Bend stiffener extends fatigue life of cables used in floating offshore wind: 72.5 % stiffer, survive 3.7X as many cycles

https://cordis.europa.eu/article/id/435372-longer-lasting-power-cables-make-for-greener-wind-power

"makes them suited to the constant wave- and current-induced motion of dynamic installations. Thanks to their conical shape, bend stiffeners – as their name suggests – gradually increase the overall stiffness of a pipe or cable, preventing overbending at the termination point"