SHENZHEN, April 10 (Xinhua) - On the 10th, it was learned from the Shenzhen Advanced Technology Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (hereinafter referred to as "Shenzhen Advanced Institute") that the domestically developed wave energy ocean ecological monitoring buoy research and testing platform was deployed in the Dapeng Sea area of Shenzhen, Guangdong Province.
The wave energy ocean ecological monitoring buoy research and testing platform, named "Collaborator No.," has a diameter of 3.3 meters, a height of 9 meters, and weighs 9 tons. It was launched for trial operation in the Dapeng Bay area of Shenzhen in January 2024. After two months of sea testing and adjustment, all functions of the platform are operating well.
Li Jianping, director of the Shenzhen Ocean Acoustic and Optical Detection Technology and Equipment Engineering Research Center, introduced that the "Collaborator No." ecological monitoring buoy is equipped with a variety of domestically advanced sensors and monitoring devices. It can not only monitor traditional seawater environmental elements such as temperature, salinity, pH, and dissolved oxygen in real time but also achieve intelligent monitoring of plankton, benthic organisms, and swimming organisms.
It is reported that "Collaborator No." was jointly designed and developed by the Shenzhen Advanced Institute, the Guangzhou Institute of Energy Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Guangzhou Aids to Navigation Office. It can convert wave energy into electrical energy, supplementing the shortcomings of traditional buoys that rely solely on solar energy and batteries as energy sources, providing continuous and stable power supply for various sensors and devices carried by buoys.
Cheng Zhanmin, deputy director of the Shenzhen Marine Development Bureau, stated that the "Collaborator No." buoy will become an important innovative sharing platform for the future research, development, and testing of marine instruments in Shenzhen. It will provide new instrument tools, technical means, and data support for marine environmental and ecological monitoring in Shenzhen.
It is also noted that the buoy complies with navigation design standards, and while carrying marine ecological monitoring instruments and equipment, it also has traditional navigation functions and features such as typhoon resistance and anti-biological attachment.
(Technology Daily)
