Dutch maritime technology company Seatools has won a contract to develop a remote offshore system for monitoring floating plastic in the sea. It will form part of the first ocean cleanup system being developed by Dutch non-profit The Ocean Cleanup. The 600-metre floating barrier is due to be trialled for the first time off the Seatools west coast later this year. The monitoring system will assess how effectively the cleanup system manages to catch plastic under different environmental conditions, and help to optimise it before the full cleanup phase scheduled for 2019-2021.
Dutch maritime technology company Seatools has won a contract to develop a remote offshore system for monitoring floating plastic in the sea. It will form part of the first ocean cleanup system being developed by Dutch non-profit The Ocean Cleanup. The 600-metre floating barrier is due to be trialled for the first time off the US west coast later this year. The monitoring system will assess how effectively the cleanup system manages to catch plastic under different environmental conditions, and help to optimise it before the full cleanup phase scheduled for 2019-2021.