We have developed a\u00a0new laboratory that is larger and boasts better features<\/strong>\u00a0and capabilities to undertake new tests and R&D activities, whereby it is able to test equipment in operation on board and lower samples to the seabed. Like its predecessor, this new version, which has been launched in recent weeks, will enable new materials and developments for the\u00a0offshore<\/em>\u00a0industry to be tested in a real environment under controlled conditions.<\/p>\n As new features, it will be\u00a0connected to the electrical and communications network<\/strong>\u00a0thanks to a dynamic cable that will connect it to BiMEP\u2019s underwater network in 2023: enabling equipment in operation to be tested, data collection and subsequent analysis, as well as facilitating the handling of loads via the hydraulic crane on the main deck.<\/p>\n The new laboratory is eight point five metres in diameter by seven meters high and has a useful deck area of 120m2, providing a greater testing capacity. Thanks to the revamped characteristics of this new version of the laboratory, testing of anchoring elements or submarine cable connectors can also be performed on the seabed up to a depth of 65 metres.<\/p>\nA laboratory to drive the offshore industry<\/h3>\n