June 3, 2024

At the H2O Conference in Halifax, Canada’s Ocean Supercluster (OSC) and Innovate UK, the UK’s innovation agency, announced Node Zero Project. It aims to develop the first of a global network of next-generation wave-powered, data collection buoys and marine autonomous systems hubs developed by UK and Canadian companies at the leading edge of the next ocean technology revolution. This project will provide oceanographic data to both the National Research Council and COVE’s Digital Harbour, support autonomous underwater vehicle charging, and contribute to digital twinning solutions.

Led by Compusult Limited in Mount Pearl, NL, Node Zero aims to be the first true node for both Digital Harbour and an emerging global network of next generation data collection buoys. The outcome of this project is effectively “Node Zero” of a self-powered offshore ocean observation network that can be rolled out across Atlantic and Pacific Canada and extend into the Arctic and other regions globally. Node Zero will create green jobs and empower coastal communities with critically valuable information.