Offshore Industry issue 1 2021

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Somewhere, sometime THE NEW YEAR IS WELL UNDER WAY AND THE FIRST ISSUE OF OFFSHORE INDUSTRY NOW LIES IN FRONT OF YOU. WITH GREAT PLEASURE, I ATTENDED VARIOUS ONLINE MEETINGS LAST YEAR THAT OUT OF NECESSITY REPLACED NETWORKING MEETINGS AND EXHIBITIONS. Still, I must confess that I miss the hustle and bustle and personal contact of offline events, and it is good to see that the projections for later this year look promising.

In the upcoming issues, apart from our regular themes such as Offshore Wind, Oil & Gas, and Innovations, we will of course also pay attention to a number of online events that are planned for the first half of this year. Hopefully, we will after the summer be able to cover offline exhibitions planned for the second half of the year, including Europort Rotterdam, Offshore Energy Amsterdam, OTC Houston, and WindEurope Electric City Copenhagen.

Meanwhile, should you have any interesting stories about your company, projects, and innovations, just get in touch with me.

With at present only few possibilities to communicate with your markets, visibility is very important and I will be happy to discuss with you the various online and offline opportunities we have on offer.

Like everyone else, I still need to be patient for a while, but I look forward to meeting you all somewhere, sometime this year.

With kind regards, Rob de Kerf ACCOUNT MANAGER ROB@YNFPUBLISHERS.COM

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Jones Act-compliant vessels Low-emission rig shows promising emission reduction levels Bakker Sliedrecht electrifies Heerema’s crane vessels

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One company after the other, including in the oil & gas industry, is announcing ambitions to reach net zero emissions. These ambitions are needed as five years after the historic Paris Climate agreement, the world is not on track to reach the Paris 2°C degree target, let alone 1.5°C. Read more on page 37.

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NEWS IN BRIEF The world’s largest water bag load test without spreader beams Integrated subsea and offshore solutions provider, Unique Group, has reported a successful completion of the world’s largest water bag load test without spreader beams.

Taking place in November 2020, the 1,760Mt proof load test was carried out in the UAE on the derrick crane of Valentine Maritime owned vessel, DLB 1600 Derrick Pipelay Barge. Eighteen Water Weights and Seaflex WaterLoad bags of capacity 35t, 100t and 110t were used, the latter being the largest water bag available on the market and best suited for heavy load testing applications. A revolving load test was completed at 1,320Mt and the total lifting height of the proof load test was marked at 65m. In order to guarantee compliance with industry guidelines, including those relating to current COVID-19 restrictions, Unique Group undertook extensive QHSE assessments to ensure the safe and timely execution of the project. i. uniquegroup.com

Besenzoni workboats series Besenzoni, known in the yachting sector as a supplier of accessories for recreational boats, have decided to introduce a range of products designed for the commercial and military sector. Among the products that Besenzoni manufactures for the commercial and military sector are helm seats, gangways, boarding ladders, cranes, batten cars, hydraulic handling systems, hatch openings, watertight doors, and much more. The new range will include all those products that feature in the pleasure boat range, reimagined and adapted for workboats, where choosing highquality materials is just as important. i. besenzoni.it

Environmentally friendly business As a growing company, steel construction company Rometal Constructive Solutions keeps on looking for improvement at all levels, and as good care for the environment is everyone’s responsibility, the company is happy to invest in reducing its emissions. That is why Rometal recently installed solar panels on all its Rotterdam facilities. Approximately 1,400 panels with a total revenue of 480,000kWh now creates a total reduction of Rometal’s emissions of more than 50%. i. rometal.nl

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NEWS IN BRIEF Jumbo breaks deep-water record On behalf of TechnipFMC, Jumbo Offshore successfully completed the first phase of work on Energean’s Karish gas field offshore Israel. Jumbo’s scope of work included transport and installation of fourteen suction piles (part of a fourteen point FPSO mooring system), a tie-in manifold and a 24 inch deepwater gas sales spool. Jumbo installed the components at a depth of 1,760m, breaking its own deep-water installation record. Jumbo’s work is scheduled to recommence in 2021, with the hook-up and installation of the Energean Power FPSO, the first FPSO ever to operate in the East Mediterranean. Installing the mooring spread for the Energean Power FPSO, Jumbo installed thirteen suction piles of 176t each and one weighing 235t. Both the deck layout and the two 900t cranes of Jumbo’s offshore construction vessel Fairplayer were reconfigured to enable each part of the installation. This involved the Fairplayer’s deep-water winches being modified to allow installation work down to 3,000m deep. i. jumbomaritime.nl

Sif intends acquisition of KCI the engineers Sif Holding and Royal IHC have signed heads of agreement on an intended acquisition by Sif of KCI the engineers. Final agreement is subject to due diligence outcome and foreseen in the first quarter of 2021. Recent offshore wind projects that Sif has been involved in, have convinced Sif that a closelink between foundation-design and manufacturing know-how can result in a significant optimisation of both the design and manufacturing of the foundation. This effectively results in a better production efficiency and lower integrated costs of the foundations. By adding design engineering skills, Sif takes an important next step in its development towards an integrated total solution partner for offshore wind monopile products and services. The intended acquisition of KCI is instrumental to building sufficient engineering-capacity and -competence to fully support this approach. i. sif-group.com

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NEWS IN BRIEF Vulcan mobilises offshore cable laying Vulcan Offshore has put cable lay vessel mobilisation at the centre of its multifaceted offshore service offering.

Vulcan is a specialist in fabrication, welding, and computer numerical control (CNC) machining for the marine and subsea industries. It principally works for cable lay companies that own or charter vessels for laying offshore windfarm or fibre optic cables for the telecommunications industry. When a vessel, barge, or workboat prepares for an upcoming project, Vulcan’s clients typically must modify and fit out the deck with winches, launch and recovery systems (LARs), cable engines, steps, ladders, and access platforms, et cetera. As the vessels perform different functions depending on the job, equipment needs to be fabricated or welded to the deck of the ship.

Chris Scrutton, Managing Director at Vulcan, says, “We offer a comprehensive welding and fabrication service, which can be delivered in our workshop, on- and offshore. It’s proved to be a differentiator that we’re ideally located near the Southampton port on the south coast and we have personnel skilled in MMA, MIG, and TIG welding; we also have welders who are CSWIP 3.2 certified.” i. vulcanoffshore.co.uk

EnerMech appoints IT Director

Non-nuclear Density Analyser

Steven Muir joins the global integrated solutions specialist as IT Director from Stork where he was Director of Group Technology & Operations, and IT Business Partner for UK, ME & APAC Regions. Previously, Mr Muir led and managed IT Functions across multiple different industry sectors including education, technology, and biotech. EnerMech is embarking on a period of transformation and expansion and Mr Muir will focus on ensuring the business’s IT and systems infrastructure remains cutting edge.

Based in Aberdeen, Mr Muir will be responsible for enhancing EnerMech’s technology components as the company strengthens its entry into the renewables and infrastructure sectors while maintaining its leading position in its traditional oil and gas markets.

A new generation of NON NUCLEAR density analysers based on Ultrasonic spectroscopy for a high accuracy density-measurement of the dredging slurry.

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The ceramic ultrasonic and thermal sensors are designed for abrasive slurries in the dredging and tunnelling industry.

Technology Ultrasonic spectroscopy is the better and safer alternative for nuclear density meters. High energy pulses are included into the piezo element, an ultrasonic wave arises and propagates through the ceramic elements.

The reflections from the interface between the element and the slurry are measured.

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First Jones Act-compliant offshore vessels underway IN SEPTEMBER 2020, THE US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PASSED THE EXPANDING ACCESS TO SUSTAINABLE ENERGY ACT OF 2019, INCLUDING AN AMENDMENT WHICH WOULD ENFORCE JONES ACT REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL OFFSHORE RENEWABLE ENERGY PRODUCTION.

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towards this market potential. The new Jones Act requirements for offshore wind vessels limits the use of non-US offshore wind vessels and today, the US lack sufficient offshore vessel capacity to assist in the construction of offshore windfarms.

However, with the recent announcement of several vessels to be built in the US, this omission will soon start to disappear.

Energy at its shipyard in Brownsville, Texas.

The companies recently celebrated the keel laying, when fabrications from the first steel, supplied domestically, were laid to form the first part of the keel – the bottommost central steel structural beam on a vessel.

“This is a monumental step for the offshore wind industry in America”, says Robert M. Blue, Dominion Energy’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “Dominion Energy is delighted to be leading a consortium of respected industry participants in the construction of the first Jones Act-compliant offshore wind turbine installation vessel, which will provide significant American jobs and offers a reliable, home-grown installation solution with the capacity to handle the next generation of large-scale, highly-efficient turbine technologies. This will better enable the offshore wind industry to bring clean, renewable energy to customers in the US.” According to Domestic Energy, the new vessel represents a significant step in developing a domestic manufacturing supply chain to support the multi-gigawatt opportunity for zero-carbon electricity generation in US waters. The company expects the vessel to be fully utilised in support of the installation of over 5GW of planned offshore wind generation off the US East Coast through 2027 and beyond. The vessel is expected to create nearly 700 direct construction jobs. Once complete, the vessel will be based out of Hampton Roads, Virginia with a US crew.

The vessel’s hull and infrastructure will utilise more than 14,000t of domestic steel and its hull has a length of 144m, a width of 56m and a depth of 11.5m, making it one of the biggest vessels of its kind in the world. It has accommodations for up to 119 people.

The vessel is designed to handle current turbine technologies as well as next generation turbine sizes of 12MW or larger, and will also be capable of installing foundations for turbines and other heavy lifts.

