The ocean is an enigmatic and uncharted realm that has long fascinated humanity. The emergence of autonomous underwater vehicles presents the opportunity to gain new insights and groundbreaking discoveries in this vast region, but getting there is just the first step.
Today’s underwater robotic technology is firmly divided into two distinct product segments: Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs) and Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs).
As we pass the first third of the 2020s, the UN’s decision to mark them as The Ocean Decade appears to be bearing fruit. Take The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project, for example, a collaborative international effort that aims to catalyze the mapping of the entire ocean floor by 2030.
The East Coast has been described as the Saudi Arabia of wind energy. Powerful, consistent winds off the coastline make it an abundant clean energy solution, capable of supplying vast amounts of affordable, reliable power.
There are ten times more suppliers involved in a typical wind development than one for oil or gas. In addition to the administrative burden for installers and developers, a fragmented supply chain means multiple supplier interfaces, which may lead to inefficiencies and costly project delays.
From April 18 – 20, the National Oceanographic Centre (NOC) in Southampton, UK, once again played host to the ocean industry’s cannot-miss exhibition and conference, Ocean Business 2023.
As the world transitions to greener energy solutions, electric underwater robots are ideally placed to support the oil and gas industry’s transition towards a sustainable future, whilst also helping advance the widening range of burgeoning renewable energy enterprises.
Subsea Inspection, Monitoring, Maintenance, and Repair (IMMR) services for offshore wind infrastructure management are in high demand right now as developers seek to prioritize the integration of renewable energy sources into power grids around the world. Central to planned IMMR operations is the periodic examination of the array and export cables—a network of submarine cables installed to transfer the generated power from turbine to offshore substation to onshore substation—to ensure operational optimization and reliability.
When it comes to optimizing maritime surveillance in offshore—and often contested—waters, uncrewed surface vehicles, or USVs, present the ideal package for safe, cost-effective, and scalable remote operations.
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