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Crondall Energy
Business type: Engineering
Contact: Amy Grant-Simpson, Business Development Manager
Address: 13 Bon Accord Square,, Aberdeen AB11 6DJ
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Countries worked in: UK, Singapore, USA
Crondall Energy is a leading independent consultancy providing strategic, commercial and technical services for offshore energy projects using floating and subsea technologies.
We specialise in Energy Transition, Offshore Renewables, Floating Production, Subsea & Pipelines, Business Consulting & Technology Development.
We work with a range of project stakeholders, including energy companies, investors, and law firms. We help our clients to manage technical, commercial and strategic risks and achieve positive project outcomes.​
As a company we have over 20 years of experience working on offshore floating production and subsea developments globally from early concept to late life.
We are passionate about transforming the offshore energy sector and supporting the decarbonisation of our economy by working closely with offshore operators and developers towards the net zero future of energy.​
Operating within 6 business streams, Energy Transition, Offshore Renewables, Floating Production, Subsea & Pipelines, Business Consulting & Technology Development, Crondall Energy provides a range of services that span the life cycle of an offshore energy development from concept to late life.
Capabilities
Good capacity and some experience in supplying the sector
- Pre-Construction Development Phase (DEVEX): Front End Engineering & Design Studies
Capabilities to supply, but no/limited experience in the sector
- CAPEX - Balance of Plant - Manufacture / Supply Services: Electrical system including backup generator, switchgear, transformers & converters
Other services offered
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Case studies
Crondall Energy and Durham University have worked in partnership to accelerate the development of Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES) in the UK continental shelf. This comes after the award of funding under a £6.7 million UK government Longer Duration Energy Storage competition to investigate feasibility of an offshore CAES system. https://www.crondall-energy.com/case-studies-3/project%3A-compressed-air-storage
Contract type: lump sum
Value: confidential
Developed a project with the initial aims to explore the technical and economic feasibility of combining a compressed air energy storage (CAES) system with offshore infrastructure to deliver long-term energy storage capacity for the electric grid. The team explored the likely costs of using electricity to compress air and to store offshore in the UK Continental Shelf. They also considered that, when required, the system is reversed, and the compressed air powers a turbine to produce flexible electrical energy. Upon completion of the feasibility study, it is hoped that the UK Government will progress the project to develop a full prototype of the technology.
Crondall Energy is proud to be a part of the Orcadian Consortium who have worked together to create the Microgrid concept which provides a new approach to electrification. Electrification of offshore oil and gas is not easy – it is neither trivial nor cheap to replace the power from onboard generators – but the imperative to do so is plain for all to see. In response to climate concerns those of us in the oil and gas industry will continue to advocate for cleaner methods of extraction and production. The impetus for change came from the North Sea Transition deal agreed between the industry and the government in March 2021, and one year later, the realities and complexities of delivering on that task have been laid bare.
Contract type: reimbursable
Value: confidential
Through collaboration and challenge, operators from across the North Sea are finding economical and sustainable solutions for power from shore options. The Orcadian consortium, one of three winners of the North Sea Transition Authority’s Electrification Competition in September, has completed a study that provides a new approach. We have designed and described a viable, reliable, off-grid option for powering North Sea platforms. Our approach is founded on power from floating wind turbines, supported by highly efficient and responsive gas powered reciprocating generators with enough battery power to maintain a reliable supply. We believe our design can be more effective and cost substantially less than cable from shore. It will deliver an earlier and deeper cut to emissions, and by reducing future costs it can enable mature fields to keep producing longer. All of this enhances the UK’s energy security and will ensure that emissions from North Sea oil and gas production remain world leading.
