Seanovent and Strohm technology to generate hydrogen in wind turbines

Seanovent and Strohm have agreed to collaborate on an offshore wind to hydrogen development solution in which green hydrogen is generated in wind turbine generators and transported to shore via a subsea pipe infrastructure.

“More now than ever, there is an urgent need for innovative solutions to be adopted to support the industry’s net zero emission goals,” said Steinar Hestetun, CTO of Seanovent in a statement. 

The companies said that they will use the characteristics of Thermoplastic Composite Pipe (TCP) combined with optimised connectors and other subsea components designs to deliver a safe, high-quality and dependable hydrogen transfer solution.

“Seanovents extensive offshore expertise coupled with Strohm’s superior pipeline solutions will enable the rapid acceleration of safe offshore wind-to-hydrogen projects by providing more reliable and cost effective solutions. This in turn will lower the Levelized Cost Of Energy (LCOE) and make distributed green hydrogen production offshore more competitive, sooner,” said Caroline Justet, business growth executive EiT at Strohm.

Strohm is the market leader in design and manufacturing of TCP, which the company describes as “agnostic” to fluids, including hydrogen, and does not suffer from fatigue, embrittlement or other issues associated with using steel for hydrogen.