Ocergy and Detect Announce Successful Deployment of 3D Radar on Blue Oracle Buoy for Bird Migration Monitoring

AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France, April 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Ocergy, Inc. and Detect, Inc. are pleased to announce the first phase of their cooperation and the successful offshore deployment of the MERLIN™ Bird and Drone Detection Radar System on Ocergy's BLUE ORACLE Buoy. The radar was installed in early April and will remain operational on the buoy located 30 km east of Port la Nouvelle throughout the bird migration season across the Gulf of Lyon migratory corridor.

Early results have been extremely encouraging, demonstrating that the enhanced stability of the OCG-Data™ platform is crucial to the accuracy of bird tracking measurements. The MERLIN radar data acquisition system is functioning flawlessly, with real-time data availability through Ocergy's proprietary SCADA & data management system.

"This collaboration represents a significant advancement in offshore bird migration monitoring technology," said Gary Andrews, CEO of DeTect. "The combination of Ocergy's inherently stable OCG-Data offshore buoy with our MERLIN advanced radar technology creates an ideal solution for gathering precise avian data."

"This marks the first successful deployment of a bird radar on a low-cost dedicated floater in a far offshore location," said Dominique Roddier, CEO of Ocergy. "This groundbreaking achievement enables us to collect crucial bird migration data in the actual areas used for offshore wind developments."

This joint project aims to validate the coupled system, collect critical data on the European bird migration patterns, which will inform environmental impact assessments for offshore developments, and deepen our scientific understanding of avian migratory behaviors.

For more information about this collaboration or to request access to the findings, please contact: [email protected]

About Ocergy:

At the crossroads between green energy generation and marine environmental restoration, Ocergy develops sustainable offshore solutions that contribute to solving climate change by reducing our carbon footprint while enabling the harvesting of renewable energies and protecting biodiversity.

For more information, please visit http://www.ocergy.com

About DeTect:

DeTect, Inc. specializes in applied radar remote sensing technologies and systems for aviation safety, security and surveillance, environmental protection and wind energy, supporting projects worldwide with over 1,200 systems delivered worldwide since 2003.

For more information, please visit http://www.detect-inc.com

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