Ocean Infinity Aims to Deliver Ammonia Fuel Propulsion Package for Armada Fleet
its partners to build a Marine Propulsion Test facility, with an integrated Ammonia Marine Propulsion System (AMPS). The test facility is intended to demonstrate clean-fueled technology eventually capable of powering Ocean Infinity’s Armada fleet, using an innovative ammonia based fuel cell system.“Winning The Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition is a significant step forward in the delivery of a zero emissions marine propulsion system," said Dan Hook, Ocean Infinity’s CTO. "Working with the UK’s leading experts, we are driving forward a ground-breaking
German Government Funds Autonomous Subsea Robotics System Development Project
and software for marine and offshore applications for more than 20 years. The company's role in the CIAM project will be to optimize the sediment echosounder’s size, weight, energy requirements, pressure resistance and modes of operation for the AUVs.balticFuelCells GmbH will focus on the fuel cell system for the AUV. The company specializes in the development of fuel cells and their integration into fuel cell systems.The German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence GmbH (DFKI) will contribute to the command and control of the long-range AUV systems.Technical University Berlin will focus
Eidesvik Equips Fleet with Energy Efficiency Software
carbon efficient operations, and there is very good alignment between our two companies," says Yxney Chief Commercial Officer Sindre Bornstein.The Eidesvik fleet has actively been used to test technologies such as LNG, batteries, as well as the recent announcement to install an ammonia-driven fuel cell system on one of the vessels."For us, innovation is mainly about the environment," Eidesvik Chief Operating Officer Jan Lodden said."With Maress we will strengthen our insight and ability to communicate with our stakeholders around our footprint and the energy saving initiatives we´
Robotics: The Next Gen in Subsea Vehicles
submarine as well as other submarines. Batteries might be necessary for peak loads of some payloads, but most of the current MUM vehicle designs only have a small sized backup/emergency battery, says Thyssenkrupp. A module for surface or near surface transit is being designed at the moment, as the fuel cell system has its strengths for enduring underwater tasks.For long range communication, on long missions, Thyssenkrupp MS is looking to use self-propelled modems, or autonomous communication nodes, with bi-directional data transmission capability, to create long-range acoustic communications through a
MTR100: The Ones to Watch
station, then docking, uploading data and recharging using Sonardyne technology and WiSub pin-less connectors, respectively. It was then due to perform work in the North Sea this year.Meanwhile, Cellula is also working on onboard fuel cell technology for long-duration, long-endurance AUVs. The fuel cell system will incorporate a novel hydrogen peroxide oxygen delivery system. Complementary to the fuel cell is a suction anchor system so that a fuel-cell-supported long-duration AUV doesn’t need to dock to something to sit on the sea floor, it can just sit on the sea floor, where it can rest and
New Japanese Fuel Cell Passes Tests in Marine Setting
A closed-cycle fuel cell system jointly developed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) and the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) has become the world's first system of its kind to perform successfully in a test to supply power to observation equipment in actual use at sea. With this success, this compact fuel cell system, which has cleared earlier technical hurdles through the adoption of a new gas circulation system and other innovations, is expected to supersede conventional storage batteries and fill a major role as an underwater power supply for operating