ClearSignal® Coating Under Test

Applications in Defence and Offshore Oil & Gas

ClearSignal® coating is under test at east and west coast locations in Australia for applications in Defence and Offshore Oil & Gas.

Coupons for testing in tropical conditions at HMAS Cairns in Queensland have been supplied to Defence Science & Technology (DST) Group. Materials that were ClearSignal® coated included glass, perspex and rubber for deployment on Defence reference sites in tropical waters.

In Offshore Oil & Gas, ClearSignal coatings are under test as one component of the Transforming Australia Subsea Equipment Reliability (TASER) project.

Wood is leading the program in collaboration with Chevron, Shell, and Woodside. TASER is a follow-up to the Subsea Equipment Australian Reliability joint industry project (SEAR JIP) also led by Wood and supported by various operators.

The main goals are sharing knowledge to improve subsea equipment design and reducing the need for costly and time-consuming interventions in Australia’s challenging offshore, warm water environment. Offshore northern Australia, marine fouling impacts the performance of subsea equipment, probably due to the combination of the water composition, light, oxygen, and temperature.

TASER will create a ‘living laboratory’ to assess the effectiveness of novel coatings, materials, and technologies against calcareous deposition and marine organism growth on subsea equipment.

A key differentiator of ClearSignal coating for biofouling prevention is robustness and resistance to damage when cleaning. ClearSignal is in use on a variety of undersea devices from seismic streamer systems, sonars, undersea vehicles and other oil and gas systems. ClearSignal is a highly specialised and ruggedised coating system and as such often the choice for critical undersea systems that need long term biofouling protection.

BlueZone Group is the exclusive Australia representative and product support specialist for ClearSignal coating in Australia, while Severn Marine Technologies (SMT) provides technical support, provision of coating materials and ongoing product development for ClearSignal technology.

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In offshore northern Australia marine fouling impacts the performance of subsea equipment.