No matter which form it takes, energy is a basic necessity. Here, we focus on the survey requirements for installing windfarms, commissioning and decommissioning platforms, and laying pipelines and cables. This type of work regularly uses equipment such as underwater acoustic positioning, ROVs and AUVs, and requires the early detection (and removal) of UXO. These and other topics are explored extensively during our theme weeks from 14 February to 18 March.
Nortek is supporting metocean survey and consulting company Partrac to provide floating wind farm developers with detailed and accurate data on metocean conditions at potential development sites. Usin...
During the life cycle of offshore wind farms (OWFs), operators must maximize the uptime of wind turbines to generate as much energy as possible. As OWFs are constructed further from the coast, mainten...
XOCEAN has completed 35 cable inspection surveys using a combination of uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) and uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) between the Scottish mainland and Western Isles. There was a...
Acteon, a leading provider of services to the offshore wind industry, is growing, along with the rapidly expanding offshore wind market. The company believes it is important to listen and respond to c...
The United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (Ocean Decade) 2021-2030 seeks to generate and use knowledge for transformative actions needed to achieve a healthy and resilien...
Gert-Jan Reichart divides his time between the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ), where he is head of ocean research for four days a week, and Utrecht University, where he works one ...
The University of Plymouth is working with a pioneering technology company to develop a revolutionary means of gathering data about the marine environment. The company HydroSurv is developing a range ...
Currently, calibration of multibeam echosounders (MBES) for hydrographic surveys is based on the traditional ‘patch test’ method. This subjective method, although rigorous, has major drawbacks, su...
Balmoral Subsea Test Centre in Aberdeen, Scotland, has carried out hydrostatic tests on equipment that will be used to monitor the interaction between tidal turbines and marine mammals in the Pentland...
The concept design of an Autonomous Guard Vessel (AGV) revealed earlier this month could well revolutionize the offshore industry. The futuristic-looking design has been created by a consortium of mar...
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