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4 ST | April 2018 www.sea-technology.com APRIL 2018 CONTENTS Volume 59, No. 4 Pipe Tracking with Smaller FEATURES ROVs Now 10 BOURNE TIDAL TEST SITE Stephen B. Barrett (Barrett Energy Resources Group, MRECo), Maggie L. Merrill At Your (freelance) and John R. Miller (MRECo) introduce the only fixed, partial-scale, pre-permitted tidal wave energy site in the world. Fingertips! OCEANS’18 MTS/IEEE KOBE/TECHNO-OCEAN 2018 KOBE 15 —Conference Preview
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)) Floating Solar Power Station in the Works. Six Dutch companies and knowledge institutions are working together over the next three years on the development, construction and operation of the world’s first floating solar power station. With financial support from the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO), the consortium is developing a floating power station that will soon generate clean energy at sea using solar panels. The consortium consists of ECN, TNO, MARIN, TAQA and Oceans of Energy. For the pilot project, Sun at Sea, a small-scale solar farm (peak production approximately 50 kW) has been designed, built and installed offshore near a small gas production platform. TNO is working with the project partners on the infrastructure to measure, record and analyze the performance of the solar farm. The solar energy yield is subject to fluctuations just like wind energy, so it is essential to investigate how these fluctuations can be overcome to reduce dependence on gas and diesel generators without jeopardizing security of supply. Among the questions to address are whether a battery is needed and, if so, how large, and whether it is nec- essary to have a gas/diesel generator ready in reserve.
)) Maritime UK Calls Attention to Need for Orderly Brexit Transition. David Dingle, the head of British maritime business association Maritime UK, called on the U.K. government to prepare for an orderly transition when it ex- its the EU, The Maritime Executive reported. Brexit will be official March 29, 2019, and parliament is debating its extent. “We are lost in politics,” said Dingle. “Our message is: Please, government, can you do this as quickly as possible because if there is no transition period the industry as a whole will be in trouble.” The U.K.’s biggest ferry ports would be the most vulnerable if there is a chaotic transition. “Our biggest concerns are Dover and Holyhead. There will be new customs requirements that could cause particular challenges for roll-on roll-off ferry ports which handle tens of thousands of [trucks] traveling between the U.K. and the EU each day,” Dingle said. Even a mere 2 min. added to the average time a truck takes to get through the Port of Dover could lead to traffic stretching 20 mi. long on nearby highways. There is no guarantee that the European Commission and the government of British Prime Minister Theresa May will reach a deal for a transition period. European ports are preparing for possible greater trade hurdles. Zeebrugge, Rotterdam and Calais are already hiring more customs officials and produce inspectors. The Port of Rotterdam alone expects to hire more than 100 additional agents. Dingle expressed frustration with the U.K. government’s lack of urgency on this matter. “We are shouting loudly about this, we have been for a while, but you do feel you are banging your head against a brick wall,” he said.
)) Global Bathymetric Project. Fugro is leading the marine survey industry in support of NF-GEBCO Seabed 2030, a global initiative to produce a definitive, high-resolution bathymetric map of the entire world’s ocean floor by the year 2030. The initiative is being facilitated by the General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans (GEBCO) project in partnership with The Nippon Foundation (NF) as a means to inform global policy, improve sustainable use and ad- vance scientific research. Less than 20 percent of the world’s oceans are mapped using modern survey techniques. In 2017, Fugro devised a methodology for collecting valuable high-resolution bathymetry data sets while its vessels are transiting between survey projects through Fugro’s Office Assisted Remote Services (OARS), its proprietary tech- nology that enables safe and efficient data acquisition without the need for dedicated survey staff on board. In 2017, Fugro deployed its in-transit data collection methodology on two survey vessels, delivering approximately 65,000 km² of crowd-sourced bathymetry data to GEBCO. The company has expanded that collection capacity to include four survey vessels and eventually intends to incorporate the approach across its global survey fleet. Fugro is also working with its clients to investigate how their data sets may be incorporated into the Seabed 2030 program.
)) Collaboration to Drive Industry Advancement. MacGregor, part of Cargotec, and the international maritime busi- ness platform SeaFocus are collaborating on new cooperation models to benefit maritime trade and drive industry innovation. MacGregor is now participating in Intelligence Hunt, a cooperation concept developed by SeaFocus, which brings companies and cross-faculty international university students together. The maritime and shipping industry is known for its traditional approach, even though it is a platform for very advanced solutions and technol- ogies. Sharing best practices and innovative industry-specific solutions will benefit the marketplace as a whole and ensure its future sustainability.
)) Pioneer in Graphic Recorders Passes. Edward P. Curley, Jr., 79, formerly of Wenham, Massachusetts, died peace- fully February 3, 2018 after a long illness. He was born in 1938 to Edward Sr. and Theresa (Savio) Curley. He was married for 51 years to Wendy Shaw, who died in 2013. After graduating from Yale in 1960, Curley worked at Clevite Transistor at the beginning of the semiconductor age. As a talented engineer, he moved on to EG&G, where he was an apprentice under Harold “Doc” Edgerton, the inventor of the strobe light and innovator of modern sonar technology. With support from family and friends, Curley left EG&G to start EPC Labs. He built the company into a successful international business, selling advanced sonar plotters. Curley is survived by his three sons—Michael Curley, Ted Curley and John Curley—and seven grandchildren. ST
www.sea-technology.com April 2018 | ST 9 Bourne Tidal Test Site
BTTS Now Ready for Partial-Scale Device Testing
By Stephen B. Barrett • Maggie L. Merrill • John R. Miller
mproving energy output while preserving the environ- Iment is a worldwide priority. The call to develop renew- able sources of energy has been heard globally. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) Fifth Assessment Report published in 2014 con- cluded, with 95 percent certainty, that the human influ- ence on the climate system is clear and is evident from the increasing greenhouse gas concentrations in the at- mosphere, positive radiative forcing, observed warming, and an improved understand- ing of the climate system. To slow global climate change, 174 countries so far have rat- ified the Paris Agreement, which came together with the international acknowledgment that something must be done about the warming climate. (Image Credit: WaterCube Inc.) WaterCube (Image Credit: In this context, many countries are seizing the opportunity to replace dirty and dangerous fuels such as nuclear power, coal and other fos- sil fuels with clean, renewable sources such as solar, geothermal, biomass and wind. Ocean energy is seen as a large, untapped fron- tier with initial successes demonstrated in Europe in the form of large offshore wind farms, with more mod- est testing and demonstrations of nascent wave and tidal technologies. Considerably more in-water testing will be required to move tidal and wave energy to the stage that offshore wind is at today. The Marine Renewable Energy Collaborative (MRE- Data showing where the water turbulence is most favor- Co), a nonprofit dedicated to the sustainable develop- able within the allowable site area. Current velocity has been measured at 2+ m/s (3 to 4 kt.). ment of renewable energy in New England waters, has taken up the challenge to connect ocean energy re- searchers, designers, policy analysts, engineers and oth- environment. One fundamental solution to de-risk the er stakeholders in the interest of developing marine re- development of new technologies is to provide devel- newable energy. MRECo has learned from its work with opers with a place to test their devices in ocean waters, stakeholders that there are many risks and high costs to close to shore near infrastructure, a ready supply chain developing devices that can survive in the harsh ocean and a capable workforce, to facilitate commercialization.
10 ST | April 2018 www.sea-technology.com vidually designed and installed by spe- cial-purpose oceangoing vessels that are not always available. These barriers prevent many technology developers from appropriately testing and scaling their devices and using the accumulat- ed experience to attract investment.
