Ocean clean up invention

The SeaVax

by Neth

INTRODUCTION

*This presentation provides information and facts about the SeaVax.

* The Seavax is one of the most capable, fully autonomous ocean cleanup vehicles.

*It can remove 24,000 tons of plastic every year from the ocean.

*That is out of the 8 million tons of plastic that enter the ocean every year.

Contents

Contents

1. SeaVax

2. Suction Capabilities

3. Wind Power

4. Detection

5. Why not collaborate

6. Hydro Power

7. Process

8. Index

9. Bibliography

SeaVax

Suction Capabilities

Suction Capabilities

The wind turbines and solar panels on the top of the deck feed energy to the electric pumps and filters for the vacuum funnel to work.

The SeaVax is able to suck 24,000 tons of plastic every year and can hold 150 tons of plastic at once.

Wind power

The SeaVax is a machine that moves along the surface of the ocean. This makes it easier to pick up wind to create energy. Instead of being underwater the SeaVax’s wind turbines pick up wind and create energy to power the machine. This gives us the clear answer that the Seavax is fully capable of turning wind into energy because it floats on the water and doesn't submerge itself underwater.

Wind power

Detection

Detection

• The SeaVax finds pieces of rubbish without a camera but with sensors.
• When the SeaVax approaches rubbish the sensors find it and the vacuum starts.
• The sonar technology protects marine life and sea birds from getting caught.
• This a great way of finding rubbish as the view of a camera can be blocked by marine life and sometimes algae.

Wind Turbines

Solar Panels

Why not collaborate

Why not collaborate

• The reason of this invention is to collect the rubbish out of the ocean.

• However Blue Growth the company that built the SeaVax are opened for other companies who are struggling to join them.

Hydro Power

Hydro power

Unfortunately not.

• The SeaVax can only be powered by the wind and the sun.

• Although it would be a great alternative as the SeaVax is going to be a fully autonomous vehicle that travels through the water.

Process

Once the plastics are captured by the vacuum the plastics are shredded and the water is filtered out. This process is completed over and over again, and by doing this process Blue Growth predicts that machine could reduce the amount of plastics in the ocean by 24,000 tons of plastic every year. Once fully built the SeaVax can hold 150 tons of rubbish in one load all thanks to the vacuum.

Index

Index

• Hydro cyclonic - A hydro cyclonic device is used to separate, classify or sort particles.

• Micro biota - Micro biota means the the microorganisms from the habitat such as the marine habitat.

• Hydro power - Hydro power means energy sourced from water

• Autonomous - Autonomous means that the vehicle doesn't need a driver and is fully capable of moving by itself.

• Sonar technology - Sonar is the use of sound for navigation.

Bibliography

Bibliography

https://www.ecowatch.com/solar-powered-vacuum-could-suck-up-24-000-tons-of-ocean-plastic-every--1882175554.html

https://www.bluebird-electric.net/oceanography/Ocean_Plastic_International_Rescue/SeaVax_Ocean_Clean_Up_Robot_Drone_Ship_Sea_Vacuum.htm

https://www.blue-growth.org/Blue_Growth_Technology_Innovation/SeaVax.htm

https://www.express.co.uk/finance/city/638166/New-cleaner-SeaVax-has-solution-to-ocean-plastic-waste

https://www.blue-growth.org/Blue_Growth_Technology_Innovation/Filtration_Infographics_Micro_Plastics_Ocean_Filters_How_Do_We_Do_It.htm