Once constructed, the vessel will be available for charter hire, including by Dominion Energy Virginia, subject to the approval of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, in connection with the installation of its Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind commercial project.

Installation vessel

Support growth

With a length of 144m, a width of 56m and a depth of 11.5m, Dominion Energy’s installation vessel will be one of the biggest vessels of its kind in the world.

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he new Jones Act requirements prevent vessels built for the offshore wind industry outside of the US to operate on US windfarm projects unless they do so from non-US bases (such as ports in Canada), or receive components and crew delivered by Jones Act-compliant feeder vessels.

US coastal waters form a valuable source of renewable energy and ample offshore windfarms are planned for construction.

Therefore, it is not without reason that companies involved in the offshore wind industry are looking with great interest

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First of all, Keppel AmFELS is building the first Jones Act-compliant offshore wind turbine installation vessel for Dominion

Dominion Energy contracted with Keppel AmFELS, a wholly-owned US subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine, for the

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Great Lakes Dredge & Dock contracted Ulstein Design & Solutions to design the first Jones Act-compliant, inclined fallpipe vessel for subsea rock installation.

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The keel laying of the first Jones Act-compliant offshore wind turbine installation vessel took place in December.

engineering, procurement, and construction of the offshore wind turbine installation vessel. “We are pleased to be able to build the largest wind turbine installation vessel in the US for Dominion Energy and support the growing offshore wind industry. Keppel AmFELS has a solid track record and capabilities in a wide range of offshore vessels, and we are also able to leverage the experience of our parent company, Keppel O&M, in offshore renewables to provide a compelling construction solution for this milestone project”, states Mohamed Sahlan, President of Keppel AmFELS. “Supported by our highly-skilled local workforce, state-ofthe-art equipment, and reliable suppliers across the US, we are confident of delivering a high-quality vessel to Dominion Energy safely, cost-effectively and on time.” The vessel is designed by GustoMSC, a business unit within NOV. “NOV is honoured to be part of this historic effort to harness offshore wind to power the US electrical grid”, comments Clay Williams, NOV Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. “We are pleased to be partnering

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with Dominion Energy, Seajacks, and Keppel AmFELS to develop the first jack-up vessel for the US market purpose-built to install offshore wind turbines.”

Seajacks, a leader in the operation of selfpropelled jack-up vessels that provide safe and efficient offshore wind turbine installations, will assist Dominion Energy with construction and operations oversight.

“This next-generation turbine installation jack-up vessel is vital to the safe and costeffective deployment of offshore wind energy in the United States”, voices Blair Ainslie, CEO of Seajacks. “Seajacks currently operates a fleet of offshore installation jackups in Europe and Asia and is looking forward to developing the offshore wind supply chain in the United States with our partners. Seajacks is proud to be working alongside Dominion Energy on this historic project.”

Dominion Energy selected the global firm Huisman to fabricate the crane to be used on the offshore wind turbine installation vessel. Huisman, with factories in four countries worldwide, has an extensive product portfolio in the offshore wind market. The crane for this installation vessel will be able to lift 2,200t and will enable the installation of the new generation state-ofthe-art wind turbines. “We are thrilled to contribute to Dominion Energy’s ambition to enable large scale offshore wind development in the US, and we are grateful for their trust in Huisman to deliver and install this crane,” remarks David Roodenburg, CEO of Huisman.

Fallpipe vessel

In December, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (GLDD) contracted Ulstein Design & Solutions to design the first Jones Actcompliant, inclined fallpipe vessel for subsea rock installation. The vessel is considered to be critical in building the future of the US offshore wind industry, including establishing a US-based rock supply chain network. GLDD’s vessel will be US owned, built and operated by American workers.

The vessel is expected to help spur additional job growth and regional economic opportunities corresponding with the establishment of a US-based rock supply chain network for subsea rock installation, with quarries in states along the East Coast.

Furthermore, the project should generate additional economic and job opportunities on the Gulf Coast, where the vessel will be built. While the vessel initially would serve the East Coast, GLDD believes it will be

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Dominion Energy’s first US offshore windfarm, the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind trial project, was constructed in collaboration with, among others, Danish offshore wind specialist Ørsted.

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available as offshore wind projects develop along the Gulf and West Coasts. “US offshore wind’s potential growth could be a true economic stimulus for America. We believe this is the optimal time for us to leverage our extensive specialised vessel expertise to enter this exciting market now coming to the United States”, elaborates Lasse Petterson, GLDD’s Chief Executive Officer and President. “We are initiating this project because we firmly believe that a Jones Act-compliant offshore wind subsea rock installation vessel is a critical foundational piece required to advance the US offshore wind energy industry. We are committed to safe and sustainable operations and excited to make history with this landmark vessel.” “We are extremely honoured that GLDD has entrusted us to develop their new asset”, comments Edwin van Leeuwen, Managing Director at Ulstein’s Dutch design office. “We much enjoyed the cooperation with the GLDD team in developing the concept over the last couple of months, even though we never met physically due to the COVID-19 travel restrictions. Our team is eager to continue the further development of the vessel with GLDD.” The vessel will primarily serve the growing needs in US offshore wind, installing protective layers of rock at offshore wind

turbine foundations by means of an inclined fall pipe system. Furthermore, its large and strong aft deck area makes the vessel a highly flexible asset to GLDD enabling specialised subsea operations. “At the start of the design we applied our newly developed ‘Blended Design’ method, enabling GLDD to co-evolve their business case with the ship concept. This resulted in significant gains in economic performance, at the same time reducing fuel consumption and emissions, by optimising vessel main dimensions, speed and dynamic positioning capability”, mentions Ko Stroo, Ulstein’s Lead Naval Architect and Project Manager.

“Our design for this US Coast Guard compliant vessel strongly focused on Jones Act-compliant shipbuilding in the US and ease of construction.” The Basic Design will be developed by Ulstein’s Dutch design office, with strong engineering contributions from its sister offices in Norway and Poland.

Pending federal permitting and regulatory approvals as well as a final investment decision, the vessel will be operational as early as Q1 2024, to coincide with major offshore wind project construction timelines. i. dominionenergy.com i. gldd.com

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Oceans hold abundant, largely untapped renewable energy potential that could drive a vigorous global blue economy.

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IRENA and Ocean Energy Europe partner to drive ocean energy industry THE CEO OF OCEAN ENERGY EUROPE (OEE) RÉMI GRUET AND THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY AGENCY (IRENA) FRANCESCO LA CAMERA RECENTLY SIGNED A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) AT THE ANNUAL OCEAN ENERGY EUROPE CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION. THE PARTNERSHIP WILL DEEPEN EXISTING COOPERATION TO ACCELERATE THE COMMERCIALISATION OF OCEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, BY PROMOTING THE RIGHT POLICY INCENTIVES AND INNOVATIVE BUSINESS MODELS IN EUROPE AND GLOBALLY.

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ceans hold abundant, largely untapped renewable energy potential that could drive a vigorous global blue economy, as two new studies released by IRENA show.

‘Fostering a blue economy: Offshore renewable energy’ and the Agency’s ‘Innovation outlook: Ocean energy technologies’ find that, in addition to providing mainstream power generation, a blue economy driven by offshore renewables will bring major benefits to Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and

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coastal communities. Ocean energy can not only help to decarbonise power generation, provide affordable and reliable access to electricity, help countries to fulfil Paris Agreement pledges, and contribute to global climate action. Offshore renewables can also help meet energy needs for shipping, cooling, and water desalination, laying the foundation for a broad-based blue economy and industry. They create jobs, improve health, strengthen people’s livelihoods, and foster wider socioeconomic

opportunities for a green recovery from COVID-19.

Global in scale

Mr La Camera says, “Renewable energy from oceans has the potential to meet four times the global electricity demand of today, foster a blue economy, and bring socioeconomic benefits to some of the most vulnerable areas to climate change such as SIDS and coastal areas. Close cooperation with OEE in platforms like IRENA’s

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MARINE ENERGY Key benefits of ocean energy.

Active and projected ocean energy capacity.

Europe is a world-leader in the development of ocean energy, but the massive potential of these technologies is unarguably global in scale.

Collaborative Framework and Coalition for Action is absolutely vital to share knowledge with industry to ensure a widespread deployment of ocean and offshore renewables in the future.” Mr Gruet adds, “We have enjoyed a fruitful collaboration between OEE and IRENA for some time, and I am delighted to formalise it now. Europe is a world-leader in the development of ocean energy, but the massive potential of these technologies is unarguably global in scale.

Working on joint initiatives and exchanging information with IRENA will strengthen the advancement of these technologies on the international stage.”

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Today’s ocean energy deployment (MW).

10GW by 2030

Today, ocean energy globally accounts for approximately 530MW of installed generation capacity. Tidal stream and wave projects currently under construction may add another 3GW of installed capacity short-term within the next five years, most of it in Europe (55%), Asia-Pacific (28%), and the Middle East and Africa (13%). However, with the right incentives and regulatory frameworks in place, IRENA foresees the potential growth of ocean energy up to 10GW of installed capacity by 2030 worldwide. Following the steps of wind power and solar PV, innovative offshore renewables have seen huge cost reductions in recent years. Tidal and wave energy already offer a viable alternative for remote diesel-powered island territories with high electricity costs. As economies of scale push costs down even further, these technologies will become affordable options alongside mature renewable energy sources. Strong R&I programmes, revenue support, and regional co-operation in marine spatial planning are now needed to bring these technologies to the commercial stage.

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Image courtesy of IRENA.

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Maersk Intrepid is an ultra-harsh environment CJ70 jack-up rig, designed for year-round operations in the North Sea.

