OSIL Launches "Beach Buoys" for Water Quality Monitoring
, and industries such as aquaculture, wastewater management, and desalination plants to track critical water parameters remotely.Equipped with advanced sensors (measuring parameters including coliforms, Blue-Green Algae, Dissolved Oxygen and hydrocarbons) and location-appropriate telemetry systems, the buoy systems provide early warnings for pollution events, algal blooms, and contamination, allowing for rapid response. By automating water quality monitoring, organizations can reduce the need for manual sampling, optimize resource allocation, and ensure compliance with environmental standards.Two sizes of
Woods Hole Group Unveils DeepCLiDAR Buoys
The Woods Hole Group, the U.S. subsidiary of CLS, has three DeepCLiDAR buoy systems ready for deployment to conduct wind resource assessments, metocean, and marine environmental measurements, with additional buoys under construction. With the Atlantic Wind Lease Sale 11 for Commercial Leasing of Wind Power Development on the U.S. Gulf of Maine Outer Continental Shelf scheduled for October 29, 2024, the Woods Hole Group positions itself as a key supplier of metocean and marine environmental services to support future offshore wind projects in the region.Developed in partnership with the University
OSIL Oil Spill Buoys protecting Desalinisation Plants
Ocean Scientific International Ltd (OSIL) have manufactured a large number of oil spill buoy systems that are now installed in multiple locations to protect the water intake systems of desalinisation plants.If hydrocarbons enter a desalinisation plant’s intakes the filters are rendered ineffective, and it can lead to the closure of the entire plant while the complete filter stack is washed. The lengthy and costly cleaning process also causes additional complications related to the disposal of the wastewater.The OSIL buoys provide an early warning system for the presence of hydrocarbons, providing
Repositionable Dredge Monitoring Buoys assist Baltic Pipe Project
the buoys and the vessel’s handling system to lift the anchor weight and tow the buoy to its new position. DHI A/S reported that the crew were very happy with this arrangement. These buoys join a large number of existing OSIL dredge monitoring networks, will well in excess of 500 data buoy systems now installed worldwide. The OSIL buoys have proved highly successful due to their robust nature and small/manoeuvrable size.Image courtesy Björn Elsässer, DHI A/
Seaweed Farming Boom Drives Development of new Aquaculture Monitoring Buoy
zoom. This system helps farm operators to better manage the mooring system through the growing season.OSIL can provide fully integrated networks of data buoys although, due to the flexibility offered by the new buoy, only one per site is usually required. As with standard OSIL data buoy systems the Metocean & water quality data is available over a variety of secure telemetry solutions (including LoRaWAN, gprs, 3/4/5G, & Satellite)
OSIL: Milestone in Dredge Monitoring Buoys
Ocean Scientific International Ltd (OSIL) offer a wide range of adaptable dredge monitoring solutions to suit all budgets and application requirements, and have over 500 data buoy systems installed globally.The basic buoy hull designs incorporate a stainless-steel sub frame with a moon pool for instrument protection, with a robust modular construction that facilitates shipping and ship and assembly on-site following delivery.Data can be relayed directly from the monitoring platforms onto client’s servers using the most suitable telemetry systems available (which can include multiple/dual telemetry
Fleet of Ocean Robots, Buoys, Set for Deployment Off Plymouth
from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), provides a unique capability for the UK thanks to its autonomous water column profiling system, PML said."The profiler will deliver invaluable high-resolution data to scientists working on the Western Channel Observatory. Where the previous buoy systems only measured in surface waters, the new profiled datasets will deliver an unprecedented understanding of this dynamic area and its complex marine ecosystem. The advanced platform is built by Mobilis and provided through Hydrosphere UK," PML added.Uncrewed surface vessel - AutoNautCredit:
OSIL, URI Collaborate on Research Project
The University of Rhode Island (URI) had a recent requirement for two oceanographic buoy systems and land-based deck unit for ongoing oceanographic research under the Rhode Island Consortium for Coastal Ecology Assessment Innovation & Modeling (RI-CAIM), a five-year grant program funded by the National Science Foundation (Award #OIA-1655221). Researchers have requested systems that can use a new array of sensors and equipment, called the integrated Bay Observatory, that has already been acquired by URI through RI C-AIM. The data from this platform will be sent back to a computer system
Significant Dredge Monitoring Network for OSIL
the project progresses.OSIL said data from the buoys can be fed directly into the client servers via Iridium SBD, and the client's existing sensors can be used to help minimize costs.These buoys will join a large number of existing OSIL dredge monitoring networks, with well in excess of 500 data buoy systems now installed worldwide. OSIL said its buoys are robust, small and maneuverable, enabling dredging operators to follow the dredge plume as the works progress
February 2025
