The SQUID system, designed by Encomara and manufactured by Aurora Energy Services (AES), has received a product design assessment from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS). The SQUID system integrates pre-installed mooring lines and electrical connections into a single subsea unit, designed to support more streamlined installation of floating offshore wind turbine systems.
The assessment follows the approval in principle granted in November last year for the Aberdeen-based floating offshore wind deployment and subsea engineering company. ABS completed a technical review of the system against class and industry requirements for floating offshore wind applications.
Onshore demonstrations are planned for July at the Aurora Energy Services facility in Huntly, followed by inshore wet testing and customer demonstrations at Ardersier in August.
The project is supported by Scottish Enterprise and the Offshore Wind Growth Partnership. AES’s Huntly facility has been identified as a potential site for scaled manufacturing as the technology moves towards commercial deployment.
Encomara was founded in 2023 by four industry professionals, including original patent holder Malcolm Bowie, and was acquired by AES in 2025.
