Offshore wind developer Equinor and Autonomous Marine Systems (AMS) have launched an unmanned survey vessel called "Datamaran" to collect data on wind and weather conditions at offshore wind locations. The wind and solar-powered system carries a LiDAR device for data collection. AMS chief executive Ravijit Paintal said: “In keeping with our partnership with Equinor, we’ve named this latest class of vessels ‘Njord.’ Datamaran is the first autonomous marine vehicle developed by AMS, which has been working with partners such as Shell Oil Company (SOL) and BP (BP.L) since 2013.
Offshore wind developer Equinor and Autonomous Marine Systems (AMS) have launched an unmanned survey vessel called "Datamaran" to collect data on wind and weather conditions at offshore wind locations. The wind and solar-powered system carries a LiDAR device for data collection. Datamaran is the first autonomous marine vehicle developed by AMS, which has been working with partners such as Shell Oil Company (SOL) and BP (BP.L) since 2013.