Channel: The Ocean Cleanup

Category: Science & Technology

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Description: Q&A session after the presentation of our next ocean cleanup system, System 002 at the annual IMarEST (Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology) conference, on July 5th, 2021. -- Questions covered: 00:00 Introduction to the Q&A session 00:13 Do you have any data on the waste that is collected? Is there a type of plastic that is more prominent? 02:38 Is there any interaction with marine life in the retention system? What are you doing to mitigate that? 04:25 What data do you record in the onboard systems? Have you considered collecting more or other data that could perhaps be sold? 07:03 If you didn’t have any budget or regulatory limitations, how would you design the ocean cleanup system? 08:16 Why are you starting with a large-scale System 002 instead going full-scale with System 003 right away? 09:12 How well do you think computational models predict the System 002 performance and is there any uncertainty in it? 11:20 How will System 002 deal with rough ocean conditions? 13:38 What types of interactions do you expect with other vessels when operating the full-scale system? 14:50 After proving the concept of System 002 in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, will you move immediately to the other gyres? If so, which might be next? When? 16:30 Who will fund the full-scale cleanup projects? 18:33 Could the concept of the retention zone be applied to other environments as well? 20:30 Will the system be able to tackle all sizes of plastic in the gyres? 22:07 When would you expect to be able to use USVs instead of regular ships for propulsion? 23:36 Do you (Boyan) have any tips on starting a successful company? 25:35 Concluding remarks -- Trash accumulates in five ocean garbage patches, the largest one being the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, located between Hawaii and California. If left to circulate, the plastic will impact our ecosystems, health, and economies. Solving it requires a combination of closing the source, and cleaning up what has already accumulated in the ocean. The ocean is big. Cleaning up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch using conventional methods – vessels and nets – would take thousands of years and tens of billions of dollars to complete. After fleets of The Ocean Cleanup systems are deployed into every ocean gyre, combined with source reduction, The Ocean Cleanup projects to be able to remove 90% of ocean plastic by 2040. Make sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel to stay updated: bit.ly/371k8sN And follow The Ocean Cleanup on: Facebook: bit.ly/2QWgmLQ Twitter: bit.ly/2RqHqSk Instagram: bit.ly/2st9SKT