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Plainsight and MarineSitu Announce Collaboration to Propel a Sustainable Blue Economy Into The Future

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Wednesday, January 4, 2023
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SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Plainsight, the leader in proven vision AI, today announced its collaboration with MarineSitu, a provider of state-of-the-art marine hardware and software, to create innovative vision AI monitoring solutions for the Blue Economy, enabling Marine Energy devices to coexist harmoniously with aquatic life. Plainsight's managed services and vision AI tools will be integrated with MarineSitu's user-friendly underwater camera and sonar software and hardware for faster, lower-cost video processing, analysis, and alerting. This partnership will deliver underwater intelligence to MarineSitu users and customers, reducing environmental risks and mitigating negative impacts across the Blue Economy.

Key Points: 
  • This partnership will deliver underwater intelligence to MarineSitu users and customers, reducing environmental risks and mitigating negative impacts across the Blue Economy.
  • The Blue Economy relates to "sustainable use of ocean resources for economic growth," according to the World Bank.
  • In 2018, the American Blue Economy supported 2.3 million jobs and contributed $373 billion to the US GDP.
  • With Plainsight, MarineSitu is poised to deliver powerful vision AI solutions to marine energy customers for continuous underwater monitoring and real-time data processing.

New Report Shows Marine Energy Has Potential to Power 220 Million U.S. Homes

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Monday, March 15, 2021
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Utilizing national and state level data, the report finds that the total marine energy technical resource in the 50 states to be 2,300 TWh/yr or the equivalent to roughly 57% of 2019 U.S. electricity generation enough to power 220 million U.S. homes.

Key Points: 
  • Utilizing national and state level data, the report finds that the total marine energy technical resource in the 50 states to be 2,300 TWh/yr or the equivalent to roughly 57% of 2019 U.S. electricity generation enough to power 220 million U.S. homes.
  • Much like the development of solar energy, with each passing day, marine energy moves one step closer to full scale commercialization.
  • In the report, NREL identified specific areas within the U.S. where marine energy devices could be deployed and its potential contribution for generation.
  • Assisting this effort, today, there are now four National Marine Energy Centers: Pacific Marine Energy Center (Oregon State University, University of Washington, and the University of Alaska Fairbanks); Southeast National Marine Renewable Energy Center at Florida Atlantic University; Hawaii National Marine Renewable Energy Center at the University of Hawaii; and Atlantic Marine Energy Center based at the University of New Hampshire.