US and Denmark Team Up for $4.2M Floating Wind Innovation Call
500 MW of installed capacity.Novel station-keeping systems and components: Research development, demonstration, or commercialization of technology to prevent failures, decrease costs, improve performance, or increase the capacity of floating offshore wind energy mooring systems.Monitoring and inspection technologies for moorings: Develop sensor systems, remote inspection methods, maintenance strategies, and data collection and processing approaches that can better evaluate the health and reliability of subsea components for commercial-scale floating offshore wind energy arrays. Open Topic: Research
Connecting the Dots: From Remote Operations to Full Autonomy
one offering, enabling users to switch between modes as operations dictate.(Image courtesy Harvest Technology Group Limited) (Image courtesy Harvest Technology Group Limited) The Remote Inspection System (RiS)While it’s difficult to quantify the pace of the transition to remote inspection technologies due to the reluctance of operators to discuss the topic in much detail, the direction is clear: operators are taking people off of rigs and offshore infrastructure and moving to remote options to reduce costs, save time, and minimize safety concerns.To enable this transition Harvest has
Voyis Launches Advanced Vision System for Subsea ROVs
Subsea optical inspection technologies developer Voyis Imaging Inc. has launched a new product line called Discovery Vision Systems that it says will advance ROV vision systems, and deliver a new level of situational awareness to ROV operations, achieving both high-resolution video and real-time 3D perception for piloting, inspection, and autonomy applications. "Subsea inspection operations are a challenging task which have historically required specialized knowledge and complex technology. The growth in ROV (Remotely Operated Vehicles) operations have drastically improved underwater
Tech Files: SmartTouch Helps Detect Oil Pipe Flange Leaks
Seaeye Falcon robot as a development platform.Called SmartTouch, the solution involves integrating innovative robotic manipulator controls into the Falcon that provide multiple stress wave sensors for touch-based inspection of bolted joints, along with the latest structural health monitoring and inspection technologies. Video cameras and scanning sonars are also integrated into the system.Finding a time-efficient and cost-effective robotic solution to identifying flanges at risk was the University’s key objective as bolted flanges can loosen when ocean dynamics shift pipelines. The difficulty of
The Satcom ‘Highway’ will Enable Maritime Digitalization & IoT Solutions
of working to circumvent the fact that they couldn't physically visit vessels, and also that you can change the way you provide your services by the smart use of applications over a digital platform,” touting for instance the fast-track of classification societies’ use of remote inspection technologies.Watch the full interview with Ronald Spithout, President, Inmarsat Maritime, on Maritime Reporter T
ABS: Guidance for Remote Inspection Technologies
Classification society ABS has published new guidance notes detailing best practices for their use on class surveys and non-class inspections.The Guidance Notes on the Use of Remote Inspection Technologies cover pilot-operated unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), remotely operated underwater vehicles (ROV) and robotic crawlers, collectively known as remote inspection technologies (RIT).“The use of RITs can reduce risk for Surveyors and inspectors by lessening the need to access potentially hazardous locations at height, or other hazardous inspection areas. This guidance facilitates safer, more
Ashtead Technology Acquires Welaptega
offering by adding innovative products, technology and capabilities which are aligned with our current business. “Our customers now have access to a leading innovator in offshore asset inspection, engineering and integrity solutions. Our combined technical capabilities and advanced inspection technologies means we can offer a comprehensive integrity management service to support the performance and life extension of critical infrastructure.”Welaptega's CEO, Tony Hall, will continue to lead the business based in Halifax, Nova Scotia.Hall commented, “Being part of the Ashtead
Subsea Robotics for Renewables
operations and maintenance (O&M), which is a largely human intensive activity, limited by access issues, above and beneath the waves. HOME Offshore (Holistic Operation and Maintenance for Energy from Offshore Wind Farms), a consortium of universities working on remote and autonomous inspection technologies for subsea cable inspection, says 80- 90% of the cost of offshore O&M is generated by access requirements and that routine subsea inspections can be slow and costly and often include manual visual inspection with large margins of error.Some inspection needs weren’t anticipated
Rovco Secures Funding for 3D Visualization Project
to develop a system that could lower subsea inspection and decommissioning costs by 80 percent.” ORE Catapult’s wave and tidal sector specialist, Simon Cheeseman, said, “The UK is leading the world in the development of offshore wind farm subsea autonomous inspection technologies, and our role in this project clearly illustrates how our facilities in Blyth can be used to help develop autonomous systems for the offshore industry. “The Catapult is in a unique position to not only identify opportunities for the use of disruptive technologies in
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