BAE Systems and Cellula Robotics to Run XLAUV Pilot in 2024
anti-submarine warfare; intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance; and electronic warfare.The demonstrator project will test the ‘brains’ of the BAE Systems military XLAUV on one of Cellula Robotics’ underwater vehicles in trials set to take place next year at a facility on the south coast of England."This will be the first time any U.K. company will have tested its advanced autonomous capabilities in this area," said Scott Jamieson, managing director of maritime services at BAE Systems. "My aim is to create a capability that is faster, more capable, more flexible
Valeport provides boost to Seabed Conservation Project
innovation project in England, LIFE Recreation ReMEDIES, will receive support from environmental sensor manufacturer, Valeport, for the project’s final two years.The marine conservation project which is led by Natural England, focuses on five Special Areas of Conservation along England’s south coast and Valeport’s sponsorship announcement coincides with an extension to the project which will now run until October 2024. The newly extended five-year ReMEDIES project seeks to protect and restore sensitive seabed habitats which are at risk and aims to plant a total of eight hectares
Innovative Approach to Measure the Geochemistry of Pore Water In Situ
a new approach which can be used to perform near-real time, automated analysis of the geochemistry of the pore waters of sediments. To first test the new approach in a local setting, the team recently undertook the trials of the adapted sensors in the estuary of the River Itchen, on the U.K. South coast.Dr. Lichtschlag, the NOC’s Principal Investigator for the Hadal sensors project, said, “Our successful sensor deployment has shown that this new approach can resolves spatial and temporal fluctuations in pore water chemistry, which are not readily analysed with any other method.&rdquo
Need a Survey? There’s a USV for That
charts in remote areas,” says Williams. L3harris USVs have also been used to update nautical charts along Florida's Gulf Coast for NOAA. “There are intentions to use the same class of vehicle to do a similar job for the Australian Hydrographic Office off the country’s south coast,” he adds.Heading to Work! XOcean's USVs headed out for a job. Photo courtesy XOceanXOCEANFounded in 2017, XOCEAN has done more than 100 projects, largely covering bathymetric surveys for hydrographic offices and site-investigation surveys, many for offshore wind companies, with its
Shell Joins Floating Wind Project Offshore Ireland
a floating wind project in the Celtic Sea, offshore Ireland.The agreement, signed with Irish developer Simply Blue Energy, will see Shell acquire a 51% share of their Simply Blue Energy Kinsale venture, which was set up to develop the Emerald Project, a floating wind farm in the Celtic Sea, off the south coast of Ireland. Simply Blue Energy will operate the joint venture, supported by Shell floating wind experts, with the project office based in the Cork City Docklands rejuvenation area. "This partnership combines the floating wind track-record and local knowledge of Simply Blue Energy
Acoustic Tech Used to prep for America's Cup
in 2021. They will compete in their new AC75 yacht named Britannia, a foiling monohull that flies over water on T-foils at speeds up to or exceeding 50 knots.The team represent the Royal Yacht Squadron, one of the most prestigious yacht clubs in the world, and are based out of Portsmouth on the south coast of Britain, using the Solent as their training waters.“The Solent’s reputation as a venue for sailboat racing is well-known. Its strong tides and complex geography and wind patterns make it an interesting and fun place to race,” said INEOS TEAM UK’s Technology Coordinator
On the Bookshelf: Wild and Temperate Seas: 50 Favorite UK Dives
diver’s ultimate pilgrimage – a trip to Scapa Flow; some of Scottish diving’s highlights with wrecks, lochs and sea caves; a Northern Irish island with sheer underwater cliffs, a remote Welsh peninsular with rare habitats, English islands renowned for their seals, as well as the south coast’s diving hotspots. All are special in some way to those who have contributed and evidence for those to whom the UK underwater is still a mystery that once you tame these wild and temperate seas there really are some magnificent experiences to be had. As a wise man once said ‘There&rsqu
Tracking Climate Change onboard SeaExplorer
equipped with a GPCTD-DO from Sea-Bird Scientific. The first deployment was realized in January 2020 (winter) and the second in June 2020 (summer). This mission aimed at studying the seasonal distribution of CO2 at sea in both winter and summer, by performing an inshore-offshore transect between the south coast of France and the DYFAMED time-series station (SOERE MOOSE). Operating in this area offers the double advantage of being able to sample contrasted oceanic conditions and to consider inter comparison exercises between glider data and reference DYFAMED’s fixed mooring measurements.Figure 1
Deploying ROVs and AUVs from USVs
Abu Dhabi’s National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC) Survey & Diving team. NPCC wanted a solution for survey and monitoring missions, including in hazardous or restricted areas, that could launch and recover an ROV.L3 Harris UK’s C-Worker 7 working with an ROV off the UK’s south coast. Photos from L3 Harris UK.Magali Mouries, a co-founder of Marine Tech and also its Commercial Manager, says, “They wanted to save cost and improve the security of personnel and divers and to reduce the technical means that they have to deploy to carry out these missions. An RSV replaces
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