Seabased boosts installation and commissioning

Swedish wave energy developer Seabased has engaged Jason Bayne as director of installation and commissioning.

Bayne brings more than 20 years of experience in subsea construction and installation, including project management and offshore execution for many projects that were the first of their kind in the maritime industry.

Seabased CEO Laurent Albert noted that Jason is highly professionally versatile. “He has overseen installation in every kind of environment around the globe and he’s a creative thinker when it comes to iterating the process toward increased efficiency. He’s also an excellent team player.”

Bayne’s primary role at Seabased is to ensure the company has a cost effective, efficient, and environmentally sensitive transport and installation methodology for the commercial projects in its pipeline.

According to Bayne, the installation itself is simple relative to other offshore construction since there’s no drilling of the seabed and the work can be done with light vessels.

With a BSME and MBA in Ocean Industries, Bayne has worked both as an entrepreneur and for Fortune 500 companies, garnering experience in areas from offshore operations to project development and technical subsea construction development to market strategy.

By joining Seabased when investment in renewable energy is taking off, the company believes Bayne has the opportunity to play a key role in helping shape the remaining stages of the certification and commercialisation process so Seabased can take its place among the renewables fighting climate change.