Because the anodes in the internal chamber are so efficient, the VSE™ anode assembly can be quite compact and still provide the required low ground resistance. It ships easily, stacking on a truck and then onto the support vessel.

Impressed-current electrodes operate most efficiently when surrounded by seawater. If they become silted, they typically fail. After it becomes buried, the VSE™ system provides a seawater envelope below the mud-line (a self-enclosed chamber of seawater), allowing the anodes to operate at maximum efficiency.

The VSE™ buries itself in a matter of weeks, protecting subsea and underground metal nearby. As long as a power source is available, VSE™ anodes can protect shallow-water structures, inshore structures, docks, wharves, piers, jetties and even some offshore pipelines.

Environmentally safe and electrically efficient, impressed-current cathodic protection is an elegant solution for offshore wind turbines. Leveraging our extensive experience in the cathodic protection of large oil and gas offshore structures, Deepwater's cathodic protection engineers were able to provide a system powered by the same wind that pushed the turbine.