Wave Measurement Technology Helps Protect Vietnam’s Coastal Population
The Mekong Delta in Vietnam is home to over 20 million people and acts as a globally important agricultural area. The health and longevity of this important ecosystem is being threatened by rising sea levels and coastal erosion.Researchers rely on advanced wave measurement devices from Nortek to validate ocean models and provide accurate data for the development of coastal erosion defenses.The Mekong Delta encompasses the southern tip of Vietnam and is home to some of the world’s most fertile land. Over past decades, this area has faced increasing environmental pressure.Upstream dams and sand
General Oceans Scouts for Ocean Tech Acquisition Targets
85 million in 2021. General Oceans is now searching for suitable companies to include in the group in order to realise the ambition to consolidate the ocean technology industry.“All our group companies are very well positioned to serve the increased demand for autonomous subsea sensor and measurement technology from offshore wind developers, the oil and gas sector as well as the defence sector. Our growth has also been fuelled by synergies across the group, especially within sales and marketing” said Atle Lohrmann, founder and CEO of General Oceans. General Oceans was established with
Kawasaki's AUV Used to Inspect Coating Defects on Subsea Pipeline
, demonstrating high capability as a platform for close-range subsea pipeline inspections. Detecting coating defects on subsea pipelinesFollowing this outcome, Kawasaki decided to launch a joint research project proposed by TotalEnergies to integrate TotalEnergies’ electrical potential measurement technology, called Light Touch Cathodic Protection called “LTCP”, with SPICE to make the AUV capable of measuring the electrical potential gradient of a pipeline, allowing the detection of potential coating defects.Starting in October 2020 and lasting through February 2021, basic design
DLM’s Expands Range of Saddleback Holdback Tensioner for Subsea Cables
Dynamic Load Monitoring (UK) Ltd. (DLM), of Southampton, UK has expanded its range of line tension measurement technology, with a new device for measuring tension and creating holdback force on a single piece of subsea cable. The product, which combines the Saddleback product from DLM’s catalogue with an additional Hold Back Tension element, is being primarily used by the vessel NKT Victoria, with further devices in the pipeline for a number of customers.When consulted about a solution for measuring line tension and creating a holdback force for a cable lay project, DLM devised the Saddleback
Hacking 4 Environment: Oceans - Creating Entrepreneurs from Scientists and Students
or policy solution focused around solving such challenges as kelp forest restoration, weaknesses in the fishing supply chain, water pollution analysis, flooding detection systems, using unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) to detect harmful algae blooms, and exploring new applications for eDNA measurement technology.Equally important, the courses gave students the chance to make a difference in the world.The class was co-created with the BMNT consultancy, and -- working at UCSD, where it was called Hacking for the Environment: Oceans, with Sophia Merrifield and Eric Terrill; and at UCSC, where it was
Vaisala Launches New Smart Probes
. The probe structure allows the sensor to be replaced in the field without tools, providing maintenance flexibility in demanding applications that might require periodic sensor replacement, such as paint booths. The HMP3 and MMP8 both include Vaisala HUMICAP thin-film capacitive humidity measurement technology, which has become the industry standard in humidity measurement.All six new smart probes complement Vaisala’s existing Indigo product family. The digital Modbus RTU connection enables both easy integration into other systems and standalone usage. The probes are also plug-and-play compatible
Advanced Tech Helps Guide Pioneering Spirit
Marine pilots relied on the latest inertial measurement technology to help guide the world’s largest construction vessel during a recent call at Maasvlakte in the port of Rotterdam.Measuring 372 by 124 meters, Allseas' Pioneering Spirit is the largest construction vessel in the world, designed for the single-lift installation and removal of large oil and gas platforms and the installation of record-weight pipelines.With large vessels such as this, final entrance and docking maneuvers in the close confines of port are typically controlled by a pilot. When Pioneering Spirit made its way into
Maximizing the Potential of Chile's Fish Farms
How the right measurement technology can help Chile’s aquaculture industry fulfill its potential Climate change is just one of the challenges that ports in Chile increasingly have to deal with, and an investment in the latest Doppler technology and online systems has proven to be a significant benefit for its ports. How can Chile’s aquaculture industry maximize this technology’s potential? From the early 1990s to 2007, Chile’s aquaculture took off, and by 2006 it was producing 38 percent of the world’s salmon. Now, the country produces 1.4-1.
Renishaw Opens Office in Taiwan
end users, OEM customers, distributors and partners, as we aim to help raise efficiency and product quality for local manufacturers.” Renishaw opened its first representative office in Taiwan in 2000 and established a subsidiary in 2008, although the company’s precision measurement technology was introduced to the market by its long-term Taiwanese distributors, MTC and Usync, more than 25 years ago. As well as its full range of industrial metrology products, including probe sensors for CMMs and CNC machine tools, calibration systems, position encoders, flexible
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