Wave power start-up Mocean Energy has set up a base in Aberdeen, Scotland, to help commercialise its Seabase technology.
The company has already secured £100,000 from Scottish Enterprise for the technical development of Seabase and a further £100,000 from the Oil & Gas Technology Centre for device’s commercial development.
It is now seeking oil and gas partners to help bring the technology to market.
A prototype of the device has undergone tank testing at Centrale Nantes in France.
The Oil & Gas Technology Centre’s TechX programme is providing office space at its incubation centre for Mocean.
Mocean is one of several companies to benefit from the 16-week TechX accelerator programme, designed to help innovative start-ups on the road to commercial success.
Mocean Energy managing director Cameron McNatt said: “Seabase is a wave energy machine small enough to fit in a shipping container yet robust enough to generate power in the harsh environment of the North Sea.
“Initially we see it being used to provide backup power to subsea equipment where, for example, an umbilical fails.
“Longer term, Seabase will provide green power to future generations of field-resident ROVs and autonomous underwater vehicles, reducing vessel costs and emissions.
“Aberdeen is a natural next step for us. The oil and gas market has a clear ambition to decarbonise, and Aberdeen is a global hub for offshore engineering expertise. We are now in early discussion with partners who can help bring Seabase to market.”