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Marine Support

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Marine Support

Users of SmartBay are supported by a multidisciplinary team with the scientific, technological, ICT and commercial experience necessary to develop, test and validate innovative solutions for the marine and renewable energy sectors.

Access to marine technicians, scientists, engineers and software developers, supported by professionals with marine and maritime industry knowledge and experience allows SmartBay to offer its users project life cycle support from initial project planning through to deployment validation and final decommissioning.

Marine Support

This allows users to focus on data analysis, device validation and product development, secure in the knowledge that marine activities are being managed by the experienced SmartBay technical team

Project Lifecycle Supports include:

Mobilisation
Electronics and electrical supports
Device deployment
Sourcing of dive services
Health, safety and environmental management
Device validation
Day-to-day marine operations
Design, development and testing
Project management
Integration, testing and verification
Vessel Access
Specialist technical and engineering supports

Data Support

A specialist data management team provides an open platform for the SmartBay user community. A secure and bespoke environment for any organisation conducting proprietary trials, testing data analytics or software development, is provided.

Data support solutions include:

Real-time data capture (multiple sensors, multiple datasets)
Secure access
Data management (storage and parsing of raw data)
Range of file formats
Customised data presentation
Test site hind cast data sets - Weather, wave, height & tidal
Data visualisation

Ocean Energy Developer Support

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The test site is suitable for developers wishing to undertake low-cost sea trials and validation of devices and components at various technology readiness levels. Supports to developers include:

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Supports to developers include:

Pre deployment planning and preparation
Mooring specification and configuration
Acquisition and transmission of sensor data from ocean energy devices
Device Mobilisation
Deployments
Ongoing Operations & Maintenance (O&M)
Vessel provision
Device demobilisation and decommissioning
Logistics
Support Services