netH₂O Smart Buoy for Marine Energy Installations
Real-time environmental and operational data for marine renewable-energy projects, from the netH₂O B770 buoy.
The netH₂O B770 buoy delivers continuous environmental and operational monitoring for marine renewable-energy installations — without adding complexity or operational cost. It measures local sea state, relays data from your energy devices, and streams everything to the cloud for your team and stakeholders.
The netH₂O B770: Built for Marine Energy
The B770 is rugged, cost-effective, and designed for long unattended deployments. In marine-energy applications it collects its own environmental data and can receive data — wirelessly or through a cable — from the marine-energy devices, transmitting everything to relevant stakeholders. A 60 Ah / 768 Wh battery and rugged HDPE shell keep it on station with minimal maintenance.
Standard Configuration Includes
Wave & Current Monitoring
Real-time wave height, period, and current estimates — essential for resource assessment and device-performance correlation.
Water Temperature
Continuous temperature monitoring for environmental compliance and operational optimisation.
GPS Positioning
Precise location tracking for accurate spatial data correlation across your installation.
Cloud Connectivity
Automatic data upload to web and mobile for anywhere, anytime access.
Add TriOS application packs — dissolved oxygen, conductivity/salinity, chlorophyll-a, turbidity — for water-quality monitoring where your permitting requires it.
Super-Resolution Wave Forecasts & Hindcasts — Sensorica Data Platform (SDP)
netH₂O buoys connect to the Sensorica Data Platform (SDP) by Sensorica LTD, which adds super-resolution wave forecasts and hindcasts for complex coastlines to your in-situ measurements — turning point measurements into high-resolution wave fields across the whole site. For marine-energy projects this supports:
- Resource assessment — energy-yield estimation for wave and tidal devices
- Output forecasting — anticipate generation from forecast sea states
- Hindcast reconstruction — past sea states for site characterisation and structural design
- Model validation — calibrate numerical models against real buoy measurements
The SDP resolves high-resolution wave fields for structurally complex, nearshore coastlines where standard models lose accuracy — pairing the B770’s measurements with Sensorica’s wave-modelling framework.
Integration with Marine-Energy Devices
The B770 can act as a data-aggregation and relay hub for your installation. Whether your wave-energy converters, tidal turbines, or floating-solar platforms generate operational data that needs to reach shore, the buoy can collect it — wirelessly or wired — and relay it alongside its own environmental measurements through a single connection point, simplifying your data infrastructure and reducing communication cost.
Regulatory Compliance & Environmental Permitting
Marine-energy projects face rigorous environmental-monitoring requirements. The B770 helps meet permitting obligations with continuous, documented data covering sea state, temperature, and — with TriOS packs — water quality.
AI-Powered Predictive Analytics
Through the SDP, netH₂O’s AI models enable predictive capabilities for energy-output forecasting, maintenance scheduling, and environmental-impact assessment.
Ready to Optimise Your Marine-Energy Installation?
Contact us to configure a netH₂O B770 for your marine renewable-energy project.