Wave & tidal power | Technology to InSPIRE
Wave energy company Bombora is working in partnership with TechnipFMC to develop a floating wave and wind powered project. Suzanne Pritchard reports
IN APRIL 2021, WAVE energy technology company Bombora announced the formation of a strategic partnership with TechnipFMC to develop a floating wave and wind power project in support of a more sustainable future. The relationship brings together TechnipFMC’s technologies and experience delivering complex engineering projects offshore, along with Bombora’s patented multi-megawatt mWave technology. The partnership will initially focus on the InSPIRE
Above: Bombora’s Chief Operating Officer Dave Rigg
project (Integrated Semi-Submersible Platform with Innovative Renewable Energy). With engineering work initiated in November 2020, a hybrid system is being developed to deliver 6MW of combined floating wind and wave power, followed by Series 1 and Series 2 commercial platforms which are expected to deliver 12 and 18MW respectively. “Our core competencies and integration capabilities
make us an ideal system architect and partner in developing renewable energy solutions alongside Bombora’s experience and unique, patented mWave technology,” said Jonathan Landes, President Subsea at TechnipFMC. “We are delighted to work on a project that advances our commitment to the environment
while contributing toward a more sustainable future.” “This is a really excellent opportunity for us,” Dave Rigg, Chief Operating Officer at Bombora said. “The offshore wind industry is moving towards devices mounted on floating platforms that will enable them to target more energetic climates further offshore. This means they will have access to more seabed so will be able to deploy more machines but, at the moment, the cost of doing that is still prohibitively high. These platforms are proven to be quite expensive, primarily because they are moored in a much deeper environment and so the whole mooring system becomes more expensive than it would be if nearer the shore.”
Rigg goes on to explain that much of the infrastructure required by floating wind turbines is comparable to that which Bombora’s machinery will require in a similar floating context - such as the cable, platform, and a lot of electrical architecture. “So, the plan is to team up and design a platform that will accommodate both a wind turbine and our mWave technology,” he commented. “That works for the wind industry because it is helping to accelerate their technology. It also works for Bombora as it enables us
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