Ocergy Inc., a leading developer of sustainable offshore solutions, has announced that the pilot project for its innovative OCG-Wind technology has entered the final stages of engineering, with the first steel cut expected in less than two months. This significant milestone follows the recent Final Investment Decision (FID) made by TotalEnergies.
The OCG-Wind unit, equipped with a Vestas V112 3-MW turbine, will be anchored near the Culzean offshore field in the North Sea. This installation will supply approximately 20% of the gas platform’s power needs with clean offshore wind energy. TotalEnergies secured the seabed rights in March 2023 through the Scottish Crown Estate INTOG process, making this project the first deployed among 13 INTOG projects selected that year.
“This pilot installation marks a crucial technical qualification milestone for Ocergy, demonstrating the ability of our lighter, fully modular design to significantly reduce both the time and cost of building floating foundations,” said Alexia Aubault, Ocergy’s CTO. “By advancing our industrialization efforts and increasing our Technology Readiness Level (TRL), we are ensuring that our foundation is ready for commercialization and fully bankable across all markets.”
Ocergy is actively collaborating with over a dozen major developers worldwide and has optimized the OCG-Wind foundation for the 15-22 MW range of existing wind turbines.
“On behalf of the entire Ocergy team, I would like to express our gratitude to TotalEnergies for their unwavering trust in our technology, our new shareholder Octopus Energy, which recently invested in Ocergy to support the commercialization of our technologies and our expansion into new markets, as well as our early investors Archer Wind, the EPCI contractor on this project, and Chevron Technology Ventures,” stated Dominique Roddier, Ocergy’s CEO.
About Ocergy
Ocergy is a technology company dedicated to developing sustainable offshore solutions. OCG-Wind is their flagship product, an efficient floating foundation designed to support the latest generation of very large offshore wind turbines. The platform’s innovative hull design ensures a very light weight, crucial for reducing the Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE). It is tailored for easy industrialization, offering flexibility in fabrication and promoting the use of the local supply chain throughout the project’s lifecycle.
Ocergy also develops OCG-Data, an autonomous environmental measurement buoy featuring an innovative architecture. It generates clean wind and solar power, storing energy in batteries to support various instruments. This allows for advanced metocean and biodiversity assessments and monitoring, particularly vital for offshore wind development. With excellent stability and near-continuous data collection available in real-time, the first OCG-Data buoy was deployed in the French Mediterranean in 2023.
The OCG-Wind pilot project is a significant step forward for Ocergy and the offshore wind industry, demonstrating the viability and potential of innovative floating foundations for large-scale renewable energy generation. The project’s success will pave the way for wider adoption of this technology, contributing to the transition towards a cleaner and more sustainable energy future.
