Crondall Energy is pleased to announce that its subsidiary, Buoyant Production Technologies (BPT), has successfully cut the first steel for the Demonstrator project. This milestone marks the beginning of an exciting initiative supported by the company’s project sponsors.
The Demonstrator project aims to design, fabricate, install and operate a reduced-scale version of BPT’s innovative power and control buoy.
The buoy is being fabricated at APCL A&P Falmouth. Following fabrication, the buoy will be installed and tested at the FABTEST site in Falmouth Bay. The Falmouth Bay site offers metocean conditions that will enable performance verification.
Project Timeline:
January 2025: First contract awards.
March 2025: First steel cut at APCL A&P Falmouth.
April 2025: Completion of buoy fabrication.
May 2025: Installation of the buoy at the FABTEST site in Falmouth Bay.
June 2025-December 2025: Testing and data collection to verify buoy's motion performance and correlate numerical analysis.
January 2026: Project review and evaluation.
February 2026: Achievement of TRL 6 and certification of technology qualification.
"This project represents a significant step forward in advancing our technology and capabilities," said David Steed, Technology Manager at Crondall Energy. "We are excited to collaborate with our industrial partners and leverage the expertise at A&P Falmouth and FABTEST to bring this innovative solution to life."
For more information visit Crondall Energy’s website