaTwirl is developing vertical-axis wind turbine technology. The company installed its first prototype in the sea in 2015.
