Offshore oil and gas exploration has seen a tremendous growth in the recent years. Maritime energy exploration activities have seen a considerable growth in the last two decades with offshore operations migrating farther away from the shorelines into deeper waters. While offshore oil and gas wells have shown to offer abundant energy supply, severe challenges have risen associated with the remote and isolated nature of the exploration locations. One such challenge is the supply of electrical power to...
Efforts are underway to map the oceans for increased understanding of climate change, ecosystem health, available fish stocks, energy resources, and weather patterns. To achieve this increased understanding, additional sensors are being added to existing buoys and monitoring systems, and new purpose built buoys are being deployed.