British Deep has a plan that promises to turn our lives to 180 degrees, in this case, as “from wine to water.”
The company promises to build a global network of habitable underwater bases and already points to 2050 the first underwater birth in one of the last blind spots of humanity ”.
“We took a step back and realized that the ocean, and in particular the bottom of the sea, was one of the last blind spots of humanity,” Deep President Sean Wolpert confessed in January. “We can see what is in the depths of space, we can see what is close to space and observe anything in our airspace, on earth and on the surface of the ocean, but the area in which we feel that there was a great disconnection, not only in a tangible but also personal way, was between humanity and the ocean.”
The goal is not only to expand the scientific knowledge of the sea bottom, but also to ensure vital infrastructures such as internet cables and energy conduct.
The first underwater base, Sentinelit is planned for 2027. Located 200 meters deep, will have capacity for six people and will allow stays up to 28 days. But this year, the company will test the vanguard, in a smaller environment, at a depth of 100 meters, with three crew.
The two structures will be built using advanced technology of 3D printcapable of supporting sea pressure by applying additional material in the most critical areas.
But the underwater bases will not be used only for scientific research. They will also watch critical underwater infrastructures, at a time when concerns about the Submarine cable safety Fundamentals that carry the internet connection and the pipelines and pipelines will be.
“Of course, there will be interest [nestas bases] by the marine of the world. One of the most disputed areas is that of critical underwater infrastructures. The vast majority of the data we consume goes through submarine cables, ”says Wolpert.“ If you look at the critical gas, gas transport. A large part goes through underwater conduct. Therefore, understanding, protecting, observing and being able to maintain this critical infrastructure is of vital importance to the marines around the world, whether they are in the west, east, south or north.
