A Full Life Cycle Solution

Saildrone USVs are predominantly driven by wind and solar energy, ensuring nearly silent operation. The reduced noise signature is significantly less disruptive to marine life when compared to traditional survey vessels, while still consistently delivering top-notch data quality.

Saildrone vehicles are equipped with cutting-edge payloads and advanced sensor packages. This consists of top-of-the-line, commercially validated echo sounders, and meteorological and oceanographic sensors. Additionally, Saildrone has developed a proprietary hydrophone array, providing unrivaled acoustic capabilities for protected species monitoring.

Saildrone USVs are capable of performing missions with multiple objectives simultaneously—ocean mapping, metocean data, and maritime security situational awareness. This mission flexibility provides offshore wind projects with an economical and efficient life-cycle solution.

Saildrone's innovative platform design supports the ability to conduct long-endurance missions. Leveraging wind and solar-powered technology significantly reduces land-based refueling and maintenance requirements, compared to traditional crewed platforms. Implementing industry-standard quality control and quality assurance practices, which include annual maintenance checks on the vehicles and sensors, guarantees the preservation of top-tier data quality and vehicle reliability.

Coupled with the long-endurance and low environmental impact operations, Saildrone’s nearly silent USVs minimize interference with acoustic sensors, yielding high-quality data. These vehicles can gather high-resolution data for offshore wind projects 24/7 to meet the most stringent specifications and data standards.

Saildrone USVs, driven by sustainable wind and solar power, offer an eco-conscious solution for collecting essential meteorological and oceanographic data that adheres to rigorous scientific standards.