DOGEGS – Autonomous Deep-Ocean Clean Energy Generation & Storage System

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DOGEGS is our vision for a new kind of clean-energy platform: an autonomous deep-ocean system that can generate and store renewable electricity using the natural forces of gravity and buoyancy. Today, the world has a major energy problem. Wind and solar are essential, but they depend on weather, daylight and large-scale storage. At the same time, electricity demand is growing fast because of electrification, industry, green hydrogen, data centres and AI infrastructure. We believe the next generation of clean energy must be renewable, continuous, scalable and less dependent on critical materials. DOGEGS is designed to operate in the deep ocean, where environmental conditions are more stable than on the surface. The platform uses a controlled gravity–buoyancy cycle to create mechanical movement, which is then converted into electricity. A key part of the system is GF Machines, our integrated rare-earth-free, high-efficiency axial generator technology. This makes DOGEGS not only an energy platform, but also a practical application of a more mature electromechanical technology that we are already developing. The goal is to create weather-independent, 24/7 clean power that can support grids, islands, coastal infrastructure, green hydrogen production and, in the future, autonomous power and cooling for AI/data-centre infrastructure. Unlike many renewable systems, DOGEGS is not designed around a single intermittent resource. It is designed as an integrated generation-and-storage platform that can provide reliable baseload-style renewable energy. We are still at an early stage for the full DOGEGS platform, but the project is built on serious engineering work, working motor/generator prototypes, internal testing, and a clear development roadmap. If successful, DOGEGS could help reduce fossil-fuel dependency, lower CO₂ emissions, reduce reliance on rare-earth materials, and open a new category of ocean-based clean-energy infrastructure.

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Data przedłożenia 6 lipca 2026 Miejsce rozwoju Portadown, Wielka Brytania

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Jaki problem został rozwiązany?

The problem DOGEGS addresses is the lack of scalable, continuous and low-carbon baseload power capable of replacing fossil-fuel electricity at global scale. Wind and solar are essential for decarbonisation, but they are intermittent, weather-dependent and require large storage or backup systems to provide reliable 24/7 power. As a result, many grids, islands, industrial sites, data centres, hydrogen producers and remote infrastructure still depend on gas, diesel, coal or expensive grid backup, which keeps CO₂ emissions high. This problem is becoming more urgent because electricity demand is accelerating. Data-centre electricity consumption alone is expected to roughly double from about 415 TWh in 2024 to about 945 TWh by 2030, while AI-oriented data-centre capacity in the US is forecast to grow more than 30-fold by 2035. Long-duration energy storage is also becoming a multi-terawatt requirement by 2040. At the same time, clean-energy deployment faces industrial constraints: grid-connection delays, high energy prices, critical-material dependency, rare-earth supply risks, land-use limitations, high storage costs and long project lead times. DOGEGS is designed to solve this gap by enabling autonomous, weather-independent deep-ocean clean energy generation and storage for grids, green hydrogen, desalination, marine infrastructure, AI/data centres and CO₂-reduction applications.

W jaki sposób został rozwiązany?

DOGEGS addresses the problem by combining clean energy generation, long-duration storage and power conversion in one autonomous deep-ocean platform. The technical principle is a controlled gravity–buoyancy cycle. In the deep ocean, the platform uses the interaction between gravitational force and buoyant force to create repeatable mechanical movement. This movement is transferred to integrated GF Machines axial-flex generators, which convert it into electricity. GF Machines is Gravity Fellow’s rare-earth-free motor/generator technology, based on a patented axial-flex architecture and designed for high efficiency, high torque at low rotational speed, and reduced dependence on rare-earth materials. The platform is designed to operate 24/7 independently of surface weather, unlike wind or solar. A 10 MW DOGEGS unit is modelled to use 5 × 2 MW generator modules and target approximately 82.3 GWh of clean electricity per year under near-continuous operation. The system also targets >93% overall efficiency, a >50-year operating life, and long-term clean electricity production cost potential of around $0.01/kWh or less, subject to independent validation and engineering scale-up. Beyond electricity, DOGEGS can support green hydrogen production, desalination, AI/data-centre power and cooling, and CO₂ capture from air and ocean. In our current model, one 10 MW unit has projected annual potential of approximately 1,646 tonnes of green hydrogen production and approximately 4,117 tonnes of CO₂ capture, creating a direct pathway to global CO₂ reduction.

Czym różni się to rozwiązanie?

DOGEGS is differentiated by combining several features that are usually separate in today’s clean-energy market: renewable generation, long-duration storage, 24/7 autonomous operation, rare-earth-free power conversion, and future CO₂-reduction modules in one deep-ocean platform. Our key differentiators are: 1. Integrated generation + storage DOGEGS is not only a generator and not only a battery. It is designed as a complete deep-ocean clean-energy generation and storage platform for firm, continuous power. 2. Weather-independent 24/7 operation Unlike wind and solar, DOGEGS is designed to operate autonomously and independently of surface weather conditions, helping replace fossil-fuel backup and baseload power. 3. High-efficiency target The platform targets >92–93% overall efficiency, compared with many current clean-tech/storage alternatives that our materials benchmark at lower efficiency ranges. This is still subject to third-party validation. 4. Rare-earth-free GF Machines generators DOGEGS integrates Gravity Fellow’s patented axial-flex GF Machines motor/generator technology, designed to reduce rare-earth dependency, magnet supply risk and cost volatility. 5. Patented and IP-led architecture The core GF Machines architecture is covered by Patent 127886, PCT/UA2023000025 and copyright certificate No. 118726, with additional patent applications filed in the EU, US and China. 6. Low-speed, high-torque architecture GF Machines are designed for high torque at low RPM and direct-drive or minimal-gearbox applications, which is highly relevant for gravity–buoyancy and ocean-energy systems. 7. Long operating life and low-cost potential DOGEGS targets a >50-year operating life and long-term clean electricity production cost potential of around $0.01/kWh or less, subject to engineering validation and scale-up. 8. Multi-impact platform Beyond electricity, DOGEGS can support green hydrogen production, water desalination, AI/data-centre power and natural cooling, and future CO₂ capture / carbon-credit applications. 9. Scalable 10 MW modular model Our reference model is a 10 MW unit targeting approximately 82.3 GWh/year under near-continuous operation, with potential to scale to multiple platforms globally. 10. Commercial bridge through GF Machines DOGEGS is early-stage, but it is supported by the more mature GF Machines technology at approximately TRL6, with prototypes, blueprints, internal test data and Letters of Intent for over 14,000 motors per month upon successful validation.