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Woods Hole, MA
Innovation to confront the ocean challenges of our time
C.A. Goudey and Associates is a marine engineering consultancy founded by Clifford A. Goudey, providing solutions to ocean and marine challenges. It designs and develops specialized marine systems including autonomous vessels, offshore aquaculture structures, and custom marine equipment. Its project work, often supported by federal sponsors like ARPA-E, spans offshore macroalgae farm design, autonomous tow vessels, and mechanized systems for mariculture operations.
Provides comprehensive technical design for custom marine vessels, uncrewed platforms, offshore moorings, and structural systems deployed in challenging ocean environments.
Woods Hole, MA | ARPA-E MARINER | Marine
Designed and developed Drone Tug, a low-cost, uncrewed towing vessel optimized for slow-speed, high-efficiency transport in ocean farming. The craft achieves seven times the towing power of conventional multi-purpose propulsion systems.
View project sourceAlaska | ARPA-E MARINER | Government
Developed highly efficient, integrated seaweed farm designs and replicable model systems in Alaska for sugar kelp production, utilizing displacement variable spar buoys and catenary arrays.
View project sourceCaribbean Sea | ARPA-E MARINER | Marine
Designed a single-module catenary system and deployed variable displacement spar buoys to support tropical seaweed cultivation and year-round biomass production in the Caribbean Sea.
View project sourceHumboldt Bay, CA | Greenwave & Cal Poly Humboldt | Marine
Designed and installed multi-line cultivation systems to culture nereocystis in challenging tidal environments, supporting natural habitat restoration efforts.
View project sourceDamariscotta River, ME | Mook Sea Farm | Marine
Designed and manufactured a custom, powered cage-flipping system mounted between workboat hulls to automate biofouling control and eliminate manual physical labor on parallel oyster lines.
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