Q-Connect

Quick Connection for the Offshore Renewable Sector

Q-Connect Technology

The Q-Connect family of marine Quick Connection System's (QCS) are designed to provide rapid and safe connection and disconnection of moorings and electrical cables to a range of offshore renewable energy systems.

Floating Wind

Quoceant are adapting Q-Connect for use in the floating wind sector. This includes an upscaled mooring connector, suitable for floating wind foundations and a separate design which incorporates uprated electrical connectors for high-voltage cable connection.

Q-Connect offers floating wind a solution for faster installation, more effective tow-to-port maintenance, cable emergency release and increased safety offshore.

We would like to hear from floating wind developers, connector supplies and other interested parties.

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Funding support from:

Quoceant is grateful to have received funding support from a range of bodies:

Designed from Experience

Quoceant has developed the Q-Connect on the back of years of experience with connection and disconnection of the Pelamis wave energy machine. As Quoceant, the company have successfully worked on marine connection projects for leaders in the wave and tidal energy sector, including delivery of two connection systems to Minesto.

Broad Application

The Q-Connect development was initially supported by funding from Wave Energy Scotland which took a smaller-scale system from concept to qualification testing.

Q-Connect is applicable to applications in:

Floating wind
Vessel charging systems
Aquaculture
Marine energy
Offshore oil & gas
Electrical charging offshore
Mooring line and anchor connection

Patent: UK Patent No. 2202837.7’. Pending internationally