{"id":1982,"date":"2020-12-17T17:27:35","date_gmt":"2020-12-17T17:27:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oceansupercluster.ca\/?p=1982"},"modified":"2020-12-17T17:27:35","modified_gmt":"2020-12-17T17:27:35","slug":"canadas-ocean-supercluster-announces-the-miniaturized-sonar-transducers-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oceansupercluster.ca\/fr\/canadas-ocean-supercluster-announces-the-miniaturized-sonar-transducers-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada\u2019s Ocean Supercluster Announces the Miniaturized Sonar Transducers Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"g-container\">\n<h2 style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;\">One of Four Accelerated Ocean Solutions Program Projects Announced Today<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2043 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/oceansupercluster.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Sensor-Mock-Up-2021-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/UR16hys4zEE\">Watch the video announcement here&#8230;\u00a0<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UR16hys4zEE\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nToday Canada\u2019s Ocean Supercluster announced four new projects with a total value of $4.5 million from its Accelerated Ocean Solutions Program (AOSP) stream. Included in these new projects is the Miniaturized Sonar Transducers Project, led by Ontario and Nova Scotia based Sensor Technology Ltd. This made in Canada\u202fsolution\u202fwill create\u202fnew domestic and export opportunities,\u202fsupply chain opportunities, and create 15 new jobs.\u202fThe data derived from this project will support\u202fadditional\u202focean technology opportunities for Canada.<\/p>\n<p>The growth in market demand for unmanned underwater\u202fand surface ocean platforms\u202fto replace crewed vessels\u202fin remote and harsh environments\u202fhas created a\u202fchallenge for platform developers to source qualified acoustic sonar\u202ftechnologies customized to their specific mission\u202frequirements.\u202fWith only two global\u202fcompetitors offering miniaturized piezocomposite transducers, and only one fully integrated provider,\u202fplatform developers are limited in their ability to source suppliers to meet current demand. Piezocomposite transducers offer several advantages over\u202fother products, but\u202fultimately provide\u202fhigher quality\u202fand more reliable\u202funderwater\u202fimages.<\/p>\n<p>With a total project value of $906,700, the Ocean Supercluster will provide $566,000 in funding for the project, with the balance coming from industry partners. The Miniaturized Sonar Transducers Project is led by Sensor Technologies with partners NorthEastern Micro, Kraken Robotic Systems Inc, and Dr. Christopher Purcell. This project will develop specialized skillsets and provide the opportunity for experience in new techniques and help in the development of future workforce.<\/p>\n<p>Canada\u2019s Ocean Supercluster is an industry-led transformative cluster focused on tackling the shared challenges across ocean sectors through a collaborative program designed to accelerate the development and commercialization of globally-relevant solutions, while also building a highly-capable, inclusive workforce. To encourage innovation and trigger new industry investment during these challenging times, the Ocean Supercluster supplemented its core programs with an additional project stream called Accelerated Ocean Solutions Program (AOSP). This enables the development of smaller projects on a shorter timeline that deliver tangible outcomes, while continuing to build resiliency in our ocean sectors.<\/p>\n<p>-30-<\/p>\n<p><strong>Quotes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Ocean Supercluster is driving innovation in the ocean economy by investing in areas where Canada has a competitive edge. The four projects announced today demonstrate the depth of expertise that the Supercluster is fostering within the ocean economy, ranging from smart, green electricity grids to artificial intelligence-informed seafood traceability.\u201d\u00a0 <strong>The Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe projects we are funding under the Ocean Supercluster will play a vital role in Canada\u2019s emerging blue economy.\u00a0 Improving underwater imaging and offshore infrastructure inspections will allow us to grow our marine industries more safely and sustainably. Our government will continue to invest in ocean science and technology, so we can get more Canadians working on and in our oceans.\u201d <strong>The Honourable Bernadette Jordan, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith a growing demand for acoustic radar technologies in ocean, we are excited to announce\u00a0 the Miniaturized Sonar Transducers Project with an investment of more than $500,000, creating\u202fnew domestic and export opportunities,\u202fsupply chain opportunities, and 15 new jobs.\u201d <strong>Kendra MacDonald, CEO, Canada\u2019s Ocean Supercluster<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s an exciting time to be a part of the Blue Economy, and we are thrilled to be contributing to Canada\u2019s Ocean Nation through this project. With this support from the Ocean Supercluster, we will be able to get to market faster as the only fully made-in-Canada solution of customized acoustic sensors for unmanned vessels.\u201d <strong>Niru Somayajula, President &amp; CEO, Sensor Technology Ltd<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of Four Accelerated Ocean Solutions Program Projects Announced Today Watch the video announcement here&#8230;\u00a0 Today Canada\u2019s Ocean Supercluster announced four new projects with a total value of $4.5 million [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1982","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/oceansupercluster.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1982","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/oceansupercluster.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/oceansupercluster.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oceansupercluster.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oceansupercluster.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1982"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/oceansupercluster.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1982\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/oceansupercluster.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1982"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oceansupercluster.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1982"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oceansupercluster.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1982"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}