The tool, developed by the University of Exeter’s Centre for Future Clean Mobility (CFCM) and Newcastle Marine Services, has been awarded a grant of more than £500,000 by Innovate UK.
The Superior sits at the top of Kongsberg Discovery’s HUGIN AUV family of products, which, after 30 years of developmental milestones, is the world’s most commercially successful range of AUVs.
Advanced hybrid network solution on the expedition cruise ship enhances customer digital possibilities with high throughput and low latency in uncharted locations around the world
Data acquisitions through USVs from remote operation centres contribute up to 90% less carbon emissions than traditional vessel operations whilst significantly reducing human exposure to hazardous environments.
Wind Auxiliary Propulsion is designed to complement existing ship propulsion systems; primarily marine diesel engines that power all types of vessels across the global fleet.
The Hyflex has the potential to replace diesel generator sets across multiple platforms, as well as taking on new power generation applications. From a marine perspective, the demonstrator project is well-timed with the European Union's latest regulations.
The fuel trial was conducted over a period of seven weeks and included rigorous testing of the Fortescue Green Pioneer’s ammonia storage systems, associated piping, gas fuel delivery system, retrofitted engines, and seaworthiness.
The new USV leverages the successful track record of the already existing DriX USV, launched back in 2017 and that accumulates over 150,000 hours of operations at sea in more than 19 countries.
