SBM Offshore announced that it has entered into a global collaboration agreement with Microsoft to develop standardized, AI-powered carbon-free floating electric power solutions.
The collaboration aims to accelerate the adoption of floating power generation units to meet the growing demand for clean, reliable and dispatchable electricity for electrification and regional grid integration, while overcoming the barriers of conventional solutions in decarbonizing industrial energy use.
The collaboration will explore new ways to integrate cloud-based solutions, advanced analytics and AI into floating power generation. Through AI-powered asset lifecycle assessment, real-time carbon measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) and predictive maintenance powered by Microsoft Copilot, Copilot Studio, Azure AI Foundry and Fabric, SBM Offshore’s floating solutions will strive to enhance system reliability, optimize energy efficiency and flexibility, reduce time to commission and operational costs to boost clean energy.
The first phase of this collaboration will focus on deploying floating gas power solutions with integrated Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) in the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) and Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS), leveraging SBM Offshore’s collaboration with Norway’s Ocean-Power AS.
This model is also expected to serve as a blueprint for global expansion, supporting energy security and decarbonization objectives across Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas.