Photo courtesy of Maersk Drilling.

Low-emission rig shows promising emission reduction levels AFTER SUCCESSFULLY BEING CONVERTED INTO A HYBRID, LOW-EMISSION RIG, MAERSK INTREPID HAS ENTERED OPERATIONS AS THE FIRST MAERSK DRILLING RIG TO FEATURE THIS SET OF UPGRADES.

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aersk Intrepid is currently working for Equinor on the Martin Linge field, where the ultra-harsh environment jack-up in November this year commenced its first drilling operation with the full low-emission package in use.

Low-emission upgrades on CJ70 rigs

Double-digit savings

1. Hybrid power – The energy use on board a rig is characterised by high peak loads during certain operations. By installing energy storage by use of batteries, basic energy requirements can be met due to fewer engines operating at higher intensity, supplemented by battery power, which is both more efficient and reduces CO2 and NOx emissions. The energy storage system also allows for recovery of braking energy, adding to energy savings and further reducing emissions.

2. Energy Emission Efficiency software – The cloud-based Energy Emission Efficiency (EEE) software developed by Maersk Drilling uses real-time data to monitor energy use on board the rig, which allows for continuous optimisation, for example by switching off engines when they are not needed. The input from the EEE system can further be used to increase focus on energy-saving behavioural changes in general.

3. SCR units to reduce NOx emissions – Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) systems capture NOx exhausts and use ammonia injections to convert the gas into harmless water and nitrogen. On Maersk Intrepid, the systems have reduced NOx emissions by approximately 95%, an improvement from the original target of 90%.

The full technology package was expected to deliver a double-digit energy savings potential, and this has now been confirmed for Maersk Intrepid where the first month of operations on Martin Linge produced an initial data point of reducing fuel consumption and CO2 emissions by approximately 25% compared to the baseline average for the rig. In addition, NOx emissions were reduced by approximately 95%, an improvement from the original target of 90%.

The installation of low-emission technology is one of several initiatives supporting Maersk Drilling’s efforts to reach the company’s recently announced target of reducing its CO2 emissions intensity by 50% by 2030. Other initiatives relating to CO2 reductions include operating rigs on shore power and participation in the Project Greensand consortium, which is targeting the use of discontinued oil and gas fields for permanent storage of CO2 offshore Denmark.

“We’re thrilled to now see the full complement of low-emission technology in use on Maersk Intrepid, and to receive a very promising first dataset on emission reductions. It’s still too early to make any definitive conclusions on average emission reductions over time, but the preliminary results are very promising with reductions around 25% compared to the rig’s baseline, driven by both energy-saving technology and behavioural changes supported by the low-emission package. We want to do our part in the transition towards a sustainable energy future, and we’re thankful for the engagement of our customer Equinor and the NOx Fund in realising this project”, says Caroline Alting, Head of Integrity & Projects at Maersk Drilling.

Exploring further initiatives

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Maersk Intrepid is an ultra-harsh environment CJ70 jack-up rig, designed for year-round operations in the North Sea. It was delivered in 2014 and has been operational since.

The low-emission package for Maersk Intrepid and Maersk Integrator consists of three upgrades:

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Maersk Intrepid is currently working for Equinor on the Martin Linge field.

energy consumption and CO2 emissions. As part of the Master Frame Agreement between Maersk Drilling and Equinor, the parties have committed to exploring further initiatives to limit greenhouse gas emissions from drilling operations.

The full package of hybrid, low-emissions upgrades is also being installed on the ultraharsh environment jack-up rig Maersk Integrator, which is expected to start operating in full low-emission mode in Norway soon. “Maersk Drilling shows that it is technically and financially feasible to retrofit offshore rigs with low-emission solutions. It is also important that the ambitions do not stop there but, as in this case, the new technology paves the way for further reductions towards a zero-emission

future. If Norway is to meet its national emission targets, it is crucial that offshore rigs contribute with their share and with the improvements on Maersk Intrepid, Maersk Drilling is certainly showing the way. The NOx Fund is ready for more applications of similar character and hopes that rig operators and entrepreneurs together can develop new projects”, comments Tommy Johnsen, General Manager of the NOx Fund. i. maerskdrilling.com

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DIVING SERVICES & EQUIPMENT

Optimising Dive Operations with ROVs REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLES (ROVS) ARE A VERSATILE TOOL USED TO ASSIST COMMERCIAL DIVERS AND MARITIME CONTRACTORS IN PERFORMING INSPECTIONS IN BOTH ENCLOSED SPACES AND OFFSHORE, OPEN WATER APPLICATIONS. ALL PHOTOS COURTESY OF DEEP TREKKER

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hile consistent infrastructure inspections are necessary for operational safety, employing divers for routine inspections is an unnecessary risk that is often dangerous and inconvenient.

The best team

The diving industry plays a significant role in ocean exploration, infrastructure, aquaculture, military and salvage operations. In addition to taking care of problems in the marine world, commercial divers also perform inspections and fix issues in various industrial situations.

Nuclear power plants for example require consistent inspection to ensure structural integrity on submerged components.

Structures like cooling tanks require regular inspection and cannot be drained for routine inspection. Submersible ROVs and commercial divers are truly the best team for completing underwater tasks. Combining the strengths of both divers and underwater ROVs creates a mutually beneficial relationship. The goal of an ROV is not to replace a commercial diver but to complement them.

any mission. Before sending a human under the water, an ROV can conduct a safety survey to ensure that the job is safe for a diver. Using the underwater drone dive teams can accurately and efficiently check for any underwater risks. Protruding branches or wires that divers could get snagged on can be identified in advance to prevent incidents. Varying water conditions or other nearby hazards can be spotted easily, allowing teams to enter the water prepared.

Furthermore, the ROV pre-check provides users with a lay of the land. Divers can get their bearings before they even enter the water. Operators can also look for potentially hazardous or confined spaces to avoid or plan for.

With such a broad and potentially dangerous breadth of tasks, underwater drones can assist divers to maximise efficiency, effectiveness, and safety in five keyways.

Accurately quote contracts An ROV pre-check enables dive teams to fully examine the upcoming mission. Before a diver even dips a toe in the water, the ROV can be deployed to identify the area that needs to be worked on. The scope of the task can be fully understood, including personnel required, equipment, time, etc. By employing the ROV, teams are able to adequately prepare and schedule for the job.

By gathering a complete understanding of the task at hand, dive teams are wellequipped to provide clients with reliable information and accurate quotes to ensure exceptional service.

Pre-Dive Check Diving is inherently dangerous, no matter the situation. Human safety is paramount in

Add a new revenue stream Inspection contracts around the world are becoming increasingly competitive to win

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Using the underwater drone dive teams can accurately and efficiently check for any underwater risks.

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Diver safety can be optimised with the use of an ROV.

Inspecting submerged infrastructure with the Deep Trekker Evolution.

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The goal of an ROV is not to replace a commercial diver but to complement them.

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Submersible ROVs and commercial divers are truly the best team for completing underwater tasks. Combining the strengths of both divers and underwater ROVs creates a mutually beneficial relationship.

and companies are preferring lower risk inspection options such as robotics instead of manned inspections. Having a ROV allows your dive business to compete for these contracts by reducing the cost of performing many inspection tasks as well as enabling you to offer a safer alternative for performing the inspection.

Dive Monitoring Diver safety can be optimised with the use of an ROV during the dive as well. By monitoring divers from the topside, operators can ensure safety and security for divers. Those topside can ensure that divers are safe and follow safety protocols. Realtime video observation allows any issues to be caught at once with immediate emergency assistance if necessary. Whether open water or confined spaces, real time monitoring is incredibly beneficial for scuba diving safety.

Post-dive evaluation Operating an underwater robot from topside also allows for the dive to be accurately

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recorded for later review. Recording underwater dive operations in 4K UHD provides value to both divers and their clients. Commercial diving companies can show the video to their clients to show their valuable and important work. Recorded video also gives concrete proof of the work completed, work that can otherwise be difficult to demonstrate. Divers can also evaluate dives to determine where operations and efficiency could be improved to maximise their job performance. Recorded videos can be used for training purposes at both dive centres and commercial diving companies to show specific diving procedures for students. Companies can also use the video recorded from the ROV to create a historical directory of diving content for marketing, documentation and review purposes.

Advanced navigation and stabilisation

Looking to the future of ROVS

Complex operations

Submersible ROV company Deep Trekker provides an easy, efficient and safe inspection tool for offshore structures including sea chests, ballast tanks, moorings, risers and legs. Deep Trekker’s battery powered and easily deployed ROVs are quick and easy to use – providing dive teams with a reliable way to confirm the safety of their mission.

The future of the ROV industry trends towards autonomy. The transformative impact of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) on marine industries has the potential to be tremendous as the adoption of such technology becomes commonplace. As increasing adoption of AUVs leads to further investment in AUV technology, vehicles are certain to become more advanced and offer even further benefits to users. The evolution of AUV technology has and will continue to rapidly evolve as new vehicles, technologies and applications grow.

Taking a big step towards developing a hybrid autonomous vehicle, Deep Trekker released a new ROV package, the Revolution NAV. Building upon the Revolution ROV, the NAV offers advanced navigation and stabilisation, leading the way in semiautonomous vehicles. The REVOLUTION NAV package tackles underwater navigation by providing pilots with a Google map showing their ROV’s position on screen, allowing users to see where they are, leave a trail to show where they have been and set points of interest to where they want to return to.

Furthermore, advanced stabilisation features allow operators to station hold against currents, enable auto altitude and pilot their vehicle precisely and accurately through varying water conditions.

