Ocean Infinity secures US offshore wind survey deal

By: Mark Casey

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18/09/2023 Ocean Infinity
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Ocean Infinity has announced the signing of a contract with Equinor Wind US for one of the first-ever floating offshore windfarms on the US West Coast.

Ocean Infinity will undertake a comprehensive site investigation survey using multiple AUVs (Autonomous Underwater Vehicles) simultaneously for Equinor’s groundbreaking floating offshore wind lease area (OCS-P 0563)

Shawntel Johnson, Director, Business Development at Ocean Infinity said: “The US West Coast with its challenging deep water topography presents another excellent opportunity for Ocean Infinity to deliver the value of its multi-AUV capabilities for its clients.

AUVs in scale are the perfect tool for this region providing not only great data quality advantages over towed arrays, in the water depths spanning from 974 to 1317 meters (about 4,507 feet), but also huge efficiency over wide areas.”

The project is set to commence in February 2024 and signifies an important leap forward in the nation’s renewable energy landscape.

Ocean Infinity’s high-quality data sets will facilitate informed decision-making and meticulous planning for the construction and operational phases.

Oliver Plunkett, CEO at Ocean Infinity explained how the Morro Bay project marks an important milestone for this forward-focused young company: “When Ocean Infinity was formed, the idea of using robotics at enormous scale to collect more data, faster and with less environmental impact while optimizing safety was our guiding principle.

This project is that entire vision coming to life. It’s exciting and rewarding to work with clients such as Equinor who share our vision, can see the power of robotics and our unique understanding as tech innovators, and will reap the benefits as we support them in driving the energy transition.

“Ocean Infinity’s fleet of globally located uncrewed vessels and around 20 AUVs, the world’s largest fleet of full capability deep water Autonomous Underwater Vehicles, ideally place the company to support the ongoing growth in offshore renewable energy in the US and globally.”

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