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Globalstar, Ovinto offer safe worldwide transport of hazardous gases thanks to satIoT

March 24, 2023 by editorial

Globalstar Europe Satellite Services Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Globalstar, Inc. (NYSE American: GSAT) has announced that a major, international provider of hazardous gases is helping organizations and consumers to use cleaner energy.

The gas exporter has deployed the Ovinto Sat smart asset monitoring system to ensure the safety of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) as it travels in cryogenic tank containers to customers around the globe.

Ovinto Sat is enabled by the Globalstar worldwide satellite fleet and includes multifunction sensors built around Globalstar’s STX3 chipset (pictured below), the smallest and lowest power consuming satellite IoT chipset on the market.

LNG is a rapidly growing business area for the company, particularly in the U.S. and Mexico. It is believed that the LNG market will see significant growth in the coming years as demand surges for sources of energy alternative to traditional fossil fuels. Particularly to fuel vehicles, hydrogen demand is on the rise. Many of the initiatives aimed at promoting using hydrogen for vehicles are backed by governments as part of their commitments to reduce carbon emissions.

Ovinto Sat owns 600 tank containers, each fitted with an Ovinto Sat sensor device, as is every new container purchased.

The company began to deploy Ovinto Sat four years ago. Earlier solutions the company tried were only able to provide positioning information. Only Ovinto Sat sensors could measure internal temperature and pressure and the sensor’s configurability was also a huge factor in the exporter’s procurement decision. The company also found Ovinto Sat’s operational dashboard to be highly functional and user friendly.

Alternative systems trialed were unable to provide uninterrupted tracking due to reliance on GSM technology. Others were too complex for speedy implementation, or their operational user interface was unintuitive. The robustness, low power consumption and long battery life of Ovinto Sat units were further valued features.

It’s critical to be able to continually monitor the pressure inside these containers to ensure the safe travel and delivery of these highly dangerous liquefied gases. Tank containers get stacked during transport and storage. The sensor devices are affixed to the outside of the container, each safe inside its own rugged domed casing, to keep a continuous line of sight with the satellites. The devices maintain uninterrupted visibility of the Globalstar satellite network in LEO, so data on the environmental characteristics of the container flow uninterrupted as they traverse the globe.

Critically important for the conveyance of hazardous materials, Ovinto Sat complies with the highest possible ATEX (AT mosphère EX plosibles) standard certification for explosion prevention. At the heart of Ovinto Sat is Globalstar’s low power STX3, the smallest and lowest power consuming chipset on the market. Because it’s powered by long-life batteries, Ovinto Sat allows customers to monitor materials in unpowered environments including rail tank cars and containers.

Ovinto is an add on SaaS platform, filling the gaps for your existing software infrastructure for rail & intermodal freight.

As the world turns to cleaner sources of energy, hydrogen is a big part of the solution to solve the global energy crisis. We were confident that Ovinto Sat units were rugged enough to withstand the long journeys on road, rail and sea that our containers take.”

Assets Manager for the gas exporting company

The Globalstar satellite system remains the best solution on the planet on account of its coverage, minimal latency, low power and, as a result, its affordability.”

Frederick Ronse, Managing Director of Ovinto

We are continually amazed by the myriad of ways in which Satellite IoT enabled solutions based on Globalstar are used to improve people’s lives, businesses and the environment. And we’re tremendously proud that, together with our valued partner Ovinto, we’re enabling the safe delivery of cleaner energy solutions to ever more customers.”

Mark O’Connell, General Manager for Globalstar EMEA & APAC

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