Site Characterization With funding committed, MRECo identified a location in the Cape Cod Canal where the test site would be placed just west of the railroad bridge in Bourne. Environmental and resource assessment studies were conducted to better understand the nature of the proposed location. Scientists from Uni- versity of Massachusetts Dartmouth completed a seafloor site survey to characterize the benthic habitat. An ADCP survey was done using a Tele- dyne Oceanscience Z-Boat (remotely operated surface vessel) to create a 3D profile of the water column near the railroad bridge. The data were processed by Wa- terCube Inc. using its pat- ented software to display water velocities. Once it (Top) View of Cape Cod Ca- was determined that there nal looking Northeast. The was a spot in the area that Bourne Tidal Test Site is lo- had water velocities ap- cated on the left side of the canal near the railroad bridge proaching 2 m/s (4 kt.), in the forefront. (Right) The the MRECo team applied barge-installed steel piles and for a full suite of permits. work platform at the BTTS November 2017. The depth Permitting here is 7 m. The construction and operation of the BTTS re- quired MRECo to obtain permitting approvals from Funding local, state and federal In 2016, MRECo was awarded a competitive grant by authorities. The permitting process established by law the Massachusetts Seaport Economic Council to enable and implemented through regulatory programs ensures the commercialization of partial-scale tidal turbines. protection of public resources, including infrastructure, These funds could only be used for capital investment navigation, recreation, wetlands, fisheries, endangered such as structure design, manufacture and installation. species and marine mammals. The funds are being used to stand up the Bourne Tidal MRECo filed an application with the Town of Bourne Test Site (BTTS), the only fixed, partial-scale pre-permit- Conservation Commission under the Massachusetts Wet- ted site in the world now available for testing of tidal lands Protection Act and presented information about turbines, turbine components, marine sensors and ma- the project at a legally noticed public hearing. Before rine coatings, and for other uses that require long-term the commission can issue its order of conditions (i.e., the immersion in saltwater with a turbulent flow. permit), it must receive letters from the Massachusetts Di- In comparison, other test sites such as the European vision of Marine Fisheries and the Massachusetts Natural Marine Energy Center (EMEC) in Scotland and the Fundy Heritage and Endangered Species Program commenting Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE) in Canada on the potential impact of the project on fisheries and are located further offshore, require full-scale devices state-listed endangered species. In the case of the BTTS, and, in some cases, require additional permits. Instal- these letters were issued stating no impact, and the com- lation and operations costs are also significant because mission issued an order of conditions at a second public the turbines require mooring systems that must be indi- hearing.
www.sea-technology.com April 2018 | ST 11 Under the Massachusetts Chap- Cod Canal. The license included depend on the size of full scale, ter 91 law, which dates back to authorizations under the Rivers and MRECo determined that a 3-m-di- colonial times, proposed projects Harbors Act of 1899, the Clean Wa- ameter axial turbine would have the cannot obstruct the public’s abili- ter Act of 1970 and the Endangered greatest application for scaling and ty to “fish, fowl, and navigate.” In Species Act of 1973. It also includ- selected it as the ideal-sized test de- recognition of the need to support ed a real estate license designating vice for the BTTS. innovative projects, the state re- the property, both in the canal and Testing a device requires many cently implemented changes to the on land, and uses that would be considerations. For devices intend- Chapter 91 regulatory program to leased to MRECo as part of the proj- ed to operate “in stream,” one of the allow the issuance of a permit for ect. The Corps issued its lease after first considerations is blocking. Any test projects through an expedited all other approvals were obtained, turbine causes resistance in a flow. process. MRECo applied for and allowing for construction to com- In a hydroelectric dam, the design received a one-year, renewable mence. forces the water into the turbine, permit to construct and operate the and this increases the energy con- BTTS. Once its benefits and impacts Structural Design Considerations version. In the case of a tidal “in- can be studied, MRECo will seek In recognition of the challenges stream” device, the resistance caus- a 30-year license for the facility. A of developing devices for use in the es flow to move around the turbine key element in the permitting pro- ocean, the U.S. Department of En- and decreases energy conversion. cess was the support of state and lo- ergy has encouraged a deliberate However, if the device is tested in cal regulators who recognized that development and testing regime a constrained flow, the blocking impacts of new technologies could and has applied the concept of of the sides and bottom can force not be determined unless they were technology readiness levels (TRLs), more water into the turbine and tested, and, therefore, these agen- first developed for the aerospace artificially increase the conversion cies were cooperative in applying industry. efficiency. To properly test an in- appropriate requirements. The BTTS was designed to meet stream device, blocking must be The BTTS also required a com- a missing piece of the test infrastruc- minimized. For the BTTS, this was prehensive license from the U.S. ture: “TRL-5 – Testing of partial scale done by ensuring the width (7 m) Army Corps of Engineers, which devices in relevant environment.” and depth (7 m) of allowed flow manages and operates the Cape While the size of partial scale will around the entire turbine. A second consideration is ac- cess. New technologies are expect- ed to encounter problems identified and corrected during testing. Easy access to the device for mainte- nance and upgrades is critical. The BTTS allows this by providing a lifting arm capable of raising the turbine out of the water. Addition- ally, the structure is close to shore, facilitating installation and removal, as well as the addition of sensors or other data acquisition components. Access for cabling or wireless com- munications is also simplified. A third consideration in any test- ing environment is control. Open- ocean testing must be the ultimate test environment, but using it for scale testing can add confounding factors that can obscure issues influ- encing turbine efficiency. In particu- lar, waves can change performance if the periodic surge aligns with the direction of current flow, alternate- ly increasing or decreasing the flow on the turbine. Turbulence can also impact performance. The BTTS is particularly well suited because it is shielded from wave action and it is relatively turbulence free.
12 ST | April 2018 www.sea-technology.com New England has a ready workforce and tremendous re- search, manufacturing and mar- itime capabilities to support the emergent technologies associat- ed with converting the kinetic power of ocean processes to clean, reliable energy for the 21st century. Massachusetts in particular has been a leader in clean en- ergy development, as exhibited in the existence of a world-class clean energy sector that radi- ates out of MassCEC. MassCEC has made a large investment in the New Bedford Marine Com- merce Terminal that is designed to accommodate the staging and assembly needs of the growing offshore wind sector, as well as providing coastal ship- ping support. Massachusetts A team of four ocean engineers from University of Rhode Island also has the Wind Technology retrieved a trawl-resistant, bottom-mounted ADCP from a 30- Test Center, one of the largest day deployment at the BTTS January 2018 and installed a water wind blade test facilities in the level sensor on top of the work platform. country, located in Boston. Now that the BTTS is up and running, Massachusetts is an at- tractive place for ocean energy Installation and Operations compare data with other test sites device developers to test and man- In November 2017, the BTTS to show consistency. Power curve ufacture equipment for the U.S. and structure was installed near the data and energy output are two export markets. ST Cape Cod Railroad Bridge located crucial results needed by designers on the southwest side of the Cape to enable them to assess the perfor- Cod Canal. A three-pile structure, mance of their device and compare Stephen B. Barrett is principal of Barrett Energy the BTTS is situated in the spot that it to others that are being tested Resources Group (BERG) and a board member was determined to have the best elsewhere. Standardization in data of MRECo. His professional focus is on the siting overall flow. The structure has mul- acquisition and processing is key to and development of renewable energy and in- tiple sensors, such as a sensor on advancing the ocean energy indus- frastructure projects, including marine hydroki- netic, solar and wind. He has a bachelor’s from top of the platform that will measure try. Union College in international relations and a the water height to correspond with master’s from the University of Virginia in ma- the water velocity measurements Who Will Utilize BTTS? rine affairs and environmental science. being recorded underwater. There Already two groups have de- Maggie L. Merrill provides communications, will also be a data acquisition and ployed equipment at the site to ver- stakeholder outreach and marketing assistance transmission system set on top of ify sensor performance. Falmouth to marine science and technology enterprises. the platform to push data out in real Scientific loaned its FSI-VCM cur- Her recent focus is on the emergent marine re- newable energy space. She holds a degree from time or as needed. Operations have rent meter to MRECo to dry run Boston College in English and environmental been facilitated by oceanographic data acquisition, processing and studies, attended Sea Semester in Woods Hole, and maritime professionals using transmission methods. University Massachusetts, and received a master’s in pub- lic policy from UMass Dartmouth in marine sci- state-of-the-art equipment and ex- of Rhode Island engineers studying ence and technology policy. pertise. Perhaps most importantly, water velocity and potential power the BTTS can be accessed by small output deployed an ADCP at the John R. Miller is executive director of MRECo, boats, and the working window is site for 30 days in December, and a nonprofit dedicated to sustainable growth of marine renewable energy through educa- not limited to slack tide, which is the data are being processed. tion, collaboration and demonstration. He has particularly useful when operations MRECo is working with at least 25 years of experience with technology com- take a bit longer than anticipated. three device developers to map out mercialization. With engineering degrees from As BTTS operations ramp up, the the deployment of their technol- West Point and University of Washington and an M.B.A. from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, plan is to acquire a sensor suite that ogies in the spring and summer of he has a history of tackling tough projects with will enable device developers to 2018. ingenuity and pragmatism.
