Today's smartphones have more processing power than the computing system NASA used to put a man on the moon and bring him home more than 50 years ago. The shared similarity is that without a steady supply of electric power, each would be a useless block of assembled raw materials. On land, at sea or on the seabed, the challenge of providing a steady supply of electrical power to thirsty industrial consumers is a global one. For the oil and gas industry, the shift from topsides operations to subsea operations is underway. Ensuring safe and reliable subsea operations requires a safe and reliable source of electrical power. Eduardo Cardoso, director of subsea processing technologies with TechnipFMC, discusses the company's Subsea Power Distribution Station (SPDS)-a 2020 Offshore Technology Conference Spotlight on New Technology award winner-the challenge of powering subsea systems and more in this E&P Plus inaugural 'Innovation Spotlight.'

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