Solution

Offshore Electrification

Offshore Electrification

Optimising Power-from-Wind Concepts for Lower Emissions
Optimising Power-from-Wind Concepts for Lower Emissions
Screenshot of computer simulation
Screenshot of computer simulation

Exploring hundreds of thousands of electrification concepts in hours - giving offshore operators clear cost–emissions trade-offs and stronger confidence in investment decisions.

Client(s)

Equinor

Sector

Oil & Gas

Challenge

Energy Transition

Decision lens

Frontend Project Design

Product

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Geography

Europe

The challenge

The challenge

Electrifying offshore platforms with renewable power is a critical lever to reduce CO₂ emissions - but it is also a highly complex design challenge.


Each platform may be electrified partially or fully, with different power demands, costs, and emissions savings. Infrastructure options include offshore hubs, each with location-dependent costs, and multiple cable routing possibilities. Costs vary not only with distance but also with power demand, requiring different cable diameters and configurations.


With so many choices - hub locations, electrification levels, routing strategies - traditional manual evaluation can only cover a handful of scenarios. This leaves uncertainty over whether the most cost-effective and impactful solution is being pursued.

Electrifying offshore platforms with renewable power is a critical lever to reduce CO₂ emissions - but it is also a highly complex design challenge.


Each platform may be electrified partially or fully, with different power demands, costs, and emissions savings. Infrastructure options include offshore hubs, each with location-dependent costs, and multiple cable routing possibilities. Costs vary not only with distance but also with power demand, requiring different cable diameters and configurations.


With so many choices - hub locations, electrification levels, routing strategies - traditional manual evaluation can only cover a handful of scenarios. This leaves uncertainty over whether the most cost-effective and impactful solution is being pursued.

Solution

We developed an AI-assisted optimisation tool to explore the full design space for offshore electrification concepts.


The tool systematically generated and compared alternatives across hub numbers and placement, partial vs. full electrification of platforms, and cable routing strategies (direct or sequential).


Each scenario was evaluated on both total cost and cost per tonne of CO₂ avoided. By surfacing the trade-offs transparently, the tool enabled planners to move beyond subjective opinions and focus on the concepts with the highest emissions impact at the lowest cost.

Results

Comprehensive option space

thousands of hub, cable, and electrification combinations explored in hours.

Clear cost–emissions trade-offs

transparent comparison of NOK per tonne CO₂ avoided across scenarios.

Better investment confidence

robust basis for selecting offshore electrification concepts with maximum impact.

Results

Comprehensive option space

thousands of hub, cable, and electrification combinations explored in hours.

Clear cost–emissions trade-offs

transparent comparison of NOK per tonne CO₂ avoided across scenarios.

Better investment confidence

robust basis for selecting offshore electrification concepts with maximum impact.

Results

Comprehensive option space

thousands of hub, cable, and electrification combinations explored in hours.

Clear cost–emissions trade-offs

transparent comparison of NOK per tonne CO₂ avoided across scenarios.

Better investment confidence

robust basis for selecting offshore electrification concepts with maximum impact.

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