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CEANS’18 MTS/IEEE Kobe/Tech- Event Location Ono-Ocean 2018 Kobe (OTO’18) will The host city, Kobe, has flourished as take place May 28 to 31 in Kobe, Japan. The an international trading port since Japan’s event provides a chance to foster a dramatic late Heian Era (12th century), largely due increase in marine-related science and tech- to the enterprise of the samurai leader Taira nology and marine industries in Japan. It is no Kiyomori in building the Port of Hyogo. also an opportunity to explore new aspects Then, following Japan’s isolationist period of the “Ocean Planet” we call home. and the port reopening in 1868, Kobe began to wholeheartedly embrace other cultures Topics from all over the world and thereby created For OTO’18, more than 900 abstracts from its own unique identity. As such, this modern around the world have been received under and stylish Japanese city, basking in natural the following core conference topics: ocean surroundings, including hot springs, appeals and space technology collaboration; ocean natural haz- to every visitor. This is where champions of internation- ard monitoring and social implementation; acoustic and al culinary culture such as “Kobe beef” and “Nada-no optic cooperative application for underwater sensing Sake” (Japanese sake) are produced. and communication; fisheries, aquaculture and aquatic What makes Kobe even more attractive for tourists is life-related technologies; marine renewable energy and easy access to several UNESCO World Heritage sites, environmental assessment; ocean resource exploration such as the ancient capitals of Kyoto and Nara, Himeji technologies; subseafloor engineering and operations (known as “White Heron Castle”), Hiroshima (Hiroshi- (drilling, coring, monitoring and mining); coastal zone ma Peace Memorial, Itsukushima Shrine), and Mount management applications; and marine law and policy Koya/Koyasan (sacred sites and pilgrimage routes). for sustainable ocean development. Venue Exhibit The Kobe Convention Center, which will serve as the At the exhibition this year, more than 100 companies, OTO’18 venue, is conveniently located on Port Island, universities and national research and development or- which is about 10 min. from downtown Kobe. The ven- ganizations will showcase the latest ocean-related prod- ue connects to downtown via the efficient Port Liner rail ucts and technologies. transit system. The space includes the conference center, On the first and second day, the exhibitors’ presenta- international exhibition halls, hotels and other key fa- tions will take place, and on the final day there will be a cilities. special exhibition session organized by Japan’s National For more information, visit www.oceans18mtsieeeko Research and Development Agency. be.org. ST
www.sea-technology.com April 2018 | ST 15 OTEC Market on the Rise
Ocean Thermal Energy for Power, Cooling
By Berend Jan Kleute
ropical islands and coastal regions have population We continue to develop our OTEC system and have Tcenters near the ocean and fast-growing energy de- crafted a roadmap for the scale-up of our technology in mands. They also have the advantage of ideal conditions preparation for our first pilot under real-world conditions for deploying ocean thermal energy technologies. Ocean in Curaçao in 2019. thermal energy, which can be used to produce electrici- A commercial seawater district cooling (SDC), or sea- ty, is generated from the temperature difference between water air-conditioning, project will be part of our OTEC cold, deep ocean water and warm surface water. development. An SDC system can make synergetic use of The emerging ocean thermal energy conversion an OTEC pipeline that brings up deep seawater at a low (OTEC) industry has the potential for fast growth with temperature. This cold seawater is passed through a heat such a large segment of the world’s population living exchanger, where freshwater is chilled and distributed near the ocean. Bluerise, in particular, is focusing on through a closed loop to a building’s cooling system, re- development of large-scale, low-cost, sustainable pow- placing conventional chillers or cooling towers. The sole er and air-conditioning in the tropics. The company has use of electricity comes from the pump, which consumes advanced OTEC technology that provides reliable pow- as little as 10 percent of the amount of electricity used by er year-round, day and night. While our offices are in a conventional chiller. Delft in the Netherlands and in Aruba, we are currently An SDC system relies on a sustainable and predict- developing projects in Curaçao, Jamaica, Colombia and able ocean energy resource that can provide coastal Sri Lanka. cities with an opportunity to significantly reduce their energy costs. SDC is not dependent on the outside air Seawater District Cooling temperature or humidity but on the consistent supply of Bluerise has designed, built and tested its OTEC pow- cold, deep seawater. This eliminates extreme spikes in er cycle together with Delft University of Technology, power demand. with the goal of increasing technical and economic ef- SDC’s advantages include: cost benefits from reduced ficiency. The core innovations lie within the power cy- operating costs with cooling that is 10 times more effi- cle of OTEC, applying a cutting-edge working fluid that cient compared to traditional comfort cooling; stability consists of a mixture, in contrast to the pure ammonia in future energy costs by using freely available deep sea- working fluid that is used by other OTEC technology. The water; reduction in peak power demand in the electricity test performance of the technology is proof of the work- grid; and significant reduction in CO2 emissions. ing principle and validation of our technology enabling Having the deep seawater infrastructure in place, the lower costs per kilowatt-hour produced. projects can grow into a so-called “ocean ecopark,” in- OTEC plants of a modest size (i.e., 10 to 25 MW) can spired by the Natural Energy Laboratory in Hawaii and now be competitive in many islands and remote regions, similar undertakings in Japan and Taiwan. An ocean eco- where electricity is relatively expensive at $0.20/kWh or park is a sustainable industrial park with high-tech pro- higher and often powered by diesel/heavy fuel oil gen- duction and research facilities relying on the availability erators. The market for OTEC will expand as the price of deep seawater. for the technology decreases with advancing technology. Apart from cooling and electricity production, deep Independent estimates show that just by reaching econ- seawater would be used for efficient freshwater produc- omies of scale, OTEC installations can reach a levelized tion, agriculture and aquaculture, to name some exam- cost of electricity as low as $0.07/kWh. ples.
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www.sea-technology.com April 2018 | ST 17 Target Group Bluerise has identified tropical islands and coastal regions as its early market. Due to their size, most of these communities de- pend solely on the import of diesel or heavy fuel oil for electricity production. These are among the most expensive continuous energy generation methods and, after coal, produce
the largest amount of CO2 per kilowatt-hour. Being dependent on oil-based products also subjects these markets to intense volatility in the cost of energy. Ocean thermal energy systems require Bluerise’s OTEC demonstration plant. minimal land use and provide a source of constant energy and cooling; the temperature in the tropical ocean varies only slightly. This capability to provide constant ener- gy allows for ease of integration into the current electricity infrastructure, comple- menting existing intermittent renewable energy options such as wind or solar power. Energy-mix modeling demonstrates that even with a significant uptake of wind or solar power, the desired targets for greenhouse gas reductions cannot be met due to their intermittency and availability. New solutions that can de- liver reliable power must be added to the energy mix. Bill Gates, who stated that we need an “energy miracle” to fill this gap, created the Breakthrough Energy Coalition of private investors focusing on clean, affordable, reliable energy avail- able 24 hours every day. The ocean, be- ing our largest natural solar collector and battery in one, can supply this “energy miracle.”
OTEC Market Size The market size for OTEC includes 100 countries and territories when con- sidering direct access to the ocean ther- mal energy resource. In these countries, ocean thermal energy can be an import- ant part of the energy mix. Without taking into account any re- placement of existing capacity, or in- crease in electricity demand, an average of 37 GW of additional capacity per year would need to be built in the tropics during the next 25 years. This represents This development would be an economic driver for investments in excess of $100 billion per year. A large small tropical islands, creating jobs, increasing exports concentration of the world’s population lives on or near and leading to more efficient energy and water genera- the coasts, so providing the needed additional capacity tion and consumption. with affordable, renewable power plants is a major mar- The synergetic use of cold, deep seawater will bring ket opportunity. Ocean thermal energy is key for energy our OTEC technology closer to commercial realization. independence in tropical coastal areas. Eventually, we will conduct commercial-scale OTEC The numbers are even bigger when considering that projects with capacities in the order of 10 to 30 MW. the International Energy Agency forecasts a substantial
18 ST | April 2018 www.sea-technology.com rise in energy demand from tropical ate more than 700 jobs and have a regions. By 2035, new power-gen- positive impact of about 1 percent erating capacity in tropical regions GDP, as estimated by the Minis- (without including China) will need try of Economic Development of to be installed to cover in excess of Curaçao. 7,000 TWh a year. In Jamaica, Bluerise has signed a joint venture agreement with its UNDERWATER Competition partner New Leaf Power for the LISTENING SYSTEMS Renewable energy is Bluerise’s development and construction of core activity, and, as a conse- a 21-MW thermal deep seawater New Noise quence, our competitive landscape district cooling system servicing the Processing Features has multiple dimensions. First, there Montego Bay Freeport area with is general competition from exist- sustainable and affordable cooling. ing and upcoming fossil resources The project has received a “letter of such as LNG. Second, there is (per- no objection” from NEPA, the Envi- ceived) competition from other re- ronment and Planning Agency and newable energy resources such as the Caribbean Development Bank, solar and wind. And third, there is and the Canadian government has competition with a handful of other provided support for initial custom- OTEC developers. er education programs. Fossil fuels will only have a tem- Bluerise has more projects in porary role in the transition phase to the pipeline, including ones in Versatile Acoustic a sustainable future. Other renew- Colombia (San Andrés and Barran- Recorders able energy solutions such as solar quilla) and Sri Lanka, where it has and wind have the disadvantage of performed feasibility studies with a not being available 24 hr. per day. positive outcome. In all these proj- These resources alone can only ects Bluerise is closely cooperating partly cover the electricity demand, with governments and experienced even in combination with storage. partners. There is a limited number of As a Dutch company, we are parties around the world working fortunate to have the support of the on OTEC technology, most notably Dutch government and relatively Real-Time Listening in the U.S. (for example, Lockheed easy access to what can be consid- Remote Buoys Martin and Makai), France, Japan, ered our home market: Saba, Statia, Korea and the Netherlands. Cur- Bonaire, Aruba, Curaçao and St. rently there are two grid-connected Maarten, the Caribbean islands in pilot plants in operation (100 kW the Dutch Kingdom. Execution of in Hawaii and 100 kW in Japan). these first projects will accelerate The largest OTEC plant that is now the commercialization of our OTEC under development is a 16-MW power technology. plant for Martinique. This project is Additionally, we are looking into largely funded through the Europe- OTEC market opportunities that an Commission’s NER 300 program involve the production of drinking for innovative low-carbon energy water and the cooling of greenhous- International Standard demonstration projects. Having es for fresh food as well as other and Guideline Compliant built a good relationship with these products. ST (ANSI, MSFD...) other OTEC parties, we have creat- ed a setting conducive to collabo- Berend Jan Kleute is CTO and co-founder of ration. Bluerise (www.bluerise.nl). He holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering and M.S. in offshore Projects engineering from the Delft University of Tech- nology (DUT). Through his involvement in Bluerise is co-developing two various international offshore renewable ener- projects in the Caribbean: one in gy projects, in collaboration with industry, he www.rtsys.eu Curaçao and one in Jamaica. found his passion and works hard to accelerate 25 rue Michel Marion The project in Curaçao consists the implementation of OTEC. At Bluerise, he 56850 Caudan - France led the development of a room-size advanced +33 (0)297 898 580 - [email protected] of the development and operation OTEC power plant, built in cooperation with of a 10-MW thermal deep seawater DUT. Currently he is working on scaling the district cooling system, combined technology to projects in the Caribbean and Southeast Asia. Parallel to his work at Bluerise, with 500-kW OTEC power gener- he helps lead the Ocean Energy Platform at ation. This project alone will cre- DUT.
