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Why C-Power?
Using the tremendous energy potential of earth’s oceans, C-Power products deliver high-value, mission critical power and communications at the operational edge. Learn more about how C-Power systems help companies overcome the biggest challenges of operating in the ocean.
Sending crewed vessels every time there’s work to be done offshore is expensive and inefficient. C-Power’s products deliver autonomous, resident operations that save operational costs when compared to legacy solutions.
Current offshore operations rely logistically complex, infrastructure-intensive solutions. C-Power’s platforms enable self-sufficient operations that reduce shore dependencies while enhancing autonomy and scalability.
By reducing the amount of dull, dirty, and dangerous work performed at sea, C-Power enhances offshore safety. Our platforms enable persistent and resident operations without relying on ships and crews in the operational loop.
The future of the ocean economy is digital and autonomous, but transformation has been slow because the ocean is a power desert. C-Power products are the missing piece of the puzzle to help unlock the future.
Data-Gathering Equipment
From offshore energy operations to research to defense and security, many industries have a critical need for solutions to affordably and autonomously operate the ever-growing array of sensors and monitoring equipment used in the ocean.
Where will the power come from to keep these systems running in the middle of the ocean 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 52 weeks a year? How will they transmit the collected data to the cloud? That’s the job of a C-Power AOPS, regardless of whether the customer is monitoring to detect intrusions, looking for gas leaks, or recording environmental conditions.
Robotic Systems
Today, unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) and unmanned surface vessels (USVs) can only charge “at home” — either back on shore or via an expensive-to-operate, crewed, diesel-powered topside vessel equipped with a charging unit. As a result, UUVs and USVs today are more expensive to operate and less versatile than they should be.
With a flexible, lower cost, easy-to-deploy C-Power AOPS, UUVs and USVs can tap into unlimited and reliable ocean energy via topside or sea floor charging to reach their full potential — longer deployments, enhanced operating capabilities, and true autonomy.
To learn more about what AOPS support of a UUV looks like in practice, read our press release on the SeaRAY™ AOPS supporting a Saab Sabertooth AUV at our demonstration conducted in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy and U.S. Navy.
Image courtesy of Saab Seaeye
Operating Equipment
Just as electrification is taking hold on land, it is also happening in the ocean. Remote and autonomously controlled operating equipment powered by electricity has the potential to stay “on the job” longer and with a lower operating risk profile, thereby reducing costs while increasing performance and safety. Another major benefit is the ability to deliver real-time, condition-based monitoring and performance data.
Where is the electric power for this equipment going to come from? And how will the data get back to the operators who need it? It’s the perfect job for an AOPS, providing primary, redundant, and/or emergency power and communications for support of brownfield, greenfield, and decommissioning operations. For more information on C-Power’s ongoing Joint Industry Project with OneSubsea and Subsea7, read our press release.
Physical AI
Physical AI — intelligent systems that sense, decide, and act autonomously in the real world — is transforming the ocean economy. Uncrewed surface vessels, autonomous underwater vehicles, and seafloor sensor networks are moving from experiment to operation, executing missions across energy, defense and security, and research markets. But the ocean is a power desert, and Physical AI can only be as capable as its energy supply. Without persistent offshore power, even the most sophisticated maritime AI systems are tethered to a power source or rely on limited battery capacity, constraining their range, autonomy, and impact.
C-Power autonomous offshore power systems change that equation. By providing persistent, scalable power at sea, AOPS enable Physical AI to operate where and when it matters most — continuously sensing, computing, and acting at the operational edge. From charging uncrewed vessels to powering subsea communications nodes , C-Power removes the energy constraint that holds back maritime AI.
Contact us to discuss how C-Power can unlock the full potential of Physical AI at sea.
Remote Loads
Remote island chains, forward operating bases, and offshore installations across regions like the Indo-Pacific depend on reliable power far from any grid. Today, that means diesel — expensive to procure, costly to logistics, and vulnerable to supply chain disruption. As power needs scale, the problem compounds: fuel delivery to remote loads can cost multiples of mainland and grid rates.
C-Power is developing scalable autonomous offshore power systems that deliver persistent, reliable energy directly to remote loads — eliminating diesel dependency and the logistical tail that comes with it. From powering remote offshore loads and forward operating locations to supporting large-scale maritime operations across vast ocean distances, C-Power’s AOPS provide a resilient alternative where the grid will never reach.
Get in touch to to learn more about scalable power for remote and distributed loads.