SEASNAKE+ Industrial upscale of surface protection system & fibre optic-based condition monitoring for the SEASNAKE MVC (Medium Voltage Cables)

The main objective of SEASNAKE+ is to scale-up and demonstrate (TRL6-7) the dynamic Medium Voltage Cable (dMVC) with improved lifetime by; easy clean paint; in-line/in-situ paint application chamber; in-situ cleaning robot; new and scalable protection and monitoring system.

The SEASNAKE+ dMVC will be validated first at small scale in nearshore condition in two different sites (Swedish west coast and Mediterranean Sea) and at full-scale in real ocean environment in Mediterranean Sea.

SEASNAKE+ objectives & activities are based upon the learnings and proof-of-concept (TRL4) carried out within the previous SEASNAKE (OCEANERANET).

SEASNAKE+ expands those efforts on European level as key gaps and opportunities has been identified during the projects for scaling up the production and integrate the protection system application into the production along with new sophisticated and innovative ways to measure cables movement (shape sense) and failure modes in an integrated fiber optic solution.