How 'magic-like' new tech could curb offshore wind's worst enemy

Costly subsea power cable failures set to soar for offshore wind farm operators – but technology pioneered for telecoms industry may hold the answer

A hyperspectral - raw data produced by a new system that can turn subsea power cables into sensors capable of both monitoring their own health and that of the offshore wind turbines they service. This image shows a ship crossing the cable, with its wake spreading out in blue, the engine noise in red and propeller noise in green. — A hyperspectral - raw data produced by a new system that can turn subsea power cables into sensors capable of both monitoring their own health and that of the offshore wind turbines they service. This image shows a ship crossing the cable, with its wake spreading out in blue, the engine noise in red and propeller noise in green.Photo: Indeximate

Cosmo Sanderson

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Published 10 October 2025, 08:45Updated 10 October 2025, 11:25

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