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he 2018 Offshore Technology Confer- carbon emissions and carefully considering Tence (OTC) will be held April 30 to the impact of digital technology; and up- May 3 at NRG Park in Houston, Texas. dates on the latest landmark projects that OTC is where energy professionals meet have resulted in breakthrough technologies to exchange ideas and opinions to advance in a low oil price environment. Executives scientific and technical knowledge for off- from service companies and operators, in- shore resources and environmental matters. cluding IOCs (international oil companies) The conference, in its 50th edition, attracts and NOCs (national oil companies), will 70,000 attendees from 100 countries and share accomplishments from projects in more than 2,000 exhibiting companies. Canada, Malaysia, the Gulf of Mexico and It is sponsored by 13 nonprofit organi- the North Sea. zations in the energy industry who work cooperatively to develop the technical Event Highlights program. Revenue from the event directly OTC’s topical breakfasts and luncheons benefits the membership of these societies. will feature top executives from major IOCs, NOCs and independent operators. Presentations cover a wide va- Technical Program riety of management, global, research and technolo- The OTC 2018 technical sessions and topical break- gy-related issues. Working with the U.S. Department of fasts and luncheons will continue the expansive cover- Commerce, OTC organizes industry breakfasts that offer age of topics from past conferences. In addition to re- expert views on doing business in emerging geographic curring topics, sessions will focus on the current state of areas of interest for the oil and gas industry. the industry, reducing costs and improving over- all value, breakthrough technologies in a low oil price environment, industry-leading safety prac- tices, and more. Highlights of the 2018 program include: cel- ebrating 50 Years of OTC with programming that reflects on OTC’s history, the current state of the industry and what is on the horizon; solutions to reduce the development timeline of projects and create project-ready technologies that meet cur- rent industry challenges; ways to decrease costs and improve overall value while maintaining high standards for safety, operability and reliability; a focus on how advanced software, nanotechnolo- gy and the digital revolution are integrating dis- ciplines and triggering a historic transformation in the offshore energy sector; meeting the energy needs of fast-growing economies while reducing
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that brings all things un- here is considerable inno- manned into sharp focus. Tvation and exciting activity More than 8,500 profes- in maritime unmanned sys- sionals, crossing a wide tems. Unmanned marine vehi- spectrum of industries, will cles are used for a wide range of military and commercial gather in Denver, Colorado, from April 30 through May 3 applications. The military uses unmanned maritime sys- to participate in four days of forward-thinking, advanced tems for purposes such as mine countermeasures (MCM); education and networking and have the chance to ex- intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) oper- plore a 370,000-sq.-ft. exhibit hall. ations; anti-submarine warfare (ASW); and port security. As the largest gathering of professionals in the un- Commercial uses include oil and gas exploration and manned systems and robotics industry, XPONENTIAL construction, oceanographic data collection and envi- 2018 will serve as an event for representatives from more ronmental surveys. than 20 vertical markets. From agriculture to energy, XPONENTIAL 2018 is the destination for those look- mapping and surveying to oil and gas, and construction ing to harness the power of all unmanned technology, to telecommunications, there will be opportunities for including unmanned maritime systems. establishing new relationships and enhancing existing An intersection of cutting-edge innovation and re- ones. al-world applications, XPONENTIAL is the one event Topics Four tracks focused on policy, technology, business solutions and trending topics will provide more than 200 unique opportunities for edu- cation at XPONENTIAL 2018. The curriculum will feature keynote speeches by leaders and visionaries in unmanned systems. There will also be technical sessions and pan- els discussing the latest mari- time developments, including swarming applications for maritime search and rescue, improving autonomy for au- tonomous maritime systems, use cases in the oil and gas sector and regulatory impacts on maritime operations. The-
24 ST | April 2018 www.sea-technology.com “The most imaginative and technological minds in the unmanned systems and robotics industry gather for a weekend with all the parts and materials necessary to innovate, collaborate and create solutions that are limited only by their creativity and the clock.”
ater presentations in the exhibit hall will also provide the unmanned systems and robotics industry gather for a attendees with the knowledge and resources they are weekend with all the parts and materials necessary to in- seeking to get ahead. novate, collaborate and create solutions that are limited only by their creativity and the clock. Exhibit Hall The show floor at XPONENTIAL 2018 will be the UMS Advocacy largest ever. Attendees will have the chance to experi- This year, we are also excited about the AUVSI Un- ence hands-on exhibits, interactive demos and never-be- manned Maritime Systems (UMS) Advocacy Committee. fore-seen products and devices from more than 725 The UMS Advocacy Committee is a coalition of industry companies and organizations that are advancing the un- leaders working throughout the year to support innova- manned systems industry with innovative products and tion in the military’s acquisition processes for unmanned solutions. technologies, address regulatory hurdles for commercial deployment and support the growth of the UMS market. Hackathon If your professional future is in the unmanned field, Something new for this year is X-Build, a buildathon/ XPONENTIAL 2018 is where you want to be. You can hackathon, which will take place just before the start of join 8,500 thought leaders from across the spectrum of XPONENTIAL 2018 in nearby Boulder, Colorado. Imag- unmanned systems and robotics to share ideas, gain in- ine the excitement and energy that will be generated sight and witness groundbreaking innovation. when the most imaginative and technological minds in To learn more, visit xponential.org. ST
www.sea-technology.com April 2018 | ST 25 Standards Organization (ISO) to establish new chapters international for ISO 11711 – the Ships and Marine Technology, Pip- ing and Machinery, Ballast Water Sampling and Analysis standard. aqua-tools will participate in ISO/TC 8, ISO’s Chevron Releases its Second ships and marine technology subcommittee for piping Climate Change Risk Report and machinery and is also working with the French dele- Chevron published its second report describing the gation to the International Maritime Organization. company’s approach to managing climate change risks and its resilience under a low-carbon scenario. Titled New Partnership Will See Broader Use “Climate Change Resilience – A Framework for Decision Of Robotics in Oil and Gas Industry Making,” the publication provides more detail on the Petrus and ECA Group signed a €6 million agreement company’s approach to governance, risk management, for subsea robotics services over four years. The A18D strategic planning and emission reduction investments AUV designed and manufactured by ECA Group can and activities, including key metrics. dive up to 3,000-m depth and work autonomously for 24 hr., as well as carry out inspection and 3D mapping New Mariner Training Program missions, revealing seabed conditions before or after Opens in Mumbai, India construction of an underwater structure, pipeline or ca- MITAGS-PMI established its latest Navigation Skills ble and during decommissioning of subsea installations. Assessment Program (NSAP) training center in Mumbai, Petrus will carry out and coordinate missions ranging India. The new facility is located on the campus of An- from preparation to data processing and delivery of re- glo-Eastern Maritime Training Centre (AEMTC), India’s sults to the customer. leading maritime institute. NSAP is a risk-based mea- surement tool using Class A full mission simulators to Hyperbaric Chamber Manufacturer measure mariner skills against internationally accepted Acquisition to Boost Defense Jobs STCW standards. The program is offered at locations JFD parent company James Fisher and Sons plc has ac- throughout the world, including two in the U. S., Croatia, quired diving and recompression specialist Cowan Man- the Philippines, the U.K. and now India. ufacturing. This acquisition will create Australian defense industry jobs and expand JFD’s presence in Australia. The Maritime Group Works with acquisition of the Newcastle-based business comple- UN Global Compact Initiative ments existing high-tech facilities at Bibra Lake, south of OSM Maritime Group has signed a memorandum Perth, and Kirrawee in Sydney. Cowan Manufacturing is of understanding to relaunch the Mozambican High- recognized worldwide for its design and manufacture of er School of Nautical Sciences and is actively working lifesaving recompression and hyperbaric chambers. to increase the number of females in its global pool of 11,000 qualified seafarers as part of its involvement in Arctic Icebreaker Consortium the UN Global Compact (UNGC). OSM is one of the first Launched to Establish Research Metrics companies in the ship management segment to join the The kickoff for the EU-funded Arctic Research Ice- UNGC, and it has submitted an initial report detailing breaker Consortium (ARICE) was held in Bremerhaven in its desire to set new industry standards, with a focus on February and was attended by Arctic research represen- the four