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Cellula Robotics https://www.cellula.com/

Cellula Robotics is an engineering solutions company that specializes in the turnkey design and production of subsea robotic systems with extensive experience in projects that require integrated mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and soft- ware elements. Cellula focuses on developing autonomous ve- hicle technologies, such as Solus, a family of autonomous un- derwater vehicles (AUVs) developed under Defence Research

Development Canada (DRDC). Solus-LR, the AUV’s fuel cell powered, long range con? guration, has a range of over energy, enabling 2000 km mission ranges. Solus-LR’s suction 2000km submerged. Following an overhaul of the fuel cell anchor module also allows station keeping in a low-powered system in 2021 to improve reliability and endurance, Solus- state, in currents of up to 4kts. Cellula’sImotus-S AUV is built

LR has now completed hydrogen fuel cell powered missions on a modular, scalable architecture enabling a highly function- in Indian Arm, Canada. The vehicle design can be customized al and affordable solution to performing inspections in open to meet speci? c mission objectives. Solus-LR, the 3000 msw- water, including ship hulls, infrastructure inspections, and ver- rated con? guration, is fuel cell powered with 250kWh usable tical pro? ling.

Fugro www.Fugro.com

Fugro has already proved the ability to deploy

ROVs from its 12m Blue Essence USV. It is focus- ing more on offshore wind operations and mainte- nance (O&M) with this vessel, which also has multi- beam capability. Its ? rst Blue Essence, Fugro Maali, entered service in 2021. By the end of this year, Fu- gro expects to have four Blue Essences operational, across Australia, Europe and the Middle East. Fugro anticipates that it will complete its ? rst wind farm operations, with a Blue Essence, in a trial at Vat- tenfall’s Aberdeen offshore wind farm, also known as the European Offshore Windfarm Deployment

Centre, involving visual and CP inspection using its eROV Blue Volta on turbine bases.. “We believe 85% of the O&M task can be done with an uncrewed vessel in nearshore wind farms,” says Daniel Jones, Director IRM Services Europe & head multibeam to provide greater swath and a larger depth

Africa, Fugro. “Certain technologies still require further de- of burial system, as well as side scan sonar and cable tracking velopment. Flooded member detection for turbine bases re- (TSS 660) on the Blue Amp eROV. The Blue Eclipse could quires radioactive gamma source technologies, for example, also potentially house a UAV, but over the horizon control and we’re looking at alternatives. But there’s very little else needs to be at an appropriate level, says Jones. you can’t do with the eROV (with 350 m water depth capabil- Next, Fugro has the Blue Prism, geared towards marine site ity).” characterization. It will have the same capability as the Blue

For deeper offshore and ? oating wind, Fugro is lining up Eclipse, but will be focused on pre-installation and post-de- its greater endurance, station keeping and payload capability commissioning surveys. Geotechnical capability is a future 18m Blue Eclipse class with a larger eROV, the Blue Amp vision. “Our view is that you can’t currently ? t everything on (with 650 m water depth and light manipulator capability – one vessel,” says Jones. “One could be ? t for wind farm as- mostly geared towards cleaning). It’s due to be integrated by set integrity, but might not be appropriate for construction or the end of June 2023, including sub bottom pro? ling, a dual UXO survey.” 34 September/October 2022

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