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Tools and Reports

This page is dedicated to sharing the work of the ROICE research team—tools we've built, reports we've authored, and more as we continue our work.

REM Toolkit

REM 2.0 Toolkit Download

ROICE Program's developed tool for calculating levelized cost for a Gulf of America location.

White Papers

ROICE Regulatory Considerations

ROICE Technical Considerations

Publications

  1. https://doi.org/10.1109/INTELEC63987.2025.11214768 Repurposing Offshore Oil and Gas Platforms to Support Wind Power Generation, Brian Gibbs,  James McAvoy, Sree Teja Nutakki, Ram Seetharam, 2025 IEEE International Communications Energy Conference (INTELEC), Houston, Texas, USA, October 2025.
  2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2024.115115 Levelized cost of repurposing oil and gas infrastructure for clean energy in the Gulf of Mexico, Yugbhai Patel, Muhammad Younas, Paulo Liu, Ram Seetharam, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Volume 209, 2025, 115115, ISSN 1364-0321
  3. https://doi.org/10.4043/35788-MS Repurposing Offshore Infrastructure for Clean Energy (ROICE) vs. Decommissioning – Commercial Considerations, G. Legge; E. Hui; A. Thurlow; E. Keen; G. Nyamapfumba; R. Seetharam, Paper presented at the Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, May 2025. Paper Number: OTC-35788-MS
  4. https://doi.org/10.4043/35964-MS Repurposing Typical GOM Platforms for Wind Power and Hydrogen Generation - Design and Economics, Paulo Liu; Yugbhai Patel; Muhammad Younas; Ram Seetharam, Paper presented at the Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, May 2025. Paper Number: OTC-35964-MS
  5. https://doi.org/10.4043/35474-MS Repurposing Offshore Infrastructure for Clean Energy (ROICE) Vs. Decommissioning – Regulatory Considerations, Elena Keen; Brian Gibbs; Tershara Matthews; Luiz Feijo; Glenn Legge; Sudhakar Tallavajhula; Ram Seetharam. Paper presented at the Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, May 2024. Paper Number: OTC-35474-MS
  6. https://doi.org/10.4043/35064-MS Repurposing Offshore Infrastructure for Clean Energy (ROICE) vs. Decommissioning – Techno-Economic Considerations, Yugbhai Patel; Muhammad Younas; Paulo Liu; Ram Seetharam.  Paper presented at the Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, May 2024. Paper Number: OTC-35064-MS

Assets with High Potential for ROICE Projects

Dataset Filter Criteria:

  • Platforms installed after 1990
  • Platforms located in water depth less than 80 meters
  • Yellow Assets: Idle
  • Not situated in BOEM Low Suitability Areas
  • Minimum 6% IRR from ROICE Project

ROICE Attributes Reported for:

  • 500 MW Power Project
  • 25% Cost Reduction relative to 2024 Prices
  • 20% Performance Improvement relative to 2024 technologies
  • IRR Using 10 cents per kWh offtake Price

Courtesy of BSEE Infrastructure Dashboard