Shell
wants to revolutionize the production of natural gas with the construction
of the world’s first floating liquefied natural gas facility,
the Prelude FLNG. This major innovation assists in unlocking new energy
resources offshore, with limited environmental and cost effects. A Technip
Samsung Consortium will proceed with the construction of the largest
floating structure ever built. It will be able to store a volume of
liquefied gas equivalent to 175 Olympic swimming pools! |
There
are many challenges this project presents. Security is one of them.
Alcatel-Lucent, supplier of the advanced communication system, chose
SeaOwl VizIR, from Scrome, to operate maritime surveillance. This system
integrates two of the infrared panoramic camera VIGISCAN, by HGH, to
detect and track any intrusions, day or night, on 360 degrees, over
several kilometers. |
Vigiscan
proved its efficiency as a wide area persistent surveillance system,
specializing in the fight against asymmetric threats. Vigiscan surpasses
conventional radars because of the added detection, tracking and identification
of small skiffs and rubber boats, no matter the fog and precipitation
levels, or sea clutter. Based on these performances, French Navy chose
to embark this sensor on frigates engaged in the fight against piracy
in the Gulf of Aden. Vigiscan also won successes in port surveillance
applications, as it can display and monitor the full coast, on a single
screen in the control room. On the FNLG Prelude, Vigiscan will detect
and discriminate any intrusion, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
About HGH Infrared Systems: HGH celebrates its 30th birthday this year.
Since 1982, HGH designs, develops, assembles and sells complete optronic
systems for security, industrial and civil applications. HGH established
itself as an international reference for infrared technology innovation
through the development of its award-winning real-time 360degree infrared
camera, the Vigiscan (2008 Product of the year from Photonics Tech Briefs,
2010 Innovation Prize from the EuroNaval Committee, 2011 Kummerman award
from the French Academy of Marine, 2012 GovSec Platinum Award).
Visit HGH at Euronaval, booth B31 |
