Zelim, a UK-based startup developing search and rescue solutions, is joining forces with Ocean Winds (OW) in a pilot project to test AI enabled person detection software for floating offshore wind farms.
The objective is to test and prove Zelim’s ZOE technology, AI-enabled software dedicated to person overboard detection and capable of finding and tracking people, vessels and other objects, in real time and in harsh maritime conditions. During the collaboration, Zelim will offer continuous monitoring of ZOE’s live feed from cameras installed on two turbine foundations on Ocean Winds’ WindFloat Atlantic project. The project will serve to train and improve the ZOE detection models whilst simultaneously proving its capability. ZOE will be detecting both people and objects in the waters surrounding the turbines, providing direct alerts to the operation and maintenance control centre in the case of a person falling overboard or an external vessel approaching the wind farm to increase the safety and security of the technicians and assets. OW is a 50-50 joint venture between EDP Renewables and Engie.
