Mocean Energy, a Scottish renewable energy company, and German subsea marine technology company SubCtech, have signed an MoU to explore combining renewables with batteries for low-carbon subsea tech.
Together, the companies aim to solar, battery storage, and wind to create “customisable” international ocean energy solutions. By combining the solutions, the two companies will share features such as system engineering and analysis. Engineering support will also be added if needed.
While Mocean Energy specialises in renewables, SubCtech has expertise in manufacturing subsea technology and equipment such as monitoring systems for greenhouse gases, microplastic sampling, and batteries.
SubCtech already works with Li-ion batteries for underwater vehicles and offshore subsea structures. Its Energy Storage System (ESS) has a capacity of 1MWh per battery skid – up to 6MWh.
Ian Crossland, Commercial Director of Mocean Energy, comments:
“The energy industry is now moving rapidly towards innovative technologies that can deliver low carbon solutions for subsea and for the wider blue economy.
“We are delighted to be collaborating with SubCtech to create and provide customisable ocean power and monitoring solutions for a global market, and we are already working together towards delivering significant value to this growing customer base.”
Mocean Energy explained that its Blue X wave energy converter, which is collocated with specific battery storage, has already demonstrated its value to the Renewables for Subsea Power (RS) programme. The programme also includes Shell TotalEnergies, and PTTEP.
Stefan Marx, CEO of SubCtech, concludes: “Renewable energy is becoming increasingly important for various offshore activities. With a partner like Mocean Energy, the enormous potential of wave energy can be utilised.
“Both companies have successfully already tested larger systems in-situ. For customers, this means a reliable energy supply from a single source: energy generation and storage provided with a vast amount of engineering experience.”
