OFFSHORE WIND CHALLENGE - Greentown Labs Partners with Vineyard Wind

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The Offshore Wind Challenge, with the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center as an Enabling Partner, is a six-month accelerator program focused on responsible offshore wind energy development and marine environment protection. Greentown Labs, in conjunction with Vineyard Wind, challenges entrepreneurs and startups with technology readiness levels of 3 or above to submit their technologies for implementation in efforts to establish accurate real-time detection abilities regarding marine mammals. Specifically, the challenge seeks:

  • Drones 

  • Fuel cell powered buoys  

  • Autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs)

  • Unmanned surface vessels (USVs)

  • Remotely operated vehicles (ROVs)  

  • Sensor technologies

  • Satellite data transmission

  • Thermal imaging

  • Infrared imaging 

To monitor marine mammal occupancy and activity in areas of expressed developmental interest in order to minimize the environmental impact of offshore wind development. 

The deadline to apply to the Offshore Wind Challenge is June 15, 2020. For more information, please visit Offshore Wind Challenge.