Self-charging ocean sensor

A unique sensor platform that is designed to recharge its own batteries has been developed by Canadian company Seaformatics. This new unit has been designed to sit on the ocean floor for long periods to measure a wide variety of data from the ocean floor but its main application is likely to be for port security.

A diagram of the Seaformatics concept

A unique sensor platform that is designed to recharge its own batteries has been developed by Canadian company Seaformatics. This new unit has been designed to sit on the ocean floor for long periods to measure a wide variety of data from the ocean floor but its main application is likely to be for port security.