The C-Worker ASV. Photo courtesy ASV Ltd.

by Scott Kesselman



ASV Ltd. and Planet Ocean Ltd. have, together, received funding from the GROW:OffshoreWind initiative to explore how autonomous surface vehicles can reduce costs involved in supporting offshore wind farms.



They will analyze cost reduction in construction, operation and maintenance by looking at scour monitoring, cable position tracking, wave and meteorological monitoring, current profile monitoring, and underwater noise monitoring, according to an ASV press release.



Planet Ocean will look at missions and sensor options to use on ASV’s C-Enduro and C-Worker autonomous vehicles.



The initiative’s primary focus is to provide funding for suppliers to the offshore wind market.



“We are excited about the potential of the project submitted by ASV Ltd. in association with Planet Ocean Ltd.,” says Dominic Brown, head of GROW:OffshoreWind. “We believe their ingenuity will lead to significant cost reductions for many manufacturers in the offshore wind market.”



“ASVs are already widely used by the defense, oil and gas, and environmental safety industries, yet their potential is still to be explored in the offshore renewables sector,” says Dan Hook, ASV managing director



The companies are seeking input from wind farm operators, developers or other stakeholders in the industry and encourage anyone invested in the future of autonomous systems in offshore renewables to email sarah.dyer@asvglobal.com or attend a stakeholder engagement session at ASV’s facility in Portechester, Hampshire, the first week in November.