key areas of human rights, labor, environmental tatives from 13 countries in Europe and North America. protection and anti-corruption. The World Ocean Council (WOC) is the lead partner on the consortium. The ARICE Project will enable scientists Rotterdam Port Fund Invests in to collect more data in the Arctic by coordinating im- Magnet Anchoring Product proved use of existing polar research vessels and working Investor Rotterdam Port Fund and InnovationQuar- through the WOC to engage commercial vessels operat- ter have acquired a majority interest in McNetiq bv, a ing in the Arctic to collect oceanic and atmospheric data. Rotterdam technology company that has placed an inno- vative magnet anchoring on the market. McNetiq offers Mariner Input Wanted on Key Standards the Controlock technology without the use of temporary For Development of Navigation Equipment welds. The Controlock is the first magnet that can be test- The Nautical Institute announced a consultation to ed and used on different surfaces. It offers considerable help assess the latest proposals for standardized naviga- advantages compared to traditional steel connections, tion equipment. The latest suggestions were presented at such as drilling and welding. the IMO’s fifth navigation, communication and search and rescue subcommittee meeting by the institute and New Standards in Development other stakeholders. Navigators’ views are sought on the For Ballast Water Sampling latest concept for S-Mode, which is in its final stages of Paris-based aqua-tools will participate in the for- development before being finalized next year. mulation of an international standard for ballast water sampling and analysis. The company will work with Subsea 7 Acquires Stock French standardization organization AFNOR (Associa- Subsea 7 has agreed to acquire a 60 percent interest tion Française de Normalisation) and the International in Xodus Group, and existing shareholder Chiyoda Corp.
26 ST | April 2018 www.sea-technology.com of Japan will retain a 40 percent interest. Xodus recently university’s State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmen- expanded into Egypt, and it manages a significant portfo- tal Science will use the MVP300 to collect CTD, sound lio of global life-of-field projects. The company is known velocity and environmental data in support of both hy- for its integrated services spanning subsea and pipelines, drographic and ocean science applications. The contract flow assurance, wells, integrity, vibration, safety, risk, en- marks AML’s 127th MVP order and the 18th such con- vironment and commercial advice. tract to be delivered to China.
New Geosolutions Division Caribbean Rescue and Relief Next Geosolutions announced the launch of a new Organization Receives Anchors division, Next Geosolutions UK Continental Shelf (Next Fortress Marine Anchors has partnered with Interna- UKCS), following its acquisition of RMS Submarine in tional Rescue Group (IRG), a nonprofit that uses donat- 2017. Operating in the cable and renewables industries, ed vessels to deliver food, water and medical supplies Next UKCS will provide solutions to the operations and to coastal communities affected by disaster in the Ca- maintenance market. Next UKCS is located in Norwich, ribbean. Often more nimble with the ability to respond the east of England’s energy hub, and will offer local quicker than governments and national humanitarian aid knowledge and skillset in the North Sea and the Baltic. agencies, its 70 volunteers and 15 boats play a vital role in filling the life-threatening gap prior to large-scale re- First LNG-Fueled Bulk Carrier Delivered sponses. Fortress donated anchors for the organization. Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) and ILSHIN LOGIS- TICS have successfully delivered the world’s first LNG-fu- Bureau Veritas Now Offers E-Certification eled bulk carrier under the dual-class of Lloyd’s Register Bureau Veritas is now issuing both classification and (LR) and Korean Register. The 50,000 dwt bulk carrier has statutory e-certificates following successful pilots with also been verified to be in compliance with the interna- shipowners and flag states. Digital certificates may now tional gas fuel (IGF) code. The ship has a Type C LNG fuel be issued on behalf of 52 flag states, representing 72 tank with a capacity of 500 m³. percent of the Bureau Veritas classed fleet. E-certificates, delivered by email or accessible via the My VeriSTAR AML Profiler for Chinese Ship mobile application and the VeriSTAR Info desktop por- Xiamen University has purchased a moving vessel tal, reduce the administrative burden both on board and profiler (MVP) for the research vesselJIA GENG. The ashore. ST
www.sea-technology.com April 2018 | ST 27 owned by Mantenimiento Express Marítimo SAPI de CV oceanbusiness (MEXMAR), SEACOR Marine’s joint venture in Mexico. By July 2018, hybrid power retrofits will be complete for the Mexico-based SEACOR vessels. US Coast Guard Makes Progress On Funding Icebreaker Fleet Ship Cybersecurity is Bolstered by The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) launched plans to ac- Threat Intelligence Integration quire a new heavy icebreaker vessel intended to be the Integration World-Link Communications has added first of a six-ship installment and the beginning of a ro- to its ShipSecure maritime cybersecurity platform a full bust U.S. icebreaker fleet. Announcing the proposal at suite of CISCO services. ShipSecure is a multilayered the 2018 State of the Coast Guard address, Commandant security management system designed to protect, mon- Adm. Paul Zukunft said it is the first step in protecting the itor and control the global fleet security network from “fourth coast” of the U.S.—the Arctic. The U.S. icebreak- a single management portal. The company says CISCO’s er will have military-grade weapons and cutting-edge latest threat intelligence cloud-based services help deliv- UAV capabilities. er an end-to-end maritime cybersecurity platform with next-generation IPS/IDS firewalls for customers. Sub-Bottom Profiler Used in Wave Energy Project Siting Aquabotix Announces Key The University of Queensland used Syqwest’s Strata- Korean, Norwegian Partnerships box 3510HD for a seabed survey off King Island for a Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources wave energy company. Sub-bottom profiling (SBP) with purchased an Aquabotix hybrid vehicle for ongoing geo- the Stratabox3510 HD revealed a need to relocate the science and energy research. Aquabotix also formed a survey to a location further west. To characterize benthic GPS integration partnership with Norwegian technology surfaces within the survey area, a series of transects using supplier Water Linked AS to integrate its underwater GPS a sub-bottom profiling system focused on mapping the system with the Endura ROV to enable greater under- potential placement site. water positioning across a wide range of applications, including hull inspections and fish farm exploration. Underserved Ocean Research in San Diego Receives Foundation Grants Shark Detection and Alert The San Diego Foundation announced $632,934 in System in Development grants for 10 programs that strengthen San Diego’s in- Smart Marine Systems Ltd. is developing Clever novation economy by creating opportunities for students Buoy—an ocean monitoring platform that specializes from underserved communities pursuing STEM opportu- in detecting large marine life using sonar and identifi- nities. The San Diego Foundation Science & Technology cation software systems to relay critical information to Program grant making supports the findings from Our authorities responsible for beach safety. Shark attacks on Greater San Diego Vision, a report that found that a ma- the Pacific Coast have been on the rise, with 2017 num- jority of residents want to increase opportunities for those bers almost double 2016. Finding a solution that doesn’t who work and learn in the San Diego region. The grant cause environmental damage or pressure on threatened recipients include the Ocean Discovery Institute and The species has been an ongoing challenge. Maritime Alliance Foundation, among others. Hawaii-Based Company’s Software Greensea Honored with Prestigious Installed on Prysmian Group Vessel MTS Award for ROV Development The MakaiLay cable deployment control software was Greensea Systems received the 2018 Corporate Ex- commissioned on the cable-laying vessel Giulio Verne by cellence Award presented by the ROV committee of the the Prysmian Group of the energy and telecom cables Marine Technology Society (MTS) at Underwater Inter- and systems industry. MakaiLay’s power-cable module vention in New Orleans, Louisiana. The MTS ROV Com- will be used by Giulio Verne when it starts working on mittee began its award program in 1990 to recognize the North Sea Link installation, a subsea power cable in- outstanding individuals and organizations in the ROV terconnector between Norway and the U.K. that will be community. To maintain a high degree of distinction, the world’s longest upon completion in 2021. awards are not necessarily presented annually, but only as deemed appropriate. KVH Satellite Partner to Invest $4.5 Million To Push Development of Marine Broadband Energy Storage Systems Added to KVH Industries announced that its longtime partner Mexican Platform Supply Vessels SKY Perfect JSAT Corp. (SJC) will invest $4.5 million in Corvus Energy was selected by SEACOR Marine and KVH to help deliver next-generation maritime broad- Kongsberg Maritime to supply lithium ion-based ener- band services. KVH and SJC intend to collaborate on gy storage systems (ESS) for four platform supply vessels value-added services in the area of shipping digitaliza- (PSVs). The Orca Energy ESS from Corvus will supply tion and improved broadband access at sea. KVH’s mini- electrical power to the PSVs’ propulsion and dynamic VSAT BroadbandSM service is the market share leader in positioning systems’ electrical network. All four PSVs are maritime VSAT worldwide, according to KVH.