The REVOLUTION NAV’s capabilities are especially useful for applications in open, murky water or when there is significant current. The state-of-the-art features provide benefits across numerous applications for missions requiring precise navigation, location tracking and reporting.

The pairing of USBL and DVL with Deep Trekker’s BRIDGE technology and sensor fusion bring this intelligent navigation system to life. USBL systems utilise sonar beacons to triangulate the position of the ROV. A GPS chip inside the Deep Trekker BRIDGE controller allows the system to correlate the data and provide real time latitude and longitude. DVL offers users an enhanced navigational system by providing pilots with the ability to accurately and conveniently determine velocity relative to the seafloor, allowing for easy navigation through the most complex of operations. i. deeptrekker.com

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Go-ahead for Northern Lights project

FOLLOWING A HISTORIC VOTE IN PARLIAMENT, THE NORWEGIAN GOVERNMENT RECENTLY ANNOUNCED ITS FUNDING DECISION FOR THE NORTHERN LIGHTS CO2 TRANSPORT AND STORAGE PROJECT.

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he funding decision demonstrates the Norwegian government’s strong support for the development of a Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) value chain, which is essential if Europe is to achieve its carbon neutrality targets.

First of its kind

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storage in a reservoir 2,500m under the seabed. The project concerns the transport and storage component of Longship, the Norwegian government’s full-scale carbon capture and storage project. “Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is important to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement.

Longship is the largest climate project ever in the Norwegian industry and will contribute substantially to the development of CCS as an efficient mitigation measure.

Working together with the industry, the step-by-step approach has confirmed that the project is feasible. I want to thank the Northern Lights partners Equinor, Shell and Total - and I am looking forward to our continued cooperation”, says Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Tina Bru. “Northern Lights is a true pioneering project and the first of its kind offering a solution to cut emissions from industrial sources in Norway and Europe. We are ready to start realising this project that will be an important part of the climate solution. I want to thank the

Norwegian government and for the broad political support in making this a reality.

I am certain that we, together with our partners and suppliers, will make this project a success”, adds Equinor’s CEO, Anders Opedal. “The Norwegian government’s initiative and support for what will be the world’s first open source CO2, transport, and storage project shows real vision and commitment. Northern Lights is designed to provide a service to industrial emitters who can now take action on emissions that can’t be avoided. This is key to bringing real progress towards tackling climate change. Shell will play our part in making this a reality”, says Ben van Beurden, CEO of Shell. “The development of the carbon capture and sequestration value chain is essential to decarbonise Europe’s industries. We are a long-standing partner of Norway, a pioneer country which has more than 20 years of experience in CCS, and today we thank its government for making possible the final investment

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CCS decision to develop Northern Lights. CCS is key to achieving carbon neutrality in Europe and is fully part of our Climate Ambition to get to net zero emissions by 2050”, comments Patrick Pouyanné, Chairman and CEO of Total.

Fortum Oslo Varme CO2 Capture – Capture from industrial plants – Compresses and temporarily stored

Open to third parties

The Northern Lights project is part of the Norwegian full-scale CCS project Longship. The full-scale project includes capture of CO2 from industrial capture sources in the Oslo-fjord region (cement and waste-to-energy) and shipping of liquid CO2 from these industrial capture sites to an onshore terminal on the Norwegian west coast. From there, the liquified CO2 will be transported by pipeline to an offshore storage location subsea in the North Sea for permanent storage. The Northern Lights project includes the development and operation of CO2 transport and storage facilities, open to third parties. It will be the first ever cross-border, open-source CO2 transport and storage infrastructure network and offers European industrial emitters the opportunity to store their CO2 safely and permanently underground. Phase one of the project will be completed mid-2024, with a capacity of up to 1.5 million tonnes of CO2 per year. Equinor, Shell, and Total made a conditional investment decision on the Northern Lights CO2 transport and storage project in May 2020. The project partners are now in the process of establishing a Joint Venture (subject to merger clearance), which will be for all project activities, including business development. i. northernlightsccs.com

Norcem CO2 Capture – Capture from industrial plants – Compresses and temporarily stored

3rd Party Volumes

Transport – Compressed CO2

The Northern Lights project is part of the Norwegian full-scale CCS project Longship.

Permanently stored – CO2 received and temporarily stored – Export via pipeline offshore – Permanently stored in reservoir (approximately 2,500m below sea level)

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Northern Lights will be the first ever cross-border, open-source CO2 transport and storage infrastructure network and offers European industrial emitters the opportunity to store their CO2 safely and permanently underground.

Image courtesy of Equinor.

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OFFSHORE PORTS

ADVERTORIAL

Frontrunner in energy transition Photo courtesy of North Sea Port.

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THE DUTCH COASTAL PROVINCE OF ZEELAND HAS PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE OFFSHORE RENEWABLES INDUSTRY FOR MANY YEARS, AND THE REGION WILL IN THE UPCOMING YEARS FURTHER DEVELOP AS A FRONTRUNNER IN ENERGY TRANSITION, WITH AMBITIOUS INITIATIVES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF GREEN HYDROGEN PRODUCTION.

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ith the top ten European port of North Sea Port, the province has built up a great track record in the field of logistics, construction, installation, maintenance & repair, and decommissioning of offshore wind structures.

A broad range of companies in and around North Sea Port is active in this industry. Due to its diversity, the offshore cluster is flexible and capable of adjusting to changing circumstances.

It was one of the first ports in the region that stepped into the promising offshore wind market, first with the handling and storage of monopiles and transition pieces (TPs) and throughout the years, the offshore wind-related activities expanded towards construction, (de) mobilisation of offshore support vessels, O&M of offshore wind turbines, R&D, training and education, and a wide range of maritime, logistic, and technical services.

Another part of the industry is the decommissioning of first-generation offshore wind turbines. North Sea Port already has an excellent reputation with the successful execution of decom oil & gas projects over the past two decades.

and helicopter from Zeeland. Ørsted supports regional education and training facilities. With HZ University of Applied Sciences and Scalda Secondary Vocational Education, the province has fine educational facilities for R&D and training offshore wind specialists.

Hydrogen hub

Zeeland last year took the next step in energy transition for a more sustainable world. Within and around the port area, many initiatives were announced for the production of green hydrogen. An important aspect is the availability of electricity generated by operating and planned nearby offshore windfarms. It is good to know

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Full-service location

One of the first ports in the region that stepped into the promising offshore wind market.

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The term one-stop-shop is often misused, but in this case perfectly fits Zeeland as it is a true fullservice location for the offshore energy industry.

The broad experience gained over the years is not the only reason why Zeeland appeals to many offshore operators. Its impeccable geographical position, close to existing and future North Sea projects, the lock-free port of Vlissingen, and the excellent multimodal and congestion-free hinterland connections are of great importance, too. The Vlissingen port area includes permanent and sufficient heavy-lift crane capacity for next generation foundations and generators, dedicated heavy-lift quays, seabed conditions that are ideal for jack-up installation, and a 25m-deep pocket for semisubmersible operations. Ørsted last year opened its O&M base in Vlissingen for, among others, the Borssele I&II offshore windfarm. This is not without reason, as the port of Vlissingen is the ideal hub for offshore windfarms in the southeastern part of the North Sea. Crew, parts, and equipment can be swiftly transferred by vessel

Education and innovation In the Centre of Expertise Water & Energy students, teachers, researchers, organisations, and companies work together in new developments in water-based energy transition.

In the centre, HZ University of Applied Sciences and Scalda Secondary Vocational Education are educational institutes that, in the area of training, education, research and development contribute to Zeeland keeping its leading role in the renewables industry. Scalda, for example, introduced the first dedicated training for offshore wind technicians. This training is GWOcertified, which means it is compliant with the international standards of the Global Wind Organisation. The certificate is recognised by all WindEurope members. HZ started the minor offshore renewable energy and with Delta Power, it is aiming for the role of Zeeland’s natural environment in generating and storing renewable energy. Fieldlab Zephyros, an initiative of the centre and World Class Maintenance, aims for zero downtime and zero on-site maintenance of offshore windfarms.

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ADVERTORIAL

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A excellent reputation with the successful execution of decom oil & gas projects over the past two decades.

that the Dutch government recently opted for Zeeland as landing point for one of the two export cables of the future 4GW offshore windfarm IJmuiden Ver. It also benefits from access to CO2-neutral electricity from the Borssele nuclear power plant. Moreover, the region already has a high-quality gas/380kV electricity infrastructure with cross-border potential for balancing electricity (Belgium and the Netherlands). Zeeland was the first in the Netherlands to convert existing gas pipelines for hydrogen transport for DOW, YARA, and Zeeland Refinery. There are great opportunities for connection to a national H2-backbone and for creating a hydrogen hub in the North Sea Port zone, with opportunities for hydrogen import, storage, and transportation.

Photo courtesy of North Sea Port.

Extremely suitable

A recent study reveals that the ScheldtDelta Region, in which North Sea Port is located, is extremely suitable for the production and use of green hydrogen.

Current hydrogen consumption (450,000t of H2/year) in the region accounts for more than half of the total amount consumed by Dutch industry. Close collaboration between industry, the port, and public authorities facilitates the direct use of hydrogen as a raw material. The region already has a large, flexible range of steam methane reformers (SMRs) to balance out the non-continuous green hydrogen output from electrolysers. The oxygen produced during electrolysis can also be sold to the local industry.

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The lock-free port of Vlissingen, and the excellent multimodal and congestion-free hinterland connections are of great importance, too.

A good start

Various locations in the North Sea Port zone are suitable for large-scale electrolysis and the development of several locations has

already got off to a good start. VoltH2 has started planning and developing the construction of a green hydrogen plant with storage, refuelling, and distribution facilities

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O&M base in Vlissingen.

