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China's first autonomous offshore wind power inspection platform begins operation

2025-01-11 17:24 Last Updated At:20:17

China's first autonomous offshore wind farm inspection platform was officially put into operation at the Rudong offshore wind power project in Jiangsu on Saturday, marking a breakthrough in the country's offshore wind power equipment operation and maintenance.

The platform, consisting of an unmanned vessel and a robot, can carry out remotely-controlled unmanned submarine cable inspections, extending the daily inspection range from the previous 10 kilometers to 100 kilometers, reducing the fault localization time by 90 percent.

It can also raise the detection accuracy by 10 times compared with the traditional method, which relies on manned vessels to tow passive detectors and requires a crew of at least nine people.

During operations, the unmanned vessel navigates to designated areas based on pre-programmed routes, autonomously deploying the robot for fault detection. By collecting submarine cable signals, the robot generates a detailed cable map and guides the unmanned vessel. This method allows the detector to get closer to the cable, significantly improving the detection accuracy.

The platform is developed by China Longyuan Power Group, a subsidiary of the China Energy Investment Group.

The intertidal offshore wind farm, located off the coast of Rudong County in Jiangsu, is the first wind farm that requires offshore wind turbines to be installed at areas of at least 10 kilometers offshore and in water depth of at least 10 meters.

This new breakthrough will provide strong support for China to build deep-sea and far-sea offshore wind farms in the future.

China's first autonomous offshore wind power inspection platform begins operation

China's first autonomous offshore wind power inspection platform begins operation

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Hamas releases three Israeli hostages in central Gaza

2025-02-09 11:42 Last Updated At:12:07

The Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas handed over three Israeli hostages to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Deir al-Balah city of the Gaza Strip on Saturday, in accordance with a ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel.

This release marks the fifth hostage-prisoner swap under the first phase of a ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel.

The three Israeli hostages, kidnapped in a Hamas-led attack on southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, are Ohad Ben Ami, 56, a dual Israeli-German citizen; Eli Sharabi, 52; and Or Levy, 34.

The three hostages, appearing visibly frail and exhausted, were escorted onto a platform by Hamas fighters to speak first and were then handed over by Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, to the ICRC.

Thousands of Palestinians gathered at the scene, expressing hope that the ceasefire agreement would continue to hold and lead to a broader and comprehensive peace deal.

"I am very satisfied with both the hostage handover and the implementation of the ceasefire agreement. The bloodshed has stopped, so have the gunfire, the air strikes and bombings. This is the happiest thing for us and the greatest wish of everyone here," said a Palestinian resident.

"We hope the first phase of the handover goes smoothly so we can return to our homeland. We come from northern Gaza. Some roads back home are still closed and travel costs to the north are also high. Therefore, we wish for a full ceasefire so that all roads can be reopened," said another.

As part of the swap, Israel also began releasing the 183 Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails on Saturday.

The three-phase ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas took effect on January 19, halting 15 months of Israeli military operations in Gaza that left the enclave devastated and that killed around 62,000 people, including more than 17,000 children.

Hamas releases three Israeli hostages in central Gaza

Hamas releases three Israeli hostages in central Gaza

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