In a significant endorsement of the potential of Bedrock’s technology, a group of ten organizations have already signed on to participate in the program, ranging from major offshore wind developers, marine engineering and service providers, surveyors, cultural resource management, and maritime archaeology firms: Ørsted, Avangrid, Equinor, Geo SubSea, LLC, S.T. Hudson Engineers, Inc., SEARCH, RECON Offshore, University of West Florida and NV5. Their involvement highlights the industry’s recognition of the importance of advanced technological solutions in supporting sustainable and efficient ocean development and critical infrastructure.
“Avangrid is firmly committed to developing offshore wind in an environmentally responsible manner that protects and preserves our ocean resources and is excited to work with Bedrock Ocean on its Proof of Technology program for its autonomous underwater vehicle technology. As we continue the construction of our nation-leading Vineyard Wind 1 project and look toward our larger development portfolio, including the New England Wind 1 project, Avangrid remains focused on continuously enhancing the safety and sustainability of our offshore operations and our work with Bedrock Ocean advances those critical priorities,” commented Sy Oytan, Avangrid Chief Operating Officer, Offshore.
“Geo SubSea has been actively promoting the advancement of autonomous technology in the marine environment, specifically in the offshore wind industry. In this vein, we have been working with Bedrock for a number of years, supporting their vehicle development on the data sufficiency side, and we believe their system is capable of integrating into mainstream survey applications across the offshore renewables sector. We are very excited to collaborate with the Bedrock team as they continue to push this technology forward and improve their offerings and capabilities,” added Jeff Gardner, President of Geo SubSea, LLC.
Proof of technology participants will have the unique opportunity to directly engage with Bedrock’s team, including access to data from a series of sea trials for Bedrock’s next generation of autonomous vehicles, which feature proprietary technology and algorithms as well as newly upgraded custom advanced sensors. With the added advancement and capability of our custom parametric sub-bottom profiler, multibeam, and forward-looking sonar payloads, Bedrock will be uniquely positioned as one of the only small form-factor, rapidly deployable, fully electric AUVs capable of collecting a comprehensive non-seismic geophysical survey data package while remaining exempt from most geophysical permits and any requirements related to ITAs and PSOs.
“We are eager to demonstrate our new technologies and the transformative impacts they will now have on the maritime industry,” said Charles Chiau, CEO/CTO/Co-founder of Bedrock Ocean Exploration. “This program is a humble invitation to collaborate with key industry leaders early while we iterate rapidly on our solution together. This opportunity will ensure alignment with the needs of our customers and respond to feedback to adapt to the changing landscape in near real time. We are pinging.”
The proof of technology program will provide an interactive platform for industry leaders, technology enthusiasts, and environmental stakeholders to engage with Bedrock’s innovations.
