Planet Ocean, EOM Offshore Sign Agreement
Planet Ocean Ltd signed an exclusive distribution agreement with EOM Offshore LLC of Pocasset, MA for the UK and Ireland.Planet Ocean represents a broad range of oceanographic instruments in the industry and the addition of EOM Offshore’s specialized mooring equipment to its portfolio will strengthen the company’s capabilities.EOM Offshore is a Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) spin-off that was established to commercialize its patented Stretch EM Cable, along with its Electromechanical Chain and its Marine Recovery Systems. The Stretch EM Cable solves many problems
Clark Joins Planet Ocean
Surrey based oceanographic and scientific instrumentation manufacturer Planet Ocean Ltd has hired Aaron Clark as the newest member of its sales team. Clark will serve as Technical & Scientific Sales Engineer, based at the firm's Camberley headquarters.Clark graduated from the University of Portsmouth with a B.Sc (Hons) in Marine Biology and is a keen SCUBA diver, qualifying as one of the youngest scuba divers in the U.K. after having been selected for a trial to lower the age for qualification. Subsequently he has gone on to obtain qualifications in advanced open water diving and scientific
New Pipe Crawler Launched
Deep Trekker Inc. announced the unveiling of a new breed of pipe crawlers now available in the U.K. from Planet Ocean Ltd. The DT340 Pipe Crawler is completely self-contained in two carrying cases, requiring no dedicated service truck to operate. Along with onboard batteries, the system requires no generators or additional power source. “The infrastructure put in place to support our cities are quickly ageing,” commented Sam Macdonald Deep Trekker President. “Councils and service companies are looking for ways to inspect these pipelines to understand what maintenance
Workshop: Measuring Dissolved Gases and Ocean Acidification
The series of training workshops is returning to the U.K. in November 2014 as Planet Ocean Ltd and CONTROS Systems & Solutions GmbH, are teaming up to bring a free one-day workshop, Measuring Dissolved Gases and Ocean Acidification, to discuss and use the latest research and technology for measuring dissolved gases and ocean acidification. Marine scientists with an interest in these topics are invited to this workshop where there will be a mixture of presentations on key topical research and hands on experience using current sensor technology. The first series of workshops will be held at
Planet Ocean Signs Partnering Agreement with ASV
ASV Ltd and Planet Ocean Ltd have signed a Technology Partnering Agreement which sees Planet Ocean as the ASV technology partner for marine science applications to provide turnkey solutions for the marine science sector. Initially focussing on ASV’s C-Enduro, a long endurance autonomous surface vehicle, Planet Ocean will be working alongside the ASV team to provide standard and customised payloads for marine science missions. Planet Ocean’s considerable experience with sensors, telemetry and asset tracking of all types will ensure that the capabilities of the C-Enduro vehicle are
Planet Ocean to Host Free Workshop
"Measuring Dissolved Gases and Ocean Acidification” Planet Ocean Ltd. and CONTROS Systems & Solutions GmbH are teaming up to bring a free one-day workshop to discuss the latest research and technology on “Measuring Dissolved Gases and Ocean Acidification”. Planet Ocean said it invites marine scientists with an interest in dissolved gases and ocean acidification to this workshop where it will provide a mixture of presentations on key topical research and hands on experience using current sensor technology. Topics include an introduction to the carbonate system and pCO2
Understanding Current Sediment Coring Technology
Call for participation in freshwater and marine sediment coring survey Planet Ocean Ltd., currently in the process of performing research on behalf of the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), is conducting a survey on Understanding Current Coring Technology. Planet Ocean said it hopes to benefit from industry expertise and knowledge of those who work with sediment core samples or sediment corers, including suppliers, manufacturers of sediment corers, core processors or core analysts. The anonymous survey, found at http://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/Understandingsediments, consists of 30
AXYS WindSentinel Floating LiDAR for EDP Inovação’s Demowfloat Project
Planet Ocean Ltd said that EDP Inovação (EDPi) has selected the AXYS WindSentinel for deployment off the coast of Portugal in support of their Demowfloat Initiative . The Demowfloat project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Program for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No. 296050 and gathers 12 entities of 5 different countries who aim to test and monitor the performance of their floating wind turbine. The prototype, located 6km off the Portuguese shore, enables wind power to be harnessed at sea in deep water (depths
Expect the Unexpected: Acidic Oceans
. Technology is advancing to help deliver relatively simple sampling methods for CT, AT, pH and pCO2, as well as a growing understanding of the interdependencies affecting the overall bionetworks responses, on both chemical and biological levels (6). Acknowledgements Terry Sloane, Planet Ocean Ltd Geoff MacIntyre, Satlantic Dr Carol Janzen, Sea-bird Scientific Iain Vincent, Planet Ocean Ltd Daniel Esser, Contros Systems & Solutions GmbH References (1) Facts and figures on ocean acidification (n.d.). Retrieved from UNESCO website: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/natural-scie
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