{"id":252148,"date":"2024-03-04T11:26:37","date_gmt":"2024-03-04T11:26:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ingenieros.en-desarrollo.net\/?post_type=project&p=252148"},"modified":"2024-10-17T14:45:32","modified_gmt":"2024-10-17T14:45:32","slug":"ct-pioneers-an-autonomous-eco-friendly-system-for-plastic-waste-capture-in-river-and-marine-environments","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/www.ctengineeringgroup.com\/project\/ct-pioneers-an-autonomous-eco-friendly-system-for-plastic-waste-capture-in-river-and-marine-environments\/","title":{"rendered":"CT pioneers an autonomous, eco-friendly system for plastic waste capture in river and marine environments"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Plastic waste is suffocating our oceans, with eight million metric tons entering the waters each year\u2014equivalent to a garbage truck\u2019s load every minute. This crisis spans from the ocean depths to human health, as plastics infiltrate the entire food chain.<\/p>\n
Using river currents to intercept waste before it reaches the sea offers an efficient solution to marine pollution, since it significantly reduces collection efforts. However, despite various technological explorations, a comprehensive commercial solution has yet to emerge.<\/p>\n
The CleanCoastLine NGO has decided to confront this problem and has entrusted the mission of finding a technical solution to CT. As part of its commitment to sustainable development, CT started working on the design and development of a system to\u00a0<\/span>contain and capture debris<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>in rivers, as well as other channels and marine environments.<\/p>\n This initiative has been named\u00a0<\/span>REPERA<\/strong>(Retrieving Plastic Ebb from Rivers Autonomously) and its main goal is to design and develop an experimental concept model of an autonomous system that efficiently recovers river waste by using physical barriers and air bubbles to detect, redirect and collect waste floating in the water before it reaches the ocean. This groundbreaking solution stands out for being:<\/p>\n The REPERA project is studying the needs and behavior of a complete system that encompasses everything from\u00a0<\/span>generating green energy<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>to create the bubble curtain, to collecting and extracting the waste (which can include not only plastics but also certain types of oily waste), as well as the\u00a0<\/span>sensorization<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>of equipment and the creation of a\u00a0<\/span>virtual model<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>of the system.<\/p>\n The disruptive nature of the project lies in developing a solution that can\u00a0<\/span>predict<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>various problems and facilitate\u00a0<\/span>decision-making<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>based on\u00a0<\/span>artificial intelligence algorithms<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>that read and analyze data obtained from sensors installed in the system\u2019s components.<\/p>\n Furthermore, given that air, water and solid structures are involved, CT experts have used\u00a0<\/span>CFD<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>(Computational Fluid Dynamics) strategies for numerical analysis\/calculation and experimental testing, in order to replicate and analyze the multiphase fluid-structure interactions between the system and the environment in which it will operate.<\/p>\n The development of such a solution could revolutionize waste management and protect marine environments from the onslaught of pollution, demonstrating a promising avenue for environmental conservation and sustainable practices.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” global_colors_info=”{}” da_is_popup=”off” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_fullwidth_slider _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” min_height=”500px” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_slide _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” background_enable_color=”off” background_image=”https:\/\/www.ctengineeringgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/render-3.png” background_enable_image=”on” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_transition=”on”][\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” background_enable_color=”off” background_image=”https:\/\/www.ctengineeringgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Sistema-real.jpeg” background_enable_image=”on” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_transition=”on”][\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” background_enable_color=”off” background_image=”https:\/\/www.ctengineeringgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Render-1.png” background_enable_image=”on” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_transition=”on”][\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” background_enable_color=”off” background_image=”https:\/\/www.ctengineeringgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Waste-plastic_header-scaled-1.jpeg” background_enable_image=”on” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_transition=”on”][\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” background_enable_color=”off” background_image=”https:\/\/www.ctengineeringgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Render-2.png” background_enable_image=”on” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_transition=”on”][\/et_pb_slide][\/et_pb_fullwidth_slider][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Plastic waste is suffocating our oceans, with eight million metric tons entering the waters each year\u2014equivalent to a garbage truck\u2019s load every minute. This crisis spans from the ocean depths to human health, as plastics infiltrate the entire food chain. Using river currents to intercept waste before it reaches the sea offers an efficient solution to marine pollution, since it significantly reduces collection efforts. However, despite various technological explorations, a comprehensive commercial solution has yet to emerge. The CleanCoastLine NGO has decided to confront this problem and has entrusted the mission of finding a technical solution to CT. As part of its commitment to sustainable development, CT started working on the design and development of a system to\u00a0contain and capture debris\u00a0in rivers, as well as other channels and marine environments. This initiative has been named\u00a0REPERA(Retrieving Plastic Ebb from Rivers Autonomously) and its main goal is to design and develop an experimental concept model of an autonomous system that efficiently recovers river waste by using physical barriers and air bubbles to detect, redirect and collect waste floating in the water before it reaches the ocean. This groundbreaking solution stands out for being: a system using a\u00a0passive floating barrier\u00a0that allows river traffic […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":250866,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"project_category":[100,102,106],"project_tag":[115],"class_list":["post-252148","project","type-project","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","project_category-digital-transformation","project_category-engineering","project_category-rd","project_tag-artificial-intelligence"],"yoast_head":"\n\n