Highlights of the “Buoy with Lidar and Underwater Equipment for Ocean Resource Assessment and Characterization of Life in the Environment” (BLUE ORACLE) Project
EVENT DESCRIPTION
This Joint Richmond Yacht Club Speaker night & Northern California SNAME Section Meeting highlights the “Buoy with Lidar and Underwater Equipment for Ocean Resource Assessment and Characterization of Life in the Environment” (BLUE ORACLE) project.
OCG-Data is a zero-emission environmental monitoring buoy that offers unparalleled performance with excellent motion characteristics for a complete biodiversity assessment and metocean data acquisition. The talk will cover, the design, fabrication, installation and the first year of data acquisition and analysis of Ocergy’s demonstration unit installed in the western Mediterranean Sea in 2023. In particular, results on the metocean conditions measured and the characterization of turbulence at sea and results of Avian and Marine bio-diversity will be presented.
SPEAKER/PRESENTER
Dominique Roddier, CEO, Ocergy
Dominique Roddier is the CEO of Ocergy, a marine technology company developing offshore sustainable solutions ( www.ocergy.com). Dominique is both a SNAME fellow and a member of RYC (Richmond Yacht Club), has lived and work in the Bay area since completing is doctorate at Cal in Naval Architecture at the turn of the millennium, and sails actively Southern Star, his First 36.7 (F-Dock).
This is a free event, all are welcome.
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