Interview: Geir Håøy, CEO, Kongsberg
wind vessels, with the capacity to transport and install seven 15-MW turbine sets per load, minimizing the number of voyages per project. Kongsberg’s remit includes a thruster package, electrical solutions and integrated controls, including dynamic positioning, and an array of cutting-edge digital tools.Similar contracts have also recently been secured with Integrated Wind Solutions (delivering equipment packages to newbuild Commissioning Service Operation Vessels, CSOVs), Sembcorp (technology for a Wind Turbine Installation Vessel) and Pelagic Wind Services (a NOK 300million contract including
Kongsberg Maritime to Deliver Tech & Equipment for Cadeler's Second WTFIV
;s integrated solutions for offshore installation vessels will ensure operational stability, speed, and safety. The optimised thruster package, electrical solutions, and integrated control system, including dynamic positioning system, allow operations in all weather conditions and include digital tools needed to improve sustainability and reliability," Kongsberg Maritime said.Kongsberg Maritime says its solutions are also designed to reduce CAPEX and OPEX costs. Cadeler Orders Second Hybrid Offshore Wind Installation Jack-up"Tailored energy control functions optimize the vessel&rsquo
New Cloud Platform for Subsea Survey Data
drive value and meet immediate growth demands of the wind energy sector today, while preparing users for an expected boom in subsea data availability enabled by new autonomous marine survey vehicles and the transformative business models they can unlock. These future operations require innovative digital tools, which will reduce the amount of personnel and time required, and subsequently, the cost per data set collected.“Lots of companies still use hard drives to bring survey data ashore for analysis. It can take weeks until results are available, but the changing offshore wind landscape demands
Fishermen Turn to Apps and AI to Tackle Climate Change
From weather predicting apps to using artificial intelligence to monitor the fish they catch, small-scale fishermen and coastal communities are increasingly turning to digital tools to help them be more sustainable and tackle climate change.Overfishing and illegal fishing by commercial vessels inflict significant damage on fisheries and the environment, and take food and jobs from millions of people in coastal communities who rely on fishing, environmental groups say.In addition, climate change affects on small-scale fishermen—who account for about 90% of the world’s capture fishermen and
French Frigate Sonars Get an Upgrade
, without any modification on the existing transmitters and transducers.This system has been installed on three Anti-Submarine Warfare Frigates FASM in Brest (Brittany, France) and on one Anti-Aircraft Frigate FAA based in Toulon by the Mediterranean French coast, thereby providing them with effective digital tools in order to avoid the costly replacement of the entire sonar system.Improved signal processing significantly enhances reception especially thanks to the SDA motherboard running on all RTSYS products and providing very neat acoustic rendering. Thanks to signal digitalization, new User Interface
Acteon, Arundo Analytics to Boost Subsea Efficiency
Paul Alcock, EVP of Acteon. “The aim of this partnership with Arundo is to align our digital solutions with advanced analytics to deliver operational efficiency increases to our clients through improved data insight.” In the modern energy industry, the practical application of digital tools can deliver real results. With the alignment of expertise between Arundo and Acteon, customers will receive a powerful analytic platform to reduce risk and efficiency gains through the ability to predict repairs and costs, respond faster and provide clear, globally available information
DMA Promotes e-Navigation
the process of digital harmonization, discussions of cyber security standards etc. in the various international bodies. The technology is here. The Industry is ready. It is time for all of us to deliver actual results that make a real world difference.” Many countries are developing digital tools for the maritime world, but they tend to be stand-alone solutions rather than internationally integrated systems. And that keeps the full potential of digitalization from being realized.
European e-Navigation Solutions Tested for Human Factors
to an interactive VTS-reporting system, were tested by the mariners on a full-bridge simulator while wearing eye-trackers and GSR devices to detect emotional changes. The simulations will ensure that the new services are optimised to guarantee fewer burdens for the navigators when exploiting digital tools for navigation, explains Mads Friis Sørensen, Project Manager for EfficienSea2 and Senior Adviser at the Danish Maritime Authority: “We have what appear to be endless possibilities with modern technology, but there is a danger of overcomplicating things for the navigator
Drones to Perform Aerial Wind Farm Inspections
of blades have been made by climbing crews, which can be high-risk, costly and time consuming,” Hofbauer explained. “Our agreement with DroneView Technologies combines ABS Group's global inspection capabilities and experience working with innovative technologies with next-generation digital tools to deliver a safer, lower cost solution for more efficient inspection of wind turbine blades. In addition, the continued development of this innovative technology allows the use of multiple sensors and devices, which are able to perform a multitude of capabilities.” Potential damage
February 2024
