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The HRC has a single clamp release.

System Life Support Modules con- tain the main power distribution sys- tem, heating and cooling system,

Potable Water System, Sanitary

Facilities, automatic temperature with humidity controls, External

Regeneration, Environmental

Monitoring System, air compressors, diver's hot water suite units, gas stor- age modules, and high pressure trans- fer pumps.

Autonomous Surface Vehicles

Contact: Stephen Phillips, Managing Director

Unit 3, City Business Centre, Basin Road,

Chichester, West Sussex, UK PO 198DU

Tel: +441243784222

E-mail: [email protected] www.asv.org.uk

ASV Ltd. designs, constructs and supports a range of autonomous sur- face vehicles for survey and surveil- lance operations. These craft can operate in rough seas (up to and including Seastate 5) with an endurance of between 24 hours to a month, at speeds of up to 15 knots.

They have a wide range of applica- tions and are currently employed in commercial survey and technical research for civil and military organi- zations.

Balmoral Offshore Engineering

The Quadrant

Green Lane Heywood

Lancashire OL10 1NG

Tel: +44 (0)1706 362800

Fax: +44 (0)1706 625648

Email: [email protected] www.balmoraloffshore.com

Steeped in polymer and elastomer design and manufacturing history,

Balmoral Offshore Engineering pro- vides the international energy sector with a range of products from surface to deepwater buoyancy. In-house lab- oratory and hydrostatic testing facili- ties enable the company to research and identify cost effective materials across a spectrum of applications.

From surface navigation to insulated buoyancy 3000m below, Balmoral products include: drilling and dynamic riser, ROV/AUV and sub- surface buoyancy through to elas- tomer cable protectors, bend restric- tors, stiffeners, clamps and riser pro- tection guards.

Battelle 505 King Avenue

Columbus, Ohio 43201

Tel: (800) 201-2011 http://www.battelle.org/

Technology Profile: Lithium

Hydroxide Curtain: Battelle devel- oped a lithium hydroxide curtain that removes hazardous carbon dioxide from the atmosphere of disabled sub- marines. The curtain improves the crewmembers' ability to survive while awaiting rescue; NR-1 Submarine

Sonar: Sonar system for the U.S.

Navy's NR-1 nuclear-powered sub- marine. Battelle staff selected off-the- shelf technology, re-engineered it to improve its efficiency and installed the sonar system at about one-fifth the cost of a custom-made model, in a fraction of the time; Oil Spill

Clean-Up: The company worked for 10 years for Italian oil company ENI-

Agip, handling cleanup issues and determining the risks to the environ- ment following a major oil spill in

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