Posts by SarahT:
Reducing Harmful Green-Algae Blooms Is Crucial to Protecting Aquatic Life
Posted on: 15 May 2021
Algae blooms are essential in maintaining a healthy body of water and a great deal of attention has been brought to them in the past number of years. This is because of the harmful impact they can have on the environment, human health, aquatic life and animals. Not all algae blooms are harmful. It is […]
A MEGA 3D-PRINTED EUROVISION TROPHY
Posted on: 07 May 2021
The four-metre high 3D-printed Eurovision trophy made from recycled PET material retrieved from Rotterdam waters is a genuine eye-catcher with a sustainable green footprint. This trophy is a reflection of the city’s character, long driven by the port, innovation and collaboration. The Rotterdam proving ground With its rugged port buildings and superb views over the […]
These are the Top Environmental Engineering Startups in The Netherlands (2021)
Posted on: 04 May 2021
This article showcases our top picks for the best The Netherlands based Environmental Engineering startups. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Environmental Engineering industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow. We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established […]
Global Oil Spills and Modern Solutions
Posted on: 03 May 2021
Oil spills have been a threat to the environment ever since freight shipping began in the 1950s. We dive into the dynamic data looking at the current state of oil spills, their devastating effect on the aquatic environment, the unforeseen problems and the modern solutions working hard to keep our waters clean. Devastating effects Staggeringly, […]
Drones for Trash Clean Up in Waterways Could Save the Oceans
Posted on: 02 May 2021
A project using drones for trash clean up in Denmark could show the way to saving the oceans from an environmental disaster caused by the massive volume of plastic that pollutes them. (Part two of a two-part series on the use of drone-captured images and machine-learning software in the cause of cleaning up the environment.) […]
Looking to Nature’s Designs to Solve Human Made Problems
Posted on: 25 Apr 2021
When a genius and an icon like Leonardo da Vinci looks to nature for inspiration in his designs and inventions, art and creativity, how could the rest of us even think about ignoring this wondrous three-billion-year history of evolution? In his day, when Leonardo was roaming the countryside, strolling through the streets of Florence, or […]
These drones look for trash in waterways
Posted on: 23 Apr 2021
In a river in the Danish city of Århus, a small machine called the WasteShark now autonomously sails through the water collecting trash, bringing it to shore, and then recharging itself. Soon, a drone will begin flying through the air to help: Using a special lens that collects data to be crunched by a machine learning algorithm, […]
The Health of our Waters and Innovations to Protect Them
Posted on: 14 Apr 2021
If we had to ask ourselves if we were doing enough to protect our waters, we’d have to admit to some pretty hard truths. Because really, all it takes is one glance around the globe to see that we need to be doing a lot more to understand, measure, and manage our waters, and we […]
How this autonomous water-robot is turning the heads around by cleaning water-bodies efficiently!
Posted on: 13 Apr 2021
The prevalence of autonomous water-robots is no secret nowadays, but the problem of water pollution still remains unaddressed. It all comes down to the integration of technology, efficiency and sustainability of such products to deal with a holistic problem in a comprehensive way. This is where WasteShark, one of its kind water-robot, is turning the […]
WasteShark, the Swimming Drone, Devours Marine Trash
Posted on: 05 Apr 2021
ROTTERDAM, The Netherlands, April 5, 2021 (ENS) – The Rotterdam-based startup RanMarine Technology has built a drone that swims rather than flies. The WasteShark traverses waterways to collect litter, biomass, plastics, microplastic and other debris using a basket underneath the autonomous device. In addition to removing litter, sensors in the drone enable data collection on water […]