28 ST | April 2018 www.sea-technology.com Savannah Harbor Expansion Reaches Critical Milestone The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has completed outer harbor dredging at the Port of Savannah, marking the midpoint of the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project (SHEP). The first half of the project deepened the outer harbor to 49 ft. at low tide. The inner harbor channel will be expanded from its current low-tide depth, 42 ft., to 47 ft. Deepening the harbor will allow Neo-Panamax vessels to take on heavier loads and transit the Savannah River with greater scheduling flexibility.
HydroComp Joins Green Marine To Design Quieter Ships HydroComp has joined Green Marine, a North Amer- ican environmental certification program designed to strengthen sustainability in the marine sector. Hydro- Comp specializes in applied methods for a variety of mission-critical performance indicators, including ener- gy consumption and audible propeller noise with nota- ble work in underwater radiated noise. The group plans to focus on quieter ship design to mitigate the impact of underwater radiated noise on marine mammals.
IMCA Issues Jones Act Update On Gulf of Mexico Vessels The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has updated the U.S. Gulf of Mexico vessel data associated with its study “Marine Construction Vessel Impacts of Proposed Modifications and Revocations of Jones Act Letters Related to Offshore Oil and Natural Gas Activities” submitted to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency last year. This supplement focuses on the Gulf of Mexico vessels of interest to IMCA’s members -500m and can be found at www.imca-int.com/jonesact.
Steel Tariff Could Hurt US Shipbuilders SEEKER - Acoustic Directional Receiver And Increase Taxpayer Dollars for Navy The Maritime Executive reported a growing debate The small and rugged RJE SEEKER is used around U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to impose to assist AUV and ROV operators in tracking -1,000m tariffs on steel imports, noting that the tariff may have underwater beacons and transponders, negative effects for defense shipyards like Newport from 25kHz to 45kHz at full ocean depth. News. The report quoted lawmakers expressing concern about steel tariffs that increase the cost of building Navy ships and, therefore, taxpayer costs. Of note is a warning from the director of the Center for American Seapower, -6,000m Seth Cropsey, who says “protectionism” that affects the cost of American defense goods is a “matter of concern.” Canada’s minister of foreign affairs said trade restrictions are “unacceptable” between NATO and NORAD allies. -8,000m
Global Diving Leaders Earn Roles in Global Associations Global Diving and Salvage Vice President of Opera- tions Daniel Pierson has been re-elected to the Associa- tion of Diving Contractors International (ADCI) board for a new three-year term. In addition, Global Vice President of Casualty and Emergency Response David DeVilbiss has been elected as the new American Salvage Associa- Enabling ROV and AUV operators to track and relocate tion (ASA) vice president. ST RJEInt.com | 949-727-9399
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www.sea-technology.com April 2018 | ST 31 marinerenewables Marine Renewables Legislation in Nova Scotia The government of Nova Scotia Gangway System for The C3 point absorber was in- has proclaimed the Marine Renew- Arkona Offshore Wind Farm stalled at EMEC’s Scapa Flow scale able-energy Act, a major milestone Vroon Offshore Services and test site in collaboration with local for Canada’s marine renewable en- Ampelmann have joined forces to marine contractor Green Marine ergy sector. It provides a framework deploy a walk-to-work (W2W) solu- (UK) Ltd. The device was towed to for the governance and develop- tion for the Arkona offshore wind site and the surface-operated install ment of marine renewable energy farm in the German Baltic Sea. sequence was successfully per- resources, including tidal, wave and Vroon’s VOS Stone vessel, the new- formed from a vessel. offshore wind energy. Key features est addition to its offshore support The C3 WEC was connected to a include the designation of areas of fleet, will be mobilized with an Am- floating microgrid unit provided by priority for development, as well as pelmann A400 gangway system. EMEC. a licensing and permitting regime. The gangway, launched in 2017, The microgrid has been designed A demonstration permitting will be utilized for the first time for to allow the C3 device to behave as program is now open, allowing W2W operations during array ca- if it were grid connected by provid- proponents to seek up to 5 MW bling work and commissioning of ing a stable voltage and frequency for demonstration of a project. The the Arkona offshore wind farm. The reference, simulating the imped- program has a cap of 10 MW and project should finish by September. ance of a typical grid connection, requires all applicable permits and absorbing power from the device approvals in place. Half-Scale WEC under test and providing power to Testing at EMEC auxiliary systems. Kraken in Germany Wins CorPower Ocean has successful- This ocean deployment is look- Support for Offshore Wind ly installed its half-scale C3 wave ing to prove off-grid operations to Kraken Robotics Inc.’s German energy converter (WEC) at the Euro- address market segments such as subsidiary, Kraken Robotik GmbH, pean Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) islands, offshore installations or re- was named a winner in the Carbon in Orkney, Scotland. mote coastal locations. Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelera-
32 ST | April 2018 www.sea-technology.com tor (OWA) competition, an R&D shore wind farm sites without a sup- of Modus’s existing hybrid AUV ca- program funded by nine leading port vessel. The move could shave pability and docking station. Testing offshore wind developers and the £1.1 billion from the operating cost will take place at ORE Catapult’s Scottish government to reduce the of Europe’s offshore wind farms and National Renewable Energy Centre cost of offshore wind energy. Krak- would be a world first in the sector. in Blyth, Northumberland. en Robotik was among four compa- Modus Seabed Intervention, in nies selected in the competition. partnership with Osbit Ltd. and the Deep Green Tech Kraken will receive hands-on Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Nearing Utility Scale mentoring and advice from the Catapult, is trialing an AUV docking The gravity base structure foun- OWA industry partners, which col- station to enable vehicle recharg- dation for Minesto’s first commer- lectively represent more than 75 ing, upload of acquired data and cial-scale installation of its Deep percent of the European offshore download of mission commands. Green technology has been deliv- wind market, as well as a poten- The use of AUVs to survey and ered, marking significant progress tial opportunity to demonstrate inspect offshore wind farm subsea toward the first installation in Holy- its SeaVision 3D underwater laser infrastructure is a relatively new head Deep. Preparation for offshore imaging system on installed foun- cost-efficiency measure in this sec- testing is in it final stages. Minesto’s dations at a fully operational wind tor. In addition to the estimated £1.1 DG500 project involves installing farm in Europe. The aim of the com- billion savings across the current and demonstrating Deep Green, petition is to help advanced tech- 11-GW offshore wind farm fleet which produces electricity from nologies access the large emerging over the next 25 years, the scheme ocean currents, at utility scale at the market and become part of the nor- will also significantly reduce the Holyhead Deep site off the coast of mal subsea inspection strategy for need for staff to work in often haz- northwest Wales. Offshore installa- offshore wind developers. ardous environments. tion of the 500-kW device and the The Autonomous Vehicle for the surrounding test setup infrastructure AUV Docking Station for Inspection of offshore wind farm is to start in April, with system func- Offshore Wind Inspection Subsea INfrastructure (AVISIoN) tionality and capacity tests to be Modus Seabed Intervention is project has received funding from conducted in the second quarter. developing an innovative approach Innovate UK for further develop- The aim is to generate electricity in to enable AUVs to remain at off- ment, testing and demonstrations the third quarter this year. ST
