Norwegian Subsea Introduces Updated MRU Lineup at Ocean Business
helideck monitoring, this newly packaged solution delivers precise roll, pitch, and heave data in addition to independent heading and velocity. It removes dependency on RTK or GNSS signals, eliminating common vulnerabilities that challenge efficiency and quality in bathymetric surveying. Built for plug-and-play compatibility with sonar systems including multibeam echo sounders, interferometric sonars, side-scan sonars, sub-bottom profilers, and forward-looking sonars, Norwegian Subsea MRUs enable consistent, high-quality heave data in real time.The MRU 9000 series is aimed at marine surveyors seeking
Wales Backs Morlais Tidal Energy Scheme
managed by Ynys Môn social enterprise Menter Môn, the Morlais tidal scheme is the first of its kind anywhere in the world and will be operational from 2026.The Anglesey site has the potential to generate enough energy for up to 180,000 typical Welsh households, offering a unique ‘plug and play’ model for developers of tidal energy devices.This will help reduce costs as they scale up operations to generate clean electricity.The Welsh Government investment will help fund the Cydnerth phase of the project, which will see the grid connection strengthened at Parc Cybi in Holyhead
Inyanga Unveils Tidal Energy Tech Design for 20MW Project in Wales
can be delivered ‘in a box’, according to Parkinson.“In fact, all the HydroWing components will fit in containers for easy, low cost transport. Additionally, the well proven wet mate connection system from the transformer hub to the export cable allows for instantaneous ‘plug and play’ connection.“The two micro-pile fixings on each foot of the substructure are lightweight and low cost, and can be installed by small workboats. We estimate that there is an up to 60% saving in fixation costs, increasing rapidly with scale. What’s more, the patented HydroWing
Subsea Digitalization: Remote Control
.In the future the integration with autonomous underwater vehicles, subsea wireless and subsea power solutions will support even more reduction of infrastructure topside.“Electrification at a system level will drive simplification of integration with existing infrastructure, moving more to a plug-and-play model for infrastructure led (ILX) resources, for example,” says Macleod.This is especially important for tiebacks into busy facilities, where plug-and-play power and communications result in much simpler topside modifications, much lower cost and much smaller environmental footprint
New Project Marks Tipping Point for Subsea Electrification
.In the future the integration with autonomous underwater vehicles, subsea wireless and subsea power solutions will support even more reduction of infrastructure topside.“Electrification at a system level will drive simplification of integration with existing infrastructure, moving more to a plug-and-play model for infrastructure led (ILX) resources, for example,” says Macleod.This is especially important for tiebacks into busy facilities, where plug-and-play power and communications result in much simpler topside modifications, much lower cost and much smaller environmental footprint
N-Sea Charters Geo Plus' Survey and ROV Support Vessel
charter the Dutch flagged vessel Geo Ranger, a hybrid survey and ROV support vessel.The Geo Ranger will accompany the Geo Focus which is already under N-Sea management and control.The fuel efficient vessel Geo Ranger is equipped with smart on-board technology, comprising various different sensors and a plug-and-play system for additional, project-specific customer equipment.With DP station keeping capabilities, an overall length (LOA) of 41.60 meters, 8.70 meters width, and a working draft of 2.25 meters, the vessel is fit to operate in North Sea, Baltic Sea, Irish Sea and Mediterranean Sea, providing
Minesto’s Utility-Scale Tidal Energy Kite About to Take Off
wraps up works on the connection of the export cable to the foundation for the device, making the Vestmannasund site ready for power production.Completion of subsea infrastructure included relocating the preinstalled junction box at the end of the export cable into a frame on the foundation to create the plug-and-play connection with the kite tether.Activities in Vestmanna are ramping-up this winter with satisfying performance from Minesto’s smaller device Dragon 4 in terms of electricity production in November and December, in parallel with the Dragon 12 system installation work.Minesto has also
New Wave Data Underpins Ship Structural Integrity
already continuously contribute masses of accurate data, he sees the current global data gap ready to be drastically reduced through Bristlemouth, the first open ocean connectivity standard. A collaboration between Sofar and strategic partners in the public and private sector, Bristlemouth delivers plug-and-play hardware interfaces to simplify connectivity between devices and is expected to accelerate the development of scalable ocean sensing systems and applications.Boosting the scope of wave monitoring could, for example, much more accurately detect and predict the impact of climate change. Based
SOI Steps Ahead on Ocean Mapping
asset. What new capabilities did it add or expand and what missions specifically has it been on since joining the fleet?Falkor (too), our new research vessel, is a 110 meter global ocean class vessel, it's much bigger than Falkor. It has an aft deck with over 900 square meters which allows us to plug and play different types of labs in containers. We can morph this vessel to meet any science need that may arise. As permanent parts of the vessel, we have a 150-ton crane, and we're going to work out how that can be best utilized. We have two moon pools, one internal and one on the aft deck. The
February 2025
