Submarine Cable Impact on the Marine Environment

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1X Technologies Submersible & Submarine Power cables have a long history within the North America Maritime Area.

1X Technologies Submarine Cable and Sub Power Cable has a successful history with continuous operations for organizations such as the United States Navy, United States Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Coast Guard, and the Canadian Government Department of Agriculture & Environment with zero failures and no reported environmental non-compliance, post-installation. 

 

First and foremost, we strive to build environmental sustainability into everything we do, including in the manufacture of our Submarine Cable and Sub-Power Cable. In addition to this, our team takes pride in empowering you, while continuously lowering our impact on the environment. Specifically, we are striving to meet long-term goals of attaining a Net-Zero state of greenhouse gas emissions, reducing waste, and conserving water. Importantly, we’re reducing our impact on the environment through scientifically proven, actionable measures focusing on these four fundamentals…

 

  1. First: We supply industry-leading Minimum-Order-Quantities & short runs of wire & cable, effectively eliminating waste.
  2. Second: We develop manufacturing processes with a laser focus on energy & resource efficiency.
  3. Third: We promote environmental responsibility by encouraging suppliers, sub-contractors & customers to adopt international environmental standards.
  4. Fourth: We conduct operations in an environmentally sound manner. We apply environmental management systems with a focus on continuous improvement & emphasis on the three keys: reduce, reuse, & recycle. 

 

Submarine Cable Impact on the Marine Environment

When installing Submarine Cable or Sub Power Cable in a marine environment there are many potential points to consider.  

  • Noise, 
  • Heat dissipation, 
  • Electromagnetic fields (EMF)
  • Contamination, 
  • Disturbance in the marine environment (Displacement of Marine life)

 

To help alleviate these issues, installers should consider and take action to ensure minimal impact on the marine environment by protecting the cables and putting as much space between the cable and the marine environment as possible such as rock-mattress cover, cable anchoring, cast-iron shells, rock dumping or piping/ducting while also considering as little disturbance to the marine floor as possible. A detailed report funded by the Federal Agency of Nature Conservation and completed by the Institute of Applied Ecology Ltd follows, detailing Submarine Cable Impact on the Marine Environment, and mitigation measures that may be taken to ensure your installation is completed in the most ecologically sound methods. 

 

Document Link:

https://www.scribd.com/document/556122716/Submarine-Cable-Impact-on-the-Marine-Environment-1XTECH#fullscreen=1