Minesto Underwater AWE News

[PierreB]

@tallakt

I have seen those being used to reduce drag on seismic streamers, a use case nearly identical to Minesto’s I suppose.

@tallakt

Another view: I previously worked in the seismic industry where we had a vessel towing >300 electrically controlled wing units attached to a cable (streamer). There were 8 of these streamers, with only a few meters distance, and also sometimes in two layers height. The streamers coule be kilometers long. And there would be currents coming from the side, and the vessel would turn 180 degrees now and then. We had some tangles, but mostly it was fine. And the tangles were further between the more mature the system became.

They may look like the 3D renderings of some AWE companies, but these systems were real, and quite successful.

Giant seismic tow