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“Every minute, 15 tonnes of plastic waste is dumped into the oceans” (or 8 million tonnes each year). There is an urgent need to act now. Everyone knows that (…or should know). The problem of plastic pollution in the oceans is huge and therefore complicated to solve. There is no quick fix unfortunately. But there are different approaches and different ways of doing things. That of the association "The SeaCleaners" is to fight plastic by "fishing it" directly in the ocean. The SeaCleaners association is notably this gigantic and ambitious project: “the Manta Project”. Today's largest ship build to clean the oceans...
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This slightly crazy idea was born from an observation as sad as it is known: the seas and oceans are infested with plastic waste. This waste is reduced to fragments that have terrifying consequences for the environment, especially for the marine animals that swallow it. These often die of suffocation by residues invisible to the naked eye.
The Sea Cleaners boat... Manta
The Manta is the first offshore vessel capable of collecting and processing in continuous flow large quantities of plastic macro-waste floating on the surface of the oceans, while carrying out scientific missions and carrying out actions to raise public awareness and promote the circular economy.
A conveyor belt located under the boat sucks up waste. Inside, a team of operators will separate the waste from organic matter, which will return into the sea. The Manta will also be equipped with a crane at the rear to collect the drifting nets, as well as a pyrolysis system that transforms non-recyclable waste into fuel. The recyclable waste collected will be compacted into 1m3 blocks. A single boat can hold 600 blocks, or 250 tonnes of waste, which will be brought to land for recycling.
Its designer, the Swiss sailor Yvan Bourgnon wants to build a fleet of around 100 boats to optimise operational efficiency.
A conveyor belt located under the boat sucks up waste. Inside, a team of operators will separate the waste from organic matter, which will return into the sea. The Manta will also be equipped with a crane at the rear to collect the drifting nets, as well as a pyrolysis system that transforms non-recyclable waste into fuel. The recyclable waste collected will be compacted into 1m3 blocks. A single boat can hold 600 blocks, or 250 tonnes of waste, which will be brought to land for recycling.
Its designer, the Swiss sailor Yvan Bourgnon wants to build a fleet of around 100 boats to optimise operational efficiency.
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The energy autonomy of the Manta is optimised by concentrating many innovative technologies for the production of energy from renewable sources while limiting its overall carbon footprint through sails.
The electricity necessary to power the rigs and electric motors will be supplied by conventional generators as well a waste to energy conversion turbines, wind turbines, hydro-generators and photovoltaic solar panels.
The electricity necessary to power the rigs and electric motors will be supplied by conventional generators as well a waste to energy conversion turbines, wind turbines, hydro-generators and photovoltaic solar panels.
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The Manta is the very first macro-waste collector vessel of its kind. A consortium of companies from different sectors shapes the projectin collaboration with The Sea Cleaners association, created in 2016.
Construction of the Manta is expected to begin in 2022. Project budget: 35 million euros. More than a third has already been gathered, from private patrons. Wind turbines, solar panels, tidal turbines… This large catamaran will embark and showcase various renewable energies. After a first year in Europe, in the Mediterranean, he will head to South-East Asia, mainly, "where twelve countries" represent "70% of plastic pollution in the oceans".
The Manta should begin to crisscross seas and oceans in 2024...
Construction of the Manta is expected to begin in 2022. Project budget: 35 million euros. More than a third has already been gathered, from private patrons. Wind turbines, solar panels, tidal turbines… This large catamaran will embark and showcase various renewable energies. After a first year in Europe, in the Mediterranean, he will head to South-East Asia, mainly, "where twelve countries" represent "70% of plastic pollution in the oceans".
The Manta should begin to crisscross seas and oceans in 2024...
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