Announced details
FPSOs; offshore energy production; power generation for floating offshore oil and gas production facilities; decarbonized power sources; integration with carbon dioxide capture systems
The system's overall power generation efficiency is expected to reach approximately 70% at maximum. The company plans to expand to 120kW modules in the future, with the ultimate goal of scaling up to the megawatt class.
The company is jointly developing an SOFC power generation system for FPSOs with Eld Energy AS. With ABS, the relationship concerns review and qualification under the New Technology Qualification (NTQ) process.
Eld Energy AS is a company that develops SOFC power generation units. American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) is a U.S. classification society. Other information, including location, representative, capital and year established, is not disclosed.
ABS New Technology Qualification (New Technology Qualification, NTQ): Feasibility Stage and Concept Verification Stage
American Bureau of Shipping（ABS）
In this announcement the company addresses none of Contract Value / Offering price / Impact on Business Performance.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Names of Products / Services Covered | Eld Power Module 40kW, SOFC power generation system for FPSOs |
| Counterparty | Eld Energy AS, American Bureau of Shipping（ABS） |
| Counterparty overview | Eld Energy AS is a company that develops SOFC power generation units. American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) is a U.S. classification society. Other information, including location, representative, capital and year established, is not disclosed. |
| Relationship with the Company | The company is jointly developing an SOFC power generation system for FPSOs with Eld Energy AS. With ABS, the relationship concerns review and qualification under the New Technology Qualification (NTQ) process. |
| Launch date | Not disclosed. Following completion of the Prototype Validation Stage and ABS's reviews related to the vessel, a pilot test is planned on an FPSO operated by the company. |
| Applicable area | FPSOs; offshore energy production; power generation for floating offshore oil and gas production facilities; decarbonized power sources; integration with carbon dioxide capture systems |
| Award/certification name | ABS New Technology Qualification (New Technology Qualification, NTQ): Feasibility Stage and Concept Verification Stage |
| Awarding / certifying body | American Bureau of Shipping（ABS） |
| Quantitative Effects | The system's overall power generation efficiency is expected to reach approximately 70% at maximum. The company plans to expand to 120kW modules in the future, with the ultimate goal of scaling up to the megawatt class. |
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.To confirm the safety, reliability and regulatory compliance of an SOFC power generation system that can use associated gas produced by an FPSO and low-emission fuels in an offshore environment, and to advance the development of decarbonization solutions.