Autonomous Underwater Vehicles and Submarines

Manned and autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV) currently use lead-acid batteries to power all functions on board. These underwater vehicles are employed in the offshore oil industry, the tourist industry, and other sectors as well, to perform missions critical to each operation. There is a significant opportunity for Corvus Energy’s power systems based on superior lithium ion chemistry which supplies up to four times the power density of lead acid. This characteristic has the potential to immensely lower operating costs for UAV’s and Submarines in reduced charging requirements, significantly less down time and greater range and redundancy.
Corvus Energy is working with a number of companies focused in this area. Battery packs can be developed to suit any manned or unmanned subs.

Specialty Oceanographic Instrumentation

These instruments measure environmental conditions above and below the waters' surface. Ocean gliders and wave buoys make up the majority this market segment. Wave buoys are anchored devices that report wind speed and direction, wave height, current speeds and water temperature. Ocean gliders are independent devices which, "swim", freely descending and ascending using bladder systems and moving weights in concert with fins. These instruments, being relatively small and deployed for extended periods of up to a year at a time, makes battery performance an important component in the design and capability of these devices. Corvus Energy's power storage systems provide superior performance compared to existing technology.
There are currently more than 1000 gliders and wave buoys being operated out of the US and Canada.