Given the value of real estate on offshore platforms and vessels, advocates for electrically powered remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) start with a strong argument - electric ROVs have a smaller physical footprint than their traditional hydraulically-operated counterparts.
They also require less operational crew. Yet in most tasks they can go head to head with traditional ROVs.
“They’re pretty much on the same level playing field as far as the same capabilities and performance,” says Chris Roper, sales manager for Saab Seaeye North America.
