Cable Terminated for Offshore Renewable Energy Project UVS has completed termination of cables for the Carnegie Wave Energy CETO Perth Wave Energy Project, Western Australia. This project will be the first demonstration of a complete grid-connected, commercial scale CETO system anywhere in the world. Using techniques recently developed for termination of ROV tethers for Saab […]
Wireless for Subsea (WFS) Case Study: Seatooth® PPC Wireless for Subsea (WFS), a world leading supplier of subsea wireless instrumentation and control solutions, successfully delivered wireless communication systems to Baker Hughes for a pipeline pre-commissioning project. WFS supplied a Seatooth® PPC system for wireless data logging during pipeline pre-commissioning on a project in the Liwan […]
Teledyne RESON and Odom Confirmed for Demo at AIAIA BlueZone General Manager Oceanographic and Hydrographic, Mark Hegarty, has confirmed that both Teledyne RESON and Teledyne Odom will demonstrate Multi-Beam Echo Sounder (MBES) products at ADCPs in Action in Australia at the Gold Coast in September. Mark said that the formation of the Teledyne Marine Acoustic […]
BlueZone Group at GeoHab 2014 BlueZone’s General Manager Oceanographic and Hydrographic, Mark Hegarty, attended GeoHab 2014 in Lorne, Victoria, along with Thomas Meurling the VP Sales Solution Concepts & Asia Pacific for Teledyne. GeoHab (Marine Geological and Biological Habitat Mapping), is an international association of marine scientists study biophysical (i.e. geologic & oceanographic) indicators of […]
Clever Buoy Engineering Development by BlueZone BlueZone Chief Technology Officer, Darren Burrowes, said that BlueZone was pleased to have supported Shark Mitigation Service in development of the Optus “Clever Buoy”, an innovative device for detection of sharks at beaches. “Shark Mitigation Systems came to us with their idea for the Clever Buoy”, said Burrowes, “And […]
Components Critical For Ocean Power Projects As the testing of ocean power projects gathers pace, so has the demand for critical sub-sea components and connectors that form part of these wave and tidal generators. “For over 40 years, we have been supplying components, engineering and support to customers in diverse markets including offshore oil and […]
Future of Aviation Pingers UVS distributes a complete line of proven underwater locator products provided by Teledyne Benthos. These locator locator devices fall into two general categories: pingers and transponders. To locate and recover pingers, a diver with a handheld device can “listen” for, and home-in on the device. The ELP-362D Emergency Locator Beacon model […]
Wave Glider Recovery Device Sea Trials Wave Glider Recovery Device Sea Trials The innovative WG01 Wave Glider Recovery Device has completed a series of sea trials with the Australian Department of Defence in the West Australian Exercise Area (WAXA). A key challenge for Wave Glider recovery in high seas or from vessels with high freeboard […]
BlueZone Group Hosts Ai Group Innovation Cluster Meeting BlueZone Group Hosts Ai Group Innovation Cluster Meeting Representatives from Hunter manufacturing companies gathered at BlueZone Newcastle for an Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) Innovation Cluster meeting. The informal gathering was a chance for members to identify new opportunities, learn from each other and mentor other Hunter-based […]
ADCP Compass Calibration in Action ADCP Compass Calibration in Action UVS Workshop Manager Grant Maddison said that the ADCP compass calibration service was now fully up & running at the UVS ADCP Service Centre at Newcastle, NSW. Initial jobs completed at Newcastle had shown that methods for field calibration of ADCP compasses seem to be […]