Photo courtesy of Ørsted.

Within and around the port area, many initiatives, such as the VoltH2 project, are announced for the production of green hydrogen.

Current hydrogen consumption (450,000t of H2/year) in the region accounts for more than half of the total amount consumed by Dutch industry.

Image courtesy of VoltH2.

in Vlissingen. The company envisages the construction of a 25MW electrolysis unit.

The plant will annually produce up to 3,600t of green hydrogen. By integrating hydrogen storage, local filling stations can also be supplied. The design of the green hydrogen plant will allow for an expansion of up to 100MW, with a potential production of 14,400t of green hydrogen per year. Ørsted, together with Yara, is planning a hydrogen project in Sluiskil (Terneuzen port area). Green electricity from the Borssele I & II windfarm off the coast of Zeeland will be used to produce CO2-free hydrogen in the 100MW electrolyser to be installed at Yara Sluiskil.

This renewable hydrogen will be used as a source for the annual production of some 75,000t of green ammonia. Yara Sluiskil will then be using the green ammonia for part of its production. This will result in 100,000t of reduced CO2 emissions.

Zeeland Refinery has plans to construct a 100MW electrolyser, and in the North-C

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Methanol project, in which among others Engie and Arcelor Mittal are involved, green hydrogen from a 65MW electrolyser will be used for converting CO2 into methanol.

Hydrogen exchange

North Sea Port, Gasunie, and the ports of Rotterdam, Amsterdam and Groningen have set up a partnership to carry out a study into the practical set-up of a hydrogen exchange for free trade of hydrogen. The study will look at how a hydrogen exchange could be set up in the Netherlands in a practical way. A hydrogen exchange could be realised in phases and grow along with the development of a market for climate-neutral hydrogen. The exploratory report ‘Een Waterstofbeurs voor het Klimaat’ (A Hydrogen Exchange for the Climate) already indicates that this will create a win-win situation for all parties involved.

Energy Port Zeeland The success of the Zeeland renewable energy cluster is also a result of the strong willingness of companies to work together, as everyone in the small province realises that collaboration leads to a stronger market position. This sense of collaboration resulted in the establishment of the platform Energy Port Zeeland. This platform focuses on closer cooperation between government, educational institutions, businesses involved in training and employment, research and innovation, profiling and communication, and business development.

It should lead to new activities in the renewable energy sector. It is important to create a favourable business climate for these activities by, for instance, providing sufficient education to enable the supply of well-trained staff.

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The first prototype was installed in 2017 in the Grand Harbour of Malta.

A smart offshore energy storage solution THE GROWING NUMBER OF OFFSHORE WINDFARMS WILL RESULT IN A LARGE SUPPLY OF ELECTRICITY THAT WILL AT TIMES DELIVER SURPLUS POWER AND AT OTHER TIMES NOT COPE WITH DEMAND. IN TIMES THAT MORE ELECTRICITY IS PRODUCED THAN NEEDED, IT CAN BE STORED INSTEAD OF CURTAILED. A SUITABLE BUFFER CAN STORE EXCESS ENERGY PRODUCTION AND DELIVER IT LATER TO COMPENSATE FOR DEFICITS TO MEET DEMAND. START-UP COMPANY FLASC HAS INVENTED A SMART, NONBATTERY-BASED ENERGY STORAGE SOLUTION FOR THE OFFSHORE SECTOR AND IS NOW READY FOR THE NEXT STEP. ALL PHOTOS AND IMAGES COURTESY OF FLASC.

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ne of the co-founders of FLASC is Daniel Buhagiar, a young mechanical engineer from Malta. “Being an island,” he says, “Malta has always depended on the sea in many ways and during my studies at the University of Malta I became interested in the sea’s potential for renewable energy. During my Ph.D. in offshore wind energy, under the supervision of Professor Tonio Sant, we were investigating supply and demand and looking at ways of integrating the storage of offshore generated electricity. This was back in 2015 and resulted in a concept for an energy storage device, FLASC HPES (hydro-pneumatic energy storage) that can be installed offshore, and even integrated directly into an offshore windfarm.

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FLASC started as an academic project built upon scientific curiosity but has since attracted significant commercial interest.

Hydro-pneumatic liquid piston

Renewable energy sources deliver a power output that varies with time. However, grids can only function well when energy supply meets demand. The FLASC technology can be used to convert intermittent renewable energy supply into a stabilised output. This facilitates grid integration by allowing the operator to schedule output at specific intervals. Energy is stored using a hydropneumatic liquid piston, driven by a reversible pump-turbine. In charging mode, electricity is used to pump water into a closed chamber containing pre-charged air and in the discharging mode, the pressurised water is released through a hydraulic turbine to generate electricity.”

From left to right the FLASC co-founders Robert Farrugia, Tonio Sant and Daniel Buhagiar.

Commercialisation

The first prototype was installed in 2017 in the Grand Harbour of Malta and in 2018, the concept was presented in the Start-Up Zone of the Offshore Energy exhibition. “Our appearance at the exhibition caught a lot of attention internationally, with interest from many companies and organisations, which is why we established a spin-off company later in 2019 to commercialise our technology”, Mr Buhagiar explains. “We decided to set up our company in the Netherlands and found a great opportunity to become part of the Buccaneer Delft community, which aims at accelerating scale-up growth in the energy and offshore industry. Apart from this, a lot of knowledge and experience is available in the Netherlands through the many companies and institutes operating in the offshore energy industry, so it is really a great place to be for us.”

High efficiency

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According to Mr Buhagiar, FLASC HPES yields various advantages when compared with other existing energy storage devices.

“Because of our unique closed pre-charged concept, the device can be used in shallow waters and can therefore work with fixed-

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OFFSHORE WIND bottom offshore wind, whereas other solutions relying on hydrostatic pressure are better suited to much deeper waters. It can also be used with floating wind, installed within the floater or as a stand-alone plug & play solution. A single centralised unit can also serve multiple turbines across a windfarm. Compared to other energy storage systems using compressed air, the efficiency of FLASC HPES is substantially higher. Systems that use compressed gas to store energy tend to suffer from low thermal efficiency as the gas heats up significantly during compression. Our system mitigates this by limiting the pressure variations as it operates and using the surrounding water of the ocean as a natural heatsink. The surrounding seawater quickly absorbs heat during compression and restores the heat during expansion. This results in a highly efficient solution that operates at an almost constant temperature.”

Safe and reliable

Mr Buhagiar mentions other advantages, such as safety by design: the technology uses pressurised seawater and compressed air. None of the sub-components or materials are considered hazardous or

flammable throughout their lifecycle. Wellestablished components are yet another benefit: despite its innovative nature, the technology itself can be built with mostly off-the-shelf components, already wellunderstood and widely used in the offshore sector. This also results in a high reliability and a long lifetime of more than 25 years, which can equal that of the offshore windfarm itself. The lifetime is independent of the charging-discharging regime, an excellent match for intermittent renewables.

“These advantages were also noted by the jury, when last October we were awarded the Best Innovation Award at the annual Offshore Energy event in Amsterdam”, he explains.

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Building on the first proof-of-concept prototype campaign, DNV GL were also brought in to review the technology, and officially granted the system a statement of feasibility. “Looking forward, the high capital costs and significant infrastructure necessary to upscale offshore technologies is the biggest challenge. With this in mind, it is necessary to establish strategic collaborations with leading companies that can deliver the full scope for large-scale

installations. This is why we are very pleased that we have been able to secure our first collaboration with Subsea 7. This is an important step towards the industrialisation of our FLASC HPES technology.”

Many more applications

FLASC’s ambition reaches beyond the conventional wind energy market, as the FLASC HPES concept can be used in many more applications. The concept could also be useful in offshore green hydrogen production as an interface between wind turbine and electrolyser. Other applications include offshore photovoltaics (PV), liquefaction of natural gas (LNG), liquefaction of CO2 for carbon capture and storage and seawater desalination. “These various applications highlight a flexible solution, and we are eager to engage in feasibility studies on various applications.

FLASC started as an academic project built upon scientific curiosity but has since attracted significant commercial interest.

We are now seeking to establish further collaborations and engage with investors to take the company to the next level”, concludes Mr Buhagiar. i. www.offshoreenergystorage.com

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We deal with all types of repairs and maintenance on ships, cranes, pipelines, pumps and valves.

Office & Workshop location Men Techniek B.V. Cairostraat 55 3047 BB Rotterdam The Netherlands T +31(0)10 820 87 17 E info@mentechniek.nl

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The strongest alternative

CABLES ARE USED FOR MANY DIFFERENT THINGS IN THE OFFSHORE INDUSTRY. TODAY, STEEL IS USED IN MOST SITUATIONS. STEEL OBVIOUSLY HAS LOTS OF ADVANTAGES, THOUGH COMPANIES ARE NOW SHOWING GROWING INTEREST IN CABLES MADE FROM SYNTHETIC FIBRES. ALL PHOTOS COURTESY OF FIBREMAX.

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Duco Handgraaf, Sales & Marketing Manager at FibreMax: “Our cables are among the strongest alternatives for steel.”

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ibremax is a fast-growing company that produces fibre cables via the patented endless winding technology. These cables compete successfully with steel cables.

Fibremax cables are 85% lower in weight, maintenance-free, and have a lifecycle that is at least five times longer than cables with the same break load produced from steel.

One can find the company’s cables, for instance in cranes, mining operations, aerospace, and offshore energy projects.

Endless winding

FibreMax originates from Smart Rigging, a company that fabricates and supplies lightweight yacht rigging. With the increasing size of yachts, the company was forced to produce thicker rigging products, also useful for industrial use. For this purpose, it was decided to establish the new brand FibreMax. For the production of cables, FibreMax uses the endless winding method. “Endless winding,” explains Duco Handgraaf, Sales and Marketing Manager of FibreMax, “is a totally automated process of continuous winding of parallel strands of fibres around two end fittings until the right cable strength or required cable stretch has been reached.

After the required length has been programmed, the EWR (Endless Winding Robot) computer calculates the number of fibres and loops required for the specified cable.”

they do not have to look for various suppliers for different types of cables. They come to us with a challenge, and we look for the best product to solve this.”

Heavy lift equipment

“Our first customers in the industry were producers of on and offshore cranes such as Liebherr, TTS-NMF, and Huisman. Our cables are among the strongest alternatives for steel,” Mr Handgraaf says, “making them particularly useful for implementation in heavy lift equipment. We can replace all current steel versions with an alternative that is up to 85% lighter, lasts up to seven times longer, and requires no maintenance.

Cranes are usually equipped with heavy steel plate or steel wire rope pendants and steel connectors. By using light-weight crane

pendants made from aramid, significant weight reduction over steel can be achieved with almost the same rigidity. It is important to realise that this weight reduction has advantages that go much further than just adding weight capacity. Booms can be made longer, construction details can be downsized, the counterweight can be made lighter, service life is extended, and transport and installation are easier and quicker, resulting in faster operations. The reduced weight of the machinery furthermore enables the electrification of cranes.”

Offshore mooring

FibreMax products are also found in mooring offshore oil & gas assets, and the transition towards renewable energy has

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All kinds of fibres

He continues, “All fibres lie parallel in one line of equal length and the EWR during the winding process maintains the same tension in all fibres with an accuracy of 0,1%. This results in the highest break load, lowest stretch and diameter, with the use of less fibre and a smaller safety margin. It also ensures that cables are produced with high repeatability. When producing multiple cables, we can guarantee that each of them will have exactly the same specifications.”

According to Mr Handgraaf, the endless winding process yields yet another valuable advantage for customers. “The endless winding method can be applied to all kinds of fibres, so we produce cables from aramid, HMPE, PBO, and carbon. We can hence meet all the requirements from our customers, as

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By using light-weight crane pendants made from aramid, a significant weight reduction over steel can be achieved with almost the same rigidity.

now opened up various interesting markets for the company. “For subsea use, we have our cables made of Dyneema DM20”, states Mr Handgraaf. “Dyneema DM20 is light, strong, and it can float. Offshore wind and wave energy are examples of green energy sources where we stand at the forefront of developments. After the development of windfarms in shallow water, the focus is at present shifting towards deeper water and floating windfarms. We are currently involved in several TLP designs. Our lightweight Dyneema DM20 fibre mooring tendons offer significant benefits compared with conventional steel wire rope. Our Dyneema DM20 cables also play a role in

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marine energy power generators, with customers such as Minesto. Compared to steel ropes with the same break load, we achieve a 90% weight loss, while the diameter is 10% smaller. Compared with braided ropes, we still offer a 30% lower weight and a 30% smaller diameter. Due to the reduced weight, transport and handling are much easier and more cost-effective as smaller vessels and cranes can be used.

A higher payload for the TLP or a smaller/ lighter TLP construction are yet other possibilities. Thanks to Dyneema DM20’s strength, maintenance is limited which is of course very useful for subsea purposes, along with the product’s longer lifespan.”

Closer to price of steel

The FibreMax cables are perhaps initially more expensive compared with steel ones but according to Mr Handgraaf, money can be saved when considering the entire product lifespan. “Although our product is more expensive compared to steel alternatives, our customers ultimately save money as lighter and smaller cranes can be used and the costs of cable maintenance decrease, as well as those of logistics and handling. The longer cable life should also be considered.” Still, the company continuously searches for cost reduction.

“Our goal is to get closer to the price of steel products and for this, we believe in

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The offices and factories are fully powered by rooftop PV panels.

automating our production process. With our EWR, we can produce at a high speed with a constant high quality, which in the end results in a higher cost efficiency.” Apart from extending the production facilities with an additional 2,400m2 (an expansion of 300%), the company recently also invested in a second upgraded EWR and a laser cutting robot. “Our new laser cutting robot is one of a kind”, comments Mr Handgraaf.

“It will be used for the production of end fittings to replace the manual cutting, which can be a pretty boring and tedious job.”

Bright future

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The company’s expansion is a prelude to a bright looking future for FibreMax. “When I joined the company about four years ago,” Mr Handgraaf elaborates, “I noticed a very positive vibe within the organisation. With NPM Capital as one of our shareholders, we have a sound financial backbone. NPM Capital is also shareholder in heavy lift specialist Mammoet, so they are well aware of what is going on in the market. Their trust in us and in our products sparks confidence.” When speaking of a bright future, the company furthermore wants to contribute to a more sustainable environment. “As a supplier to the renewables industry, we indirectly promote energy transition yet directly also put ample effort into reducing our ecological footprint”, Mr Handgraaf states. “All our products can be recycled. Our offices and

factories are fully powered by our own rooftop PV panels. We prefer to make use of regional suppliers, which shortens our supply chain. Our aramid named Twaron, for example, comes from the Dutch Teijin production facility, and Dyneema DM20 is supplied by Dutch company DSM.”

Lifespan of 35 years or more

One of the short-term challenges of FibreMax relates to the lifespan of their Dyneema DM20 cables. “We demonstrated in 2019 that our aramid cable really is the strongest cable in the world. We set a world record that year with a destructive test at DNV GL. The aramid cables were intended for a gigantic fly-jib for installing, among other things, offshore wind turbines. The cables had to be as light and durable as possible, with a minimum strength of 16,500kN.A world record of 17.020kN was achieved at the very first attempt.” For subsea cables, the lifespan of our products is essential and we are convinced that our Dyneema DM20 cables will last at least 35 years. This means that they do not have to be replaced during the technical lifetime of TLP offshore turbines. Testing is currently ongoing to get this lifespan of 35 years officially proved and certified. We hope this project will be ready mid-2021. This would really boost the acceptance of our products”, Mr Handgraaf concludes. i. fibremax.com

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Transforming data into action

Across a global fleet of 400+ tracked vessels, Opsealog has already helped to deliver 80,000t of CO2 savings.

THE WAKE OF A TUMULTUOUS 2020 HAS LEFT BEHIND A NEW AND FASTCHANGING SET OF CHALLENGES FACING OIL & GAS INDUSTRY LEADERS. IN AN ERA OF ALREADY SLIM OPERATING MARGINS, THE ABILITY TO FIND EFFICIENCIES IN THE OIL & GAS MARKET HAS ONLY BEEN EXACERBATED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. WORDS BY ARNAUD DIANOUX, CEO AND CO‐FOUNDER OF OPSEALOG. ALL PHOTOS COURTESY OF OPSEALOG

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t the same time, the industry and society at large are demanding a dramatic reduction in carbon emissions.

The pandemic, and the change in sentiment it has triggered, has ensured that strategies for the oil & gas market are now under continuous scrutiny. This has shone the spotlight on both upstream and downstream traditional energy markets, and their relative value and asset longevity when compared to low or zero-carbon alternative energy sources, including offshore renewables. An energy transition is inevitable. We have already seen a slump in the value of asset values and share prices of traditional energy companies to a point where far lesser-known renewable energy companies have greater capitalisation values than traditional energy majors.

High potential

The question becomes how best to navigate this energy transition and dampen the impact of market volatility. Not just to survive, but to build a mid-long term operating strategy that can thrive in this new era. This starts and ends with focusing on operational efficiencies that can protect margins and allow finite assets to operate profitably for longer, while complying with emissions regulations, reducing their environmental impact, and creating a pathway to a more sustainable future. As it happens, one of the most powerful tools in our arsenal is ready and waiting. The digital revolution has given us access to data on an unprecedented scale. But although digitalisation offers huge potential, just digitalising your operations is not enough.

It’s not just the data, it’s what you do with it that counts. So how can operators turn their

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With the right tool, data can be visualised in a way that delivers a clear, real-time picture of the fleet.

data into meaningful insights to reduce costs, cut carbon, protect margins, and improve performance?

Lessons from offshore logistics

The offshore logistics sector offers valuable lessons for how this can be achieved.

Opsealog works with a wide range of exploration and production (E&P) companies, including energy majors, national oil companies and regional operators, translating their data into actionable intelligence about the utilisation of their offshore support vessels. Through what Opsealog describes as ‘efficiency as a service’, this data enables real-time visibility of their vessels to improve performance, cut fuel consumption and reduce carbon and other emissions. Across a global fleet of 400+ vessels tracked, we have already helped to deliver 80,000t of CO2 savings. In

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2019, this equated to a 10% reduction in emissions from changes in the operational behaviour of these vessels by our E&P customers. We also believe an additional 5-10% reduction can be achieved through further optimisation initiatives.

Data-driven picture

One of the first challenges for any organisation wanting a better picture of their operations is to understand their existing data tools. Many operators already have access to data that can be highly valuable, such as weather data, flow meter data and positioning data, but are not yet taking advantage of it. Opsealog’s partnership with an affiliate of a leading energy major is a good example of this. The affiliate had a fleet of crew boats in West Africa that suffered from low-quality AIS tracking and poor connectivity. This lack of

Arnaud Dianoux, CEO and Co-Founder of Opsealog.

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data and inaccurate reporting prevented the affiliate from having a clear overview of their vessel operations. We worked with them to find other data sources to complement their fragmented AIS data and build greater data redundancy.

Breaking down data siloes

We live in a data-rich era, but there is little benefit if this data is siloed. The offshore sector is at a digital crossroads where fragmented data and incompatible platforms prevent operators from seeing the full picture; clouded in some cases not by a lack of data, but by the sheer volume of it. Working with that same affiliate in West Africa, we used our Marinsights service to process, integrate, and visualise their data in a way that delivered a single interface and a clear, real-time picture of their fleet.

This has given them the accurate insights they need to optimise the utilisation of these vessels by cutting their fuel consumption and reducing their emissions.

When talking about digital insights, a premium is often placed on ‘real time’ reporting, and rightly so, particularly compared to a legacy of daily, weekly, or even less frequent reporting. But it is important that your data platform also enables you to take a step back to see the bigger picture. We work collaboratively with our clients through this process, asking the

right questions and recommending the most effective way to visualise their data to build a turnkey solution that meets their specific operational needs.

Building a digital culture

For any IT project to succeed, culture matters just as much as hardware or software. Persuading your team to do things differently is the challenge of building a digital culture. It requires buy-in at every level, from the boardroom to the quayside, the rig, and the vessel. Above all, everyone needs to understand ‘the why’. If they can recognise the value in driving up performance standards, reducing costs and cutting carbon, as well as how it can empower each of them in their roles, the likelihood of a successful deployment of your digital tools will be far greater.

Oil & gas operators can also learn from the offshore renewables sector. In our experience, the renewables sector is more digitally minded than their counterparts in oil & gas. In addition, perhaps because of the higher start-up costs facing renewables, they are better attuned to the need to operate to the highest levels of efficiency.

Finally, as a younger sector with less of an ‘analogue legacy’ to overcome, they have been more willing to embrace the use of data when it comes to the opportunities in the fast-growing renewables market.

The COVID-19 pandemic

If there is any silver lining to the pandemic, it is that even those reluctant about digital adoption have taken important steps in this direction. As travel restrictions and home working became the norm for many of us, we instead leaned on digital and remote working technologies. This provided a degree of agility that surprised many, as data-driven technology proved its value as an aid to decision-making, even at a distance. For example, a customer that was grounded in Europe due to the travel ban was able to manage their offshore fleet in Nigeria just as effectively.

Digitalisation is a journey that takes time, but there are important gains that can be secured quickly. Particularly for the oil industry, good data management can provide immediate insights to protect the oil margin and ensure that operations remain profitable, even in a tough market.

It has been said that ‘data is the new oil’. One thing that is certainly true is that the smart use of data in improving operational efficiencies has a vital role to play in helping offshore operations meet the increasing demands placed upon them, delivering profitability, extending asset life, increasing asset value, while complying with carbon and other emissions’ regulations. i. opsealog.com

It’s not just the data, it’s what you do with it that counts.

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The CTBO requires producers and importers of fossil fuels such as oil & gas to make sure that an increasing percentage of the amount of carbon extracted is also permanently stored.

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The Carbon Takeback Obligation NET ZERO EMISSIONS IN HYDROCARBONS INDUSTRY

ONE COMPANY AFTER THE OTHER, INCLUDING IN THE OIL & GAS INDUSTRY, IS ANNOUNCING AMBITIONS TO REACH NET ZERO EMISSIONS. THESE AMBITIONS ARE NEEDED AS FIVE YEARS AFTER THE HISTORIC PARIS CLIMATE AGREEMENT, THE WORLD IS NOT ON TRACK TO REACH THE PARIS 2°C DEGREE TARGET, LET ALONE 1.5°C.

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argriet Kuijper has her own consultancy focusing on carbon capture and storage (CCS) and corporate social responsibility.

Femke Perlot-Hoogeveen is Sustainability Advisor for the energy & resources sector at Deloitte. Offshore Industry speaks with them about a Carbon Takeback Obligation, and how this can contribute to staying within the global carbon budget.

Ms Kuijper, you have been in the oil & gas industry for over 30 years and are now an independent advisor on carbon management solutions.

Together with two co-authors, you recently published the results of a feasibility study on a ‘Carbon Takeback Obligation’. What is a Carbon Takeback Obligation, and what are the key takeaways of the feasibility study you did?

Ms Kuijper: “The Carbon Takeback Obligation, or CTBO for short, is a new policy instrument that could ensure that CO2 from fossil energy no longer ends up in the atmosphere. It requires producers and importers of fossil fuels such as oil & gas to make sure that an

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The Carbon Takeback Obligation is a new policy instrument that could ensure that CO2 from fossil energy no longer ends up in the atmosphere.

Margriet Kuijper has her own consultancy firm focusing on carbon capture and storage (CCS) and corporate social responsibility.

Femke Perlot-Hoogeveen, Sustainability Advisor at Deloitte.

increasing percentage of the amount of carbon extracted is also permanently stored. This can be done by, among other things, CO2 capture and storage.

In our feasibility study, we developed a workable model of how a CTBO could work in the Netherlands, focusing on natural gas production and imports. The key takeaway is that a CTBO can give a strong additional stimulus for the energy transition. The Sounding Board Group that we worked with concluded that a CTBO can be an interesting additional climate policy instrument. Ideas for a CTBO are also being developed in other countries. The system can be expanded to a larger region and more countries in the future.”

The Sounding Board Group consisted of key industry stakeholders – producers, emitters, researchers, NGOs, consulting firms, and policy makers. The feasibility study, which Ms Kuijper led together with De Gemeynt and Royal HaskoningDHV, was funded by the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy, EBN, NOGEPA, and Equinor.

Ms Perlot-Hoogeveen, you work with Deloitte and were one of the participants in the Sounding Board Group. What is the driver for Deloitte to support the CTBO feasibility study?

Ms Perlot-Hoogeveen: “Last year, Deloitte launched ‘WorldClimate’, the enterprise’s global strategy to reach net zero ambitions. The strategy drives internal goals, for example by setting specific goals for business travel emissions, offices, car fleet, and our major suppliers.

But it also informs our collaboration with clients, industry groups and NGOs to drive solutions to a low carbon economy. Being part of the Sounding Board Group for the CTBO fits in our strategy to support decarbonisation in different industries. Deloitte recently published ‘The 2030 decarbonization challenge’, which explores how companies in certain sectors like chemicals, oil & gas, mining and metals, and power, utilities and renewables can accelerate decarbonisation over the next decade and achieve meaningful interim targets by 2030. Another visible example of Deloitte’s focus on decarbonisation is the joint work with Shell on sectorial decarbonisation. In July 2020, the two corporates published ‘All Hands on Deck – Decarbonising Shipping’, and last month released the second industry analysis ‘Getting into Gear – Decarbonising Road Freight’.”

Why do we need a CTBO and how will it contribute to net zero?

Ms Perlot-Hoogeveen: “When you look at global energy supply and demand, fossil fuels account for 80% of energy consumption. Despite an incredible increase in renewable energy investments, production,

You can see the carbon budget as a bathtub and the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere as the water level in the bathtub.

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A CTBO can ensure that along the value chain, the polluter not only pays but also cleans up.

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and use, the global numbers hardly change. In other words: the increase in renewables is swallowed by our global consumption increase. This will change at some point, but if we want to stay within the global carbon budget, that is the total amount of CO2 we can emit if we want to limit global warming to less than 2oC, it’s worth exploring net zero options for the oil & gas industry.”

Ms Kuijpers: “You can see the carbon budget as a bathtub and the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere as the water level in the bathtub. Current policies are focused on managing the waterflow into the bathtub. A CTBO would focus on the water production. A CTBO for all producers and importers of fossil carbon products can ensure that an increasing percentage of the CO2 emissions from their products are captured and stored. That percentage starts low,but rises to 100% by 2050. It is similar to Extended Producer Responsibility schemes we already have for packaging waste, car tyres, and electric goods. This forces cooperation in the value chain, as suppliers and customers together will have to decide on the best way to meet this obligation. If insufficient carbon is stored, this will restrict production and/or imports. A CTBO works on the supply side and is therefore complementary to demand-side regulation such as carbon taxes and emission trading.”

What is the main difference from a CO2 tax or other instruments aimed at carbon neutrality?

Ms Kuijpers: “A CTBO can ensure that along the value chain, the polluter not only pays but also cleans up. With a regular carbon tax, the polluter pays to be allowed to pollute. With a CTBO, the payments are used to clean up. Companies deciding on more production or imports will have to explicitly consider whether they can make sure that the same amount of carbon extracted from geological storage goes back to geological storage permanently.”

The report explains in some detail how the instrument affects the entire value chain and who would pay how. In short, with a CTBO in place, the producer/importer is responsible for CO2 disposal and this leads to additional costs. However, this can be absorbed in part by adding a surcharge, which would show the price difference between regular natural gas and climate-neutral natural gas. This will also encourage customers to look for alternatives, which will not only add to emissions reductions but to actual energy transition as well.

Sources: egede-nissen.com; IPCC 2014; The Global Carbon Project 2017. Data as of January 2018. Image redesigned by Deloitte.

If we want to stay within the global carbon budget, that is the total amount of CO2 we can emit if we want to limit global warming to less than 2°C, it’s worth exploring net zero options for the oil & gas industry.

would award USD 100 million to the best carbon capture idea.

I don’t know what idea will win, but to me it underscores how important it is that, in addition to energy efficiency and replacing hydrocarbons, we also work on decarbonising fossil energy that we are likely to use for the next 30 years.” i. www2.deloitte.com

The report came out on the same day Elon Musk announced he wanted to support carbon capture tech. A coincidence?

Ms Perlot-Hoogeveen: “CCS is one of the main solutions to make a CTBO work and is now – after some resistance – generally seen as an essential technology in reducing CO2 emissions. Mr Musk said he

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Bakker Sliedrecht electrifies Heerema’s crane vessels BAKKER SLIEDRECHT WILL ELECTRIFY THE CRANE VESSELS THIALF AND SLEIPNIR OF HEEREMA MARINE CONTRACTORS SO THAT THEY CAN BE POWERED WITH GREEN SHORE POWER. WIND TURBINES AT THE QUAY OF THE CALANDKANAAL IN THE PORT OF ROTTERDAM WILL GENERATE THIS SUSTAINABLE ENERGY. THE SHORE POWER CONNECTION ALLOWS THE VESSELS TO TURN OFF THEIR DIESEL GENERATORS, WHICH SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCES NOISE AND CO 2, NITROGEN, SULPHUR DIOXIDE, AND PARTICULATE MATTER EMISSIONS.

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he electrification of the vessels is part of a shore power project that, alongside Heerema, also includes power company Eneco, the Port of Rotterdam Authority, and the City of Rotterdam. As part of the project, nine modern wind turbines with a total capacity of 27MW will replace ten existing wind turbines, the project consortium in August 2020 started building a so-called e-house on the quay near the canal. This is a gigantic socket that can supply 20MW (2 x 10MW) of green wind energy.

transformers, shore connection switchboards, and interface to the existing power distribution system. The enterprise will also expand the existing installations and switchboards and install the low and high voltage cables. The voltage must be converted from 11kV to 4.16kV. All new equipment will be installed on board of Thialf early next year, upon which the work at Sleipnir will commence. This crane vessel is brand-new, which means fewer electrical adjustments and a less extensive work package.

5,000 diesel cars

Long-term relationship

Heerema is their first client. The offshore company’s Thialf and Sleipnir are the largest crane vessels in the world. About 400 people can live and work on board.

During the winter period, the crane vessels are regularly moored in the Calandkanaal for maintenance or in preparation of projects at sea. All on-board facilities are then powered by diesel generators. By connecting the ships to sustainable shore power from the new e-house, they can be turned off. This will reduce the amount of emissions equalling 5,000 diesel cars.

CO2-emissions will be reduced by 15,000t and the vessels will be virtually silent.

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To use this sustainable shore power, Bakker Sliedrecht is presently carrying out various adjustments on board. The company will, among other things, supply the required

Heerema consciously opted for Bakker Sliedrecht. “We have a long-term relationship together. We are Heerema’s preferred supplier and have supplied significant parts and equipment for the crane vessels, varying from switchboards to generators and also propulsion systems”, says Project Manager Andy Waterstreet and Account Manager John Hollemans of Bakker Sliedrecht.

The construction of electrical infrastructure on vessels and land installations is a specialty of Bakker Sliedrecht, whether it concerns high, medium or low voltage. In addition to Heerema’s crane vessels, more vessels and other companies in the port of Rotterdam will be able to use the sustainable shore power in the future. i. bakkersliedrecht.com

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Climate Power Plant COMBINING WATER SAFETY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY PRODUCTION AND STORAGE MARINE ENERGY TODAY EXISTS IN MANY FORMS, HOWEVER MOST INITIATIVES TO REALISE MARINE ENERGY POWER PLANTS ARE STILL IN THEIR INITIAL PHASE. UPSCALING AND COMMERCIALISATION HIGHLY DEPENDS ON PARTIES WILLING TO INVEST. ALL PHOTOS COURTESY OF HZ UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES, UNLESS STATED OTHERWISE.

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ike many other innovations, expenses of development are high and make investors hesitant, not in the least as many relevant companies have been focusing on the development of offshore wind and solar energy that recently left their infancy to become price competitive sources. In the Netherlands, a research-consortium is working on a power plant that combines the functionality of a tidal power plant with a water pumping station. With this innovative solution, a so-called pumping tidal power plant, tidal power can – at reduced costs – be added to a pumping station (which is necessary to face the rising sea level). As this facility adapts to climate change (pumping) and also mitigates (production of clean electricity), it is called a Climate Power Plant. The lead partner

involved is HZ University of Applied Sciences (Vlissingen, the Netherlands) and Offshore Industry has a word with Professor Jacob van Berkel from this educational institute.

Huge potential

Mr Van Berkel proposed the development of a climate power plant in his inaugural speech in 2017, when he joined HZ as Lector Delta Power. “Vlissingen is located in the Dutch province of Zeeland, which is part of a river delta and thus surrounded by water”, Mr Van Berkel says. “Flowing water, wind, and sun are sources of energy that we have a surplus of over here. By cleverly using these sources, sustainable electricity can be generated in several ways. Which technique is the best one? And what yields the most at

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MARINE ENERGY reasonable costs? How can we store energy and restore it to the net? What is the best option for the surroundings? What is ecologically sound? Our research group Delta Power carries out applied research and education to find answers to these questions.”

“Marine energy has a huge potential,” Mr Van Berkel continues, “but it is at this moment expensive, especially when looking at offshore wind that has been able to enormously reduce costs through its current economy of scale. Large-scale deployment and technology development are necessary to bring down costs. Market and policy makers currently focus on offshore wind power, losing sight of the potential of marine energy to provide a stable, predictable supplement to low-carbon electricity supply from solar and wind power.”

Predictable

Mr Van Berkel has been fascinated by tidal energy for many years. “Like other forms of marine energy, one of the unique advantages of tidal energy is its predictability. Tidal energy is in fact generated by the pull of the moon that causes the high and low tide and, besides the effect of wind, this can be predicted for centuries ahead. Compared with power generated from wind or sun, one always knows quite accurately how much power can and will be generated from a tidal power plant per day, per week, per year and even longer.” Being a country near the sea, the Netherlands has a lot of know-how and experience with tidal energy. On the other hand, by being partially located below sea level, the Dutch have built up a huge track record in protection against the sea by the use of dikes, storm surge barriers, and pumps. “One of the challenges that near shore countries, especially those with river deltas, are facing today is the rising level of the sea caused by climate change”, comments Mr Van Berkel. “River deltas are often densely populated and industrialised.

As a result of this, they are part of the greenhouse gas emissions and changing climate. At the same time, the rising sea level has a large effect on these regions, and it can be expected that more measures need to be taken to protect river deltas and countries as a whole against the rising sea.

One of the solutions is to install additional pumps.”

Professor Jacob van Berkel of HZ University of Applied Sciences.

Photo courtesy of Municipality Goeree-Overflakkee.

Artist impression of a pump & turbine installation integrated in the Dutch Brouwersdam between the North Sea and Lake Grevelingen.

Technically feasible

“In our solution,” Mr Van Berkel says, “these new pumps could well be constructed as a

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A special feature of the propellor is that the blades are symmetrical to be efficient in both forward and backward modes.

pump & turbine installation. Pumps operate when necessary and are often not in use. By reversing the operation of the pump when idle, it could act as a turbine for generating electricity. The prototype constructed by the Dutch company Nijhuis with a 30cm diameter rotor proves that this is technically feasible on a small scale. Our next goal is to prove that the technology also functions on a larger scale. We ultimately think that installations with 8m diameter rotors should be possible.” According to Mr Van Berkel, the advantages of the Climate Power Plant are evident as it covers multiple purposes.

The concept can be implemented in both new and existing pumps, making it a highly flexible solution that can be used on a world-wide scale in many situations. We are at present investigating, together with Dutch utility providers, the possibility of using the system for short-term grid stabilisation with the estuary acting as an energy storage facility. In our opinion, this could be very helpful in case of short-term storage of energy, making it a useful solution for balancing the supply and demand of electricity.”

Challenges

Although the prototype demonstrates that the Climate Power Plant is technically feasible, there are, alongside financing, still some other challenges to overcome. “We have shown with our prototype that our idea is technically feasible but when upscaling to larger sizes, we will have to deal with several challenges”, Mr Van Berkel explains. “First of all, we need to know if the

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Potential applications may be found around the world, the rising sea level is a world-wide phenomenon, as well as the need for renewable energy (all dots indicate possible locations. The red dots show locations with populations higher than 400,000).

makes the upscaling to an installation in real circumstances important”, Mr Van Berkel explains.

The concept can be implemented in both new and existing pumps, making it a highly flexible solution that can be used on a worldwide scale in many situations. technical solutions we used in the prototype are fit for larger sizes. How will the materials of the structure withstand operating in the ‘real’ environment?” The installation should be able to switch very swiftly between pumping and generating electricity (socalled turbining) and is therefore equipped with, among other things, a fast-switching valve and a reversible propellor. A special feature of the propellor is that the blades are symmetrical to be efficient in both forward and backward modes. These features will enable a flexible four quadrant operation: forward/backward and pumping/ turbining. “Everything seems to work out fine in our scale model, but how will the fast-switching work with larger propellors and valves, and how will the parts work under the harsh circumstances near shore?

We also need to know how our Climate Power Plant affects the animals and natural life in the installation’s surroundings, which

World-wide potential

Potential applications may be found around the world, the rising sea level is a worldwide phenomenon, as well as the need for renewable energy. The size of a Climate Power Plant depends very much on the local conditions. In principle it could have a size comparable with the largest tidal power plants that exist today (250MW).

“When capitalised, tidal energy is worth 10% more than offshore wind because of its predictable availability, however, today it still is more expensive, and the question now is whether tidal energy will be given the chance just like offshore wind to become successful. Our solution of combining production of tidal energy with pumping against rising sea levels, will reduce the cost of both. Perhaps this will help to encourage possible investors and constructors and promote marine energy towards the same popularity as offshore wind”, Mr Van Berkel concludes. i. hz.nl

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