Verlume (formerly EC-OG)

Subsea Power Hub (Credit EC-OG)

Verlume (formerly EC-OG) is a cutting-edge Aberdeen engineering firm. Initially established as an engineering solutions provider in 2013, Verlume has grown to become a first-class technology provider in the oil & gas industry. With a highly experienced multi-disciplined team, Verlume offers exceptional knowledge transfer and cross-industry innovation.

The company conducted sea trials of its first full-scale Subsea Power Hub (SPH) system at EMEC’s Shapinsay Sound test site in April 2017. The test programme was a subsea industry first with the combination of a marine energy converter coupled directly to a lithium based energy storage system. Testing of this hybrid system validated the technical capability needed to meet a number of immediate high value subsea power applications.

Scottish Enterprise provided funding for the SPH development programme and supported the business throughout the rapid growth journey.

Following trials at EMEC, Verlume worked closely with another EMEC client – Mocean Energy – in a demonstration project coupling wave energy with Verlume’s Halo underwater battery.