Japan’s MODEC has joined forces with Eld Energy, a Norwegian fuel cell system company, to pursue a scalable multi-MW power system for floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) units to enable them to fully run on zero-carbon power.
Illustration of FPSO with full-scale (100 MW) SOFC installation with integrated carbon capture; Source: MODEC
The duo’s agreement to jointly develop an integrated 120 kW solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) and CO2 capture system (patent pending) for FPSOs covers prototype design and manufacturing for a low-carbon offshore power solution.
MODEC and Eld Energy have advanced the joint design and manufacturing of a pilot-scale
