The University of Limerick has invited tenders for the provision of marine ROV systems suitable for inspection and intervention on Marine Renewable Energy (MRE) infrastructure, with good thrust to drag ratio developed for subsea, offshore wind or similar applications.
The marine ROV system will be housed at Limerick Docks where ROV systems experimentation, testing and demonstration will be carried out. For offshore operations with the ROV, the system will be mobilised from Limerick port or alternatively can be transported to other ports by truck for mobilising aboard ship.
The Mobile & Marine Robotics Research Centre (MMRRC) at the University of Limerick is a collaborating lab within MaREI, Marine & Renewable Energy Ireland. The MMRRC focus within MaREI is R&D in the area of operations support engineering for MRE including ROV operations for inspection and intervention on MRE infrastructure, dealing with the prevailing sea conditions and extending the conditions (sea state, current, etc.) in which operations can proceed.