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SUBSEA POWER ntegrating offshore renewables into offshore opera- such as a wave energy converter, and stores it in batteries – cur- tions has become a major goal for oil and gas com- rently lithium ion, as they’re the most reliable and advanced in panies. A remote power supply could improve project the market for the scale they’re operating at, explains Slorach. economics for long step-outs, where they replace long Verlume both manufactures its own battery modules from power cables. Powering facilities from a nearby off- standard cells and buys third party modules – used for EVs

Ishore wind park could help reduce the carbon inten- like the Nissan Leaf, as well as trains, buses and even JCBs – sity of oil and gas production. But how do you balance that assembling them into packs that then form its systems. power – ride out intermittency – to provide a stable supply to A key part of Halo is the Axonn, which ensures reliable, sta- what could be critical applications? ble power to multiple payloads, via software,