Aleron TRACKROV Books First Work on Dutch Offshore Wind Farm
Monday 27 August 2018
Aberdeenshire-based remotely operated vehicle (ROV) and engineering firm, Aleron Subsea, has won its first contract for its new hybrid TRACKROV technology which will see it supporting unexploded clearance work on an offshore wind project in the Netherlands.
The TRACKROV vehicle has been built to operate on the seabed for extended periods and in currents of up to three knots, according to Aleron Subsea. By designing it as a heavy flotation free system, it can stay in the water longer than work-class ROVs typically utilised for these seabed survey campaigns.
The vehicle can be deployed from a small ROV A-Frame or vessel crane and is fitted with the Pangeo Subsea Sub Bottom Imaging (SBI) system, a high flow dredge pump and a series of survey sensors to locate and identify potential UXO targets.
TRACKROV is the latest remotely operated technology to be designed and built by Aleron Subsea. The company also has work class ROVs in its portfolio as well as its AUXROV vehicle which is designed to support boulder clearance projects in the wind farm market. Aleron Subsea also provides ROV tooling through its sister division, ROVQUIP.