What if power cables could tell us how they are moving, bending and being stressed—in real time? SEASNAKE+ is turning that vision into reality. The project has developed an innovative fibre-optic shape sensing system that can continuously monitor dynamic power cables used in offshore renewable energy and reconstruct their shape and movement in real time. The breakthrough lies in the cable itself: existing optical fibres integrated into the medium-voltage cable are repurposed

Lamine Dieng, Université Gustave Eiffel, presenting parts of Seasnake+ work at the 13th International Conference on Mechanics, Materials and Manufacturing Engineering (ICMMM 2026) in Melbourne, Australia. Lamine Dieng, Université Gustave Eiffel, participated in the 13th International Conference on Mechanics, Materials and Manufacturing Engineering (ICMMM 2026) in Melbourne, Australia. Together with Professor Desai from Tshwane University of Technology, they had the opportunit

Hello everyone! Here we are with the third periodic update on our project. We are making great progress and would like to share the latest news with you. Underwater image of the cable connected to the system DAS system successfully operating Since October 2025, the DAS prototype has been successfully operating at the CNR-IAS Experimental Marine Station in the Port of Genoa, where it continuously monitors the behavior of a submerged medium-voltage cable. Developed by the Uni