The company will partner with maritime decarbonization company Marine2o for land-based infrastructure to produce green hydrogen via renewable energy and the electrolysis of water as part of the project.
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A New Zealand-led team has completed the fullest investigation to date into January’s eruption of the underwater Tongan volcano, with the conclusion that Hunga-Tonga Hunga-Ha’apai (HT-HH) emitted the biggest atmospheric explosion recorded on Earth in more than 100 years.
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The first ever Unmanned Marine Systems (UMS) certificate has been awarded to SEA-KIT International by Lloyd’s Register, representing a milestone for the maritime industry. SEA-KIT has worked closely with Lloyd’s Register since early 2020 in a concerted effort to achieve the highest standards for the USV sector, culminating with the latest 12-m, X-class USV for Fugro being awarded the new
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Sonardyne International Ltd. has demonstrated technologies that will aid autonomous vehicle operations in challenging environments under a project funded by the U.K.’s national Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA). Working with a 12 m-long SEA-KIT X USV, Sonardyne tested and validated sensors already used by UUVs for deployment on USVs in support of missions in coastal waters. Sonardyne’s SPRINT-Nav hybrid inertial
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Fugro now has a strategic partnership with SEA-KIT International, winner of the Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE. SEA-KIT will work with Fugro to develop a new range of agile and compact USVs that can deploy ROVs and AUVs for marine asset inspections. The first USVs will be launched before the end of this year, and a larger USV model is being designed
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