25 April 2023

Carbon capture is the bright future for accelerating decarbonization, and a great deal of projects are in place and others in scope. IHM is proud to announce the delivery of a radio communications system for one of these project: The Norwegian Northern Light carbon storage project. 

The Northern Lights project, led by Equinor, Shell, and Total, is part of the Norwegian full-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) project “Langskip (Longship),” supported by the Norwegian government.

IHM IP Flexible – VoIP radio communication system

For communication between vessels and onshore personnel, IHM's IHM IP Flexible is selected, The VoIP solution provides efficient communication as the system enables remote control of repeaters/base stations and radios. The solution offers many features such as dispatching, two-way communication, conference calls, individual calls and voice recording.

To ensure the highest reliability, redundant servers are part of the design.

Futureproof

The IHM IP Flexible is a standard (COTS) system in the product line Plug ‘N’ Play entailing the Basic, Small and Medium standard systems. Regardless of system size, the solution chosen can always be expanded for additional operator workstations and/or radios and base stations. Also, the number of applications e.g., PA, PABX, PoC units, alarms can be connected to the system.

Reference, image: Northern Lights