www.sea-technology.com April 2018 | ST 33 transporting personnel in a dry en- marineelectronics vironment. GA-EMS is under con- tract with Lockheed Martin Corp. to provide LiFT batteries to power Retrofit Advances customer support and will also pro- the DCS propulsion and internal LNG Fleet Communications vide shore-based maintenance un- support systems. LiFT’s modular de- Elcome International has com- der a separate yearly contract. sign and single-cell fault tolerance pleted a satellite communications Elcome has created three inde- should prevent uncontrolled and retrofit program for a major fleet pendent networks on each ship for catastrophic cascading lithium-ion of LNG tankers providing broad- corporate traffic, crew welfare voice cell failure, improving the safety band data and voice services. The and Internet connections, and ma- of personnel and platforms while company decommissioned the ex- chine-to-machine data transfer of keeping power available for high isting VSAT systems and installed performance data from shipboard mission assurance. The flexible ar- new SAILOR 900 antennas and be- sensors. chitecture of the battery system can low-deck systems on 40 ships with- The retrofit solution was devel- be configured to meet the most de- in four months, without disrupting oped with satellite service provid- manding needs of manned and un- the sailing schedules. er Global Eagle and VSAT antenna manned underwater vehicles. The scope of work included sys- manufacturer Cobham SATCOM. tem design, site survey, system inte- Comms Access Beyond gration, hardware and software in- LiFT Battery Delivery for Cell, Wi-Fi Range stallation, commissioning, training, New Dry Combat Submersible The popular mazu and mSeries project management and airtime for General Atomics Electromagnet- system from SkyMate now works the ships’ VSAT, Fleet Broadband ic Systems (GA-EMS) has delivered in conjunction with Raymarine, and Inmarsat-C systems. In addi- the first shipset of Lithium-ion Fault enabling boaters to pull up satellite tion, Elcome is managing world- Tolerant (LiFT) batteries for the U.S. data on their multifunction display wide shipboard service for the fleet. Special Operations Command’s (MFD). mazu features such as email To that end, Elcome has established (USSOCOM) new dry combat and SMS texts, SOS transponding, a network operations center at its submersible (DCS), a long-endur- weather forecasts and more can Dubai headquarters for first-line ance delivery vehicle capable of now be opened directly on a Ray-
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Furukawa Batteries Now Certified for Sea Eco Marine Power (EMP) has for- mally certified The Furukawa Bat- tery Co. Ltd. of Japan as a supplier of batteries for use on ship and marine structures. The certification covers & a range of battery technologies, in- LINEAR cluding the hybrid valve-regulated lead-acid (VRLA) UltraBattery. For mor The certification process in- cluded obtaining approval from building amplifiers to drive reactive loads. ClassNK for each battery type, an inspection of the Furukawa Battery production center at Imaichi Plant at Nikko, Japan, and a review of the relevant quality standards and cer- tifications, including ISO 9001 and ISO 14001. EMP also assessed how Furukawa Battery recycles returned batteries as part of a sustainability review. The batteries covered by the EMP certification are the: FC-38-12, UB-50-12, FCP-500 and FCP-1000.
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www.sea-technology.com April 2018 | ST 35 Phytoplankton Levels marineresources Monitored by Satellite Ocean food resources are most volatile in areas that hold most of Documentary Shows How transparent, they facilitate study of the world’s marine resources, a new Zebrafish Help Humans the behavior of cells within the con- study has revealed. The University “Zebrafish: Practically People, text of the entire organism. of Reading study provides the first Transforming How We Study Dis- ever estimate of the nutritional val- ease” is a new documentary about Polar Code Now Part ue of phytoplankton—organisms at the common aquarium fish that Of Canadian Law the base of the food chain that allow may be the key to solving some of Transport Canada has introduced ocean ecosystems to thrive—across the most prevalent and devastating new Arctic Shipping Safety and Pol- the world’s oceans throughout the human diseases. The film can be lution Prevention Regulations that year. These estimates can be made viewed at Zebrafishfilm.org. incorporate the International Code using only satellite images. In her directorial debut, Jennifer for Ships Operating in Polar Waters The research shows that the most A. Manner, CEO of ZScientific LLC, (the Polar Code) into Canada’s do- significant spatial and seasonal con- shows the unprecedented benefits mestic legislation. trast in the nutritional value of phy- of zebrafish as an effective biomed- The Polar Code addresses the toplankton is seen in coastal areas, ical research model and calls for hazards of certain vessels that oper- represented by 22 coastal provinc- additional funding to support the vi- ate in the Arctic and Antarctic. The es, such as the North-East Atlantic tal work of zebrafish research. This Polar Code and Canada’s new reg- Coastal Shelves and the South Chi- research has advanced the under- ulations include a variety of safety na Sea. Coastal areas provide most standing and treatment of cancer, and pollution prevention measures, of the world’s marine economic re- diabetes, addiction, Alzheimer’s, including those related to vessel sources, including commercial fish heart disease, Parkinson’s, epilepsy, design and equipment, vessel op- stocks. autism and rare genetic diseases. erations and crew training. Canada The dramatic spatial and season- Zebrafish have most of the same played a key leadership role in de- al variation in the nutritional value organs, tissues and cells as humans, veloping the Polar Code at the In- of phytoplankton in coastal areas and because they are small and ternational Maritime Organization. may make them vulnerable to fu-
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36 ST | April 2018 www.sea-technology.com ture environmental changes, such maritime industry, and his belief to Assessment Record for a career as global warming. always give back and support oth- aboard tugboats and/or petroleum Phytoplankton energy value was ers,” said Bouchard III. barges. calculated using satellite images Four scholarships are available Bouchard Transportation Co. Inc. taken by the European Space Agen- per year for a period of five years. was incorporated in 1918 in New cy between 1997 and 2013 that The scholarships are offered York Harbor. indicate where blooms of chloro- to full-time marine transportation The company has remained fam- phyll-containing phytoplankton are, students in good standing, with ily owned and operated for the last as the color of the ocean is altered demonstrated leadership skills. 100 years. by the light absorption. The recipient students also It is the largest privately owned The nutritional value of phyto- should be in pursuit of a deck offi- petroleum barge company in the plankton was found to strongly dif- cer’s license and a Towing Officers U.S. ST fer depending on its type, location and time of the year; at its highest in September and lowest in June. The highest annually averaged sur- P-Cable face concentrations of nutrients are UHR3D Array over the Northeast Atlantic Coastal Shelves, whereas the lowest con- centrations were seen in the North Atlantic Tropical Gyral and in North Pacific Subtropical Gyre West.
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www.sea-technology.com April 2018 | ST 37 WFN Strategies, Sterling, Virginia, JUNE contracts has been awarded a contract to pro- June 4—BlueTech Expo, vide cable route survey support for Washington, D.C. 202- Winterthur Gas & Diesel Ltd., Win- the proposed Eastern Arctic Under- 389-9009, rich.lawson@ios terthur, Switzerland, signed an sea Fibre Optic Network (EAUFON) tia.org or www.bluetechexpo.org. agreement to integrate its digital en- submarine telecoms cable system. gine diagnostic system (EDS), which EAUFON is a planned submarine June 5-7—Capitol Hill Ocean provides continuous, intelligent di- cable with landing points at multi- Week, Washington, D.C. 301-608- agnostics of engine and component ple communities in Canada’s Nun- 3040 or https://capitolhillocean performance, with the HHI INTEG- avik region intended to be ready week.org. RICT Smart Ship Solution. Hyundai by 2020. Kativik Regional Govern- Heavy Industries. ment. ST June 11-13—Global Offshore Bra- zil Summit, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Dualog, Tromsø, Norway, won a 281- 491-5900, Exhibits@questoff major contract to install and up- shore.com or www.globaloffshore grade email capability on 160 ves- meetings brazil.com. sels worldwide. Work has already started on the project with more MAY June 12-14—Internation- than 100 vessels being equipped in May 2-3—Nor-Shipping, Oslo, Nor- al Conference on Ocean En- just three months, and installation way. +45 40190234, sf@nor-ship ergy, Cherbourg, France. s.pe work on the remainder is underway. ping.com or http://nor-shipping. [email protected] or http://icoe Teekay. com. 2018normandy.eu.
TWMA, Aberdeen, Scotland, has May 15-17—Europort Roma- June 17-22—International Con- secured a six-figure contract for the nia, Constanta, Romania. +31 ference on Ocean, Offshore and span of three months to provide at- 10 2933250, [email protected] Arctic Engineering, Madrid, Spain. source drilling waste management or www.europort.nl/about-eu- 778-338-4142 or www.omae2018. at the Orlando Field in the U.K. roport/europort-exports/euro com. North Sea. The company will use its port-romania. EfficientC and TCC RotoMill tech- June 18-20—ASNE Technol- nology to allow processing of the May 16-17—Unmanned Maritime ogy, Systems & Ships, Wash- drill cuttings offshore at source. De- Systems, London, England. +44 ington, D.C. 703-836-6727 or cipher Energy. (0) 207 827 6020, nboumediene@ www.navalengineers.org/Sym smi-online.co.uk or www.umscon posia/TSS2018. Seatools, Numansdorp, Nether- ference.com/seatechnologywl. lands, has won a contract for de- June 19-21—CLEAN PACIFIC, Port- velopment and delivery of a remote May 23-24—Deep Sea Mining Sum- land, Oregon. 713-343-1891, cda offshore monitoring system for a mit, London, England. 206-582- [email protected] or http://2018. Dutch nonprofit that is developing 0128, [email protected] or cleanpacific.org. advanced technologies to rid the www.deepsea-mining-summit.com. world’s oceans of floating plastic. June 26-28—UDT, Glasgow, Scot- The monitoring system will be used May 23-24—Fisheries Management land. [email protected] or to gain real-time insight into the in Estuarine and Coastal Waters, www.udt-global.com. performance of the first-ever ocean Lancaster, England. [email protected]. cleanup system, which will be de- uk. JULY ployed during trials starting later July 3-5—Seawork International, this year on the U.S. west coast. The May 28-31—OCEANS ‘18 MTS/ Southampton, England. info@sea Ocean Cleanup. IEEE Kobe/TechnoOcean2018, work.com or www.seawork.com. Kobe, Japan. [email protected] Inmarsat, London, England, signed or http://oceans18mtsieeekobe.org. July 5-6—Oil Spill India, an agreement for enhancements to New Delhi, India. ravi@iten its FleetBroadband service, with de- May 28-June1—Ocean Microstruc- media.in or www.oilspillindia.org. sign and manufacture of a new gen- ture Glider Workshop, St. Georges, eration of terminals that will support Bermuda. jeremy@rocklandscientif July 17-19—Multi-Agency Craft the existing I-4 network alongside ic.com or http://bit.ly/2BTDF1S. Conference, Baltimore, Maryland. the major advances coming with its 703-836-6727 or www.macc2018. sixth-generation satellite constella- May 30-June 1—GreenTech, Van- org. tion, the first of which is scheduled couver, Canada. info@green-ma for launch in 2020. Intellian Tech- rine.org or www.green-marine.org/ For more, visit https://seatechnolo nologies Inc. greentech. gymagazine.com/meetings. ST
38 ST | April 2018 www.sea-technology.com Recreation; Environmental Quality; Game and Inland people Fisheries and Historic Resources; the Virginia Marine Re- sources Commission; and the Virginia Museum of Natu- Larry Mayer, director of the Center ral History. for Coastal and Ocean Mapping and Joint Hydrographic Center at the Uni- Phoenix HSEQ Manager Preeti Mehta has joined the versity of New Hampshire, has been working committee on measuring barrier strength for the elected to the National Academy of Center for Offshore Safety. Mehta is an experienced HSE Engineering for development of tech- leader with more than 17 years of regulatory, risk man- niques and technologies for coast- agement, project management and HSE management al, Arctic and ocean floor mapping. systems knowledge. Mayer has a broad background in marine geology and geophysics, with research in sonar imaging, remote char- The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers acterization of the seafloor and advanced applications of (SNAME) appointed Eugene Sanders as its new executive 3D visualization to ocean mapping. director. Sanders spent the past 36 years in upper man- agement roles at for-profit and nonprofit associations. EBL Products appointed Russell Petrucci as director of business de- NAVTOR appointed Anders Holme as chief technology velopment. Petrucci has 34 years of officer. Holme is a veteran of many companies, includ- experience, including: piezoelectric ing IBM, NOV, Aker Solutions and Lyse. Holme brings a and optical materials and transducer wealth of business and software expertise and will man- design and manufacturing; product age teams working across offices in Egersund, Norway; and account management; and busi- Singapore; Japan; Sweden; Russia; the U.S.; and the U.K. ness development in the medical, industrial, power ultrasonics, and oil and gas industries. Teledyne Optech announced Michael Perdue as its new director of customer service. For the last seven years, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam has named Matt Perdue served as field operations manager for Airborne Strickler as Virginia’s next secretary of natural resourc- Imaging, a Canadian LiDAR service provider, where he es. He will oversee the departments of Conservation and led specialized aerial LiDAR survey projects. ST
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40 ST | April 2018 www.sea-technology.com soapbox 2018: The Year of the Returner?—Natalie Desty
Natalie Desty is However, maritime is also a sec- states many statistics that substan- the workforce tor that is continually innovating. In tiate the very real business need development di- just the last five years, it has seen to re-engage lost talent: around rector for The In- huge and unprecedented develop- 427,000 highly technically skilled stitute of Marine ment in autonomous innovation. female professionals who are on Engineering, Sci- But what about progress in recruit- career break want to return to the ence and Tech- nology (IMarEST), ment and employee diversity? workforce in the future; three in www.imarest.org, Returner programs are designed five professional women returning the international professional body and to attract and enable diverse can- to the workforce are likely to move learned society for all marine profession- didates who are “lost” to tradition- into lower-skilled or lower-paid als. IMarEST is the first Institute to bring al recruitment methods. A CV gap roles, experiencing an immedi- together marine engineers, scientists is often an insurmountable barrier ate earnings reduction of up to a and technologists into one international to recruitment, viewed as a major third; 29,000 women who return multidisciplinary professional body. technical skills and knowledge gap. to the workforce on a part-time It can also lead to would-be return- basis will be underemployed; two- espite various continuing initia- ers losing confidence in finding a thirds of professional women could Dtives, maritime employers are way back to work. That means a be working below their potential still faced with two key issues: lack huge amount of talent and invest- when they return to the workforce; of women and the skills gap. With ment in people is wasted. Returner addressing the career break penal- female diversity in maritime falling programs provide a link to this lost ty could boost female earnings by well below the 10 to 12 percent en- talent and attract those candidates £1.1 billion annually; the multiplier gineering average and a shortage of wishing to transfer their engineering effect from the higher earnings and candidates, despite rising require- skills between industries, in the pro- spending power of these women ments, we must do something dif- cess building a more flexible and generates additional gains to the ferent. If we keep recruiting in the responsive workforce for both em- U.K. economy of £1.7 billion; and same talent pools, we will keep get- ployee and employer needs. It also business action, including combat- ting the same results. bypasses recruitment biases so in- ing the negative bias towards CV The solution? Make 2018 the grained in our standard recruitment gaps, increasing the availability of year of the returnship. processes that alienate those with part-time and flexible opportunities A returnship is basically an in- a CV gap or who require a flexible and helping women transition back ternship for experienced workers working situation. to work, can help address the career who want to go back to work after a Alarmed by the number of “lost break penalty. long break. Despite success in other women” uncovered by research for In direct response to this loss sectors, returnships are unfortunate- its 2016 annual report, the Wom- of talent, The Institute of Marine, ly rare in engineering, none more en and Work APPG report recom- Engineering, Science and Technol- so than in the maritime sector. Mar- mends that employers with 250 or ogy (IMarEST) and WES launched itime, like the majority of engineer- more employees should consider STEM Returners, www.stemreturn ing, really needs to improve its im- putting in place paid returner pro- ers.com, in November 2017, a paid age to attract a diverse workforce. grams with guaranteed training, ad- 13-week employment placement A 2015 survey by the Women’s vice and support. for professionals returning to work Engineering Society (WES) found Similarly, the 2016 PWC report after a career break or looking to that 70 percent of women in STEM “Women Returners” recommends: transfer between sectors, with the are anxious about taking a career recruiters and employers reassess possibility of ongoing employment break; 60 percent of STEM wom- how they evaluate a candidate’s at the end of the program. The pro- en reported barriers in returning to potential and work to address the gram provides confidence building, work after a career break; 20 per- negative bias towards CV gaps; re- training, career coaching, network- cent of STEM women said employ- turnships as a route back to mid- ing opportunities and peer support. ers are not supportive of working to-senior-level engineering roles, The goal is to challenge industry mothers; 18 percent said colleagues with transitional support to upskill to think differently about CV gaps aren’t supportive either; and 57 per- and support returnees; and increas- and flexible working. Wärtsilä, Dstl, cent of women give up their mem- ing the availability of part-time and ATLAS ELEKTRONIK and Babcock bership of professional bodies be- flexible opportunities in profession- have already signed up, creating fore the age of 45, compared to 16 al roles to widen the talent pool that opportunities for overlooked talent percent of men. businesses can access. The report that deserves more attention. ST
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