Transocean has installed a hybrid energy storage system on its floating Spitsbergen rig in Equinor's Snorre field. The system, which Transocean claims is a world first, was developed with Aspin Kemp and Associates and part-funded through contract incentives from Norway and by the Norwegian NOx Fund. It captures energy from rig operations to be stored within batteries to power the rig's thrusters, resulting in a reduction in fuel consumption and emissions.
Transocean has installed a hybrid energy storage system on its floating Spitsbergen rig in Norway's Snorre field. The system, which Transocean claims is a world first, was developed with Aspin Kemp and Associates and part-funded through contract incentives from Equinor and by the Norwegian NOx Fund. It captures energy from rig operations to be stored within batteries to power the rig's thrusters, resulting in a reduction in fuel consumption and emissions.