the ocean cleanup tests its massive system 002 to great success

Ocean Cleanup System 002 collects 3.8 tons of ocean Since 2013, The Ocean Cleanup has been developing advanced technologies to rid the world's oceans of plastic. From stopping the flow through rivers to cleaning up what has already built up in the ocean, the company founded by Boyan Slat has created large-scale systems