Aquaculture: Norwegian Researchers Work on 'Revolutionizing' Fish Farming
step for the researchers is to move away from the rela-tive calm of near-shore fish farms to test the ROV in deeper, rougher waters.The SINTEF team are doing this as part of the Exposed project (RCN CRI, project no. 237790/O30), a joint venture between academic researchers, aquaculture companies and technology firms to develop new, low-cost techniques for many aspects of fish farming in more exposed locations.In calmer waters close to shore, a vessel can be attached to the net, making interaction with the ROV to which it is tethered relatively straightforward. However, in more exposed locations with rougher
COVE, IGNITE Sign 'Fish Tech' MOU
is a technology incubator that offers a full range of services to its tenants and memberships that provides a direct link between the region’s business community, start-up ventures and educational institutionsCOVE is a technology collaboration center that serves pre-commercial start-ups, ocean technology firms of all sizes, traditional marine supply chain companies, and academic collaborations with industry.On Thursday, May 21, the COVE Ocean Connector will feature host speaker Doug Jones, CEO at IGNITE
Robotics: The Next Gen in Subsea Vehicles
of payloads over long distances to swarms of drop deployed ocean bottom nodes that can find their way to pre-programmed locations.At energy:connected, as the Oslo-based Subsea Valley cluster and annual conference is now called, some of these concepts were outlined, including those from two Norwegian technology firms and Germany’s Thyssenkrupp, a firm more used to designing naval submarine systems. uSEA unveils uLARSOne, Norwegian technology start-up uSEA, is proposing a hybrid system to disrupt existing manned vessel supported subsea operations via a subsea and surface drone combination.uSEA
Schlumberger Wins in US Supreme Court on Patent Damages
.The decision expands the ability of patent owners to recover foreign-based damages, increasing the threat posed by certain infringement lawsuits in the United States.Internet-based companies and others had expressed concern that extending patent damages beyond national borders would expose U.S. high-technology firms to greater patent-related risks abroad.The ruling initially sent ION's shares into a tailspin, diving as much as 20 percent at one point and triggering a 5-minute trading halt in the shares on the New York Stock Exchange. ION shares steadily recovered the loss, however, and are little changed
Schlumberger Fights to Boost Patent Damages at US Supreme Court
ruling harms innovation by allowing companies to infringe competitors' patents while risking minimal punishment.Other observers, including a group representing internet-based companies, said the opposite is true because extending patent damages beyond national borders would expose U.S. high-technology firms to greater patent-related risks overseas.The case involves four patents owned by Schlumberger subsidiary WesternGeco related to an invention that more efficiently completes marine seismic surveys to help identify oil and gas drilling locations.ION developed a competing system and sold it to
Bourne Tidal Test Site Receives Preliminary Permit from FERC
Test Site is intended to facilitate the growth of a tidal energy industry in Massachusetts and is funded by the Massachusetts Seaport Economic Council. Representative David Vieira stressed the potential economic benefits of this new industry and the connections that can be made with local marine technology firms, local fabricators, and the many educational institutions in the region that are already training the clean energy workforce. “I am pleased with the progress of the hydrokinetic tidal test site in the Cape Cod Canal. Not only is this an important step to advance the research
San Diego Launches Blue Tech Vision
it. A regional vision and a blue tech incubator will help us realize the full potential of our blue economy.” According to The Maritime Alliance, a trade group that organizes San Diego’s blue tech industry cluster, San Diego has one of largest clusters of maritime and marine technology firms in the world. This cluster, also known as a blue tech cluster, includes fish farming, desalination, clean water technology, subsea exploration, biomedicine, defense, marine recreation, ocean observation and more. San Diego’s close proximity to the ocean, talent pool, world-class universities
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