AXYS Technologies Inc will deploy one of its WatchKeeper buoy systems off the coast of Port-La Nouvelle, France for a French wind energy company. The buoy will gather wind, wave, and weather data over the next year to support offshore wind farm planning and design. This project marks the beginning of floating offshore wind development in the area. The buoy transmits data in real-time and its location via AIS to protect it from vessel collisions.

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PRESS RELEASE
Date: 10th
February 2017
Title: AXYS to participate in first stage of wind development in Port-La Nouvelle France
AXYS Technologies Inc (AXYS) is pleased
to announce its participation in French
EolMed wind development initiatives in the
zone between Port-La Nouvelle and
Gruissan. An AXYS WatchKeeper buoy will
be deployed by French company Créocéan
on the behalf of QUADRAN, at the location
over the next year to gather comprehensive
metocean data.
This marks the first stage of floating
offshore wind development in that area and
will gather essential preliminary
environmental data to support future design
and financing decisions.
The WatchKeeper buoy is equipped to
provide wind speed and direction, air
temperature, relative humidity, barometric pressure and directional waves. The buoy
also uses an AIS Aid to Navigation device, which broadcasts buoy position and weather
information to local vessel traffic. This protects the buoy from collision by notifying
vessels of its location.
Terry Tarle, President and CEO at AXYS Technologies said “AXYS is proud to be
supporting Créocéan with their environmental impact and assessment campaign with
our real-time metocean buoy system. We wish Créocéan and Quadran success in their
continued involvement in floating offshore wind development.”
About Créocéan

2. Créocéan offers its multidisciplinary expertise, in France and abroad, to give a better
understanding of the coastline and offshore marine environments. As a former
subsidiary of IFREMER, Créocéan is closely linked to scientific environments (CNRS,
Universities, Engineering Schools, etc.) and continues to work on research and
technological innovation. Further information at http://creocean.fr/en/home-creocean
About EolMEd
Developed at 15km offshore from Gruissan, the EolMed project will demonstrate on a
pre-commercial scale, the viability of this new sector, to validate the technologies from
the construction phase to the servicing at sea and to ensure the good environmental
integration of the project both in the pilot phase and for its further development on a
commercial scale.
Further information at http://www.eolmed.fr/
About AXYS Technologies
AXYS Technologies (AXYS) is an ISO 9001 registered Canadian company with over 40
years of experience in the design, manufacture and installation of remote environmental
monitoring systems worldwide. We apply our knowledge and experience to marine,
freshwater, and offshore wind resource assessment systems that measure aquatic,
oceanic, and atmospheric parameters specific to clients’ needs. AXYS has built and
commissioned more than 500 meteorological and oceanographic systems of various
types around the world, in over 50 countries. For more information contact AXYS
at: info@axys.com or www.axystechnologies.com
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