Greensea Launches OPENSEA Edge
puts a tremendous amount of processing power at the edge, right on the robot, where it can work directly with sensor data and make decisions for the vehicle. OPENSEA’s Safe C2 software package for low bandwidth and high latency communications links provides a seafloor to over-the-horizon communications solution for operators supervising the robot. With the open architecture framework of OPENSEA and available processing space, developers can install their own autonomy and perception-handling software, including AI/ML libraries.Through collaboration with other subsea technology leaders, OPENSEA Edge
Alcatel Submarine Network’s DC/FO Tech together with Equinor ASA wins the 2022 UTC Award
controls architecture designed to simplify how new fields and carbon capture and storage (CCS) sites can be developed and expanded has been announced as the winner of this year’s Underwater Technology Conference (UTC) Award.Alcatel Submarine Networks’ (ASN) DC/FO subsea power and communications solution combines subsea controls and power in a single, open-standard and standardised high voltage DC and fibre optic cable, reducing the cost and complexities involved in traditional and often more bespoke umbilical cable solutions.The same standard cross section can be used to deliver 100 kW
Eni Taps OPT PowerBuoy for New Mission
US-based Ocean Power Technologies said Italian energy company Eni has extended its lease of a PB3 PowerBuoy for an additional 18 months. OPT has also been contracted for an additional scope of work to provide a power and communications solution for an entirely new application in the Adriatic Sea.Following more than one year of continuous maintenance-free operation as part of an underwater autonomous vehicle charging pilot project off the coast of Italy in the Adriatic Sea, OPT will redeploy the leased PB3 PowerBuoy to provide power to systems on an unmanned, decommissioned gas production platform.
OPT and Saab Seaeye Partner
vessels. The unmanned system can increase the range of the vehicle, increase operational weather windows for the operators, while improving safety for the crew,” Kirby said.“OPT’s PowerBuoy system will also meet two key customer needs: providing a cost-effective power and communications solution with the ability to increase the customers operating range away from land or existing platforms, while acting as an unmanned platform which improves and maintains the highest levels of safety and reliability. According to a Markets and Research report, the AUV/UUV market generated $2.6 billion
EIVA Cable Telemetry Kit Available as an OEM Product
, meaning the ScanFish Cable Telemetry Kit has proven its worth in many different applications. Now, by splitting up the telemetry components of the ScanFish ROTV system for integration with other pieces of equipment, EIVA said it is able to offer manufacturers an off-the-shelf power and communications solution for easy integration with equipment deployed from a vessel using long cables. The kit is available in a standard version with or without a subsea pressure bottle, and also in more customized version, to accommodate other needs and requirements. According to EIVA, the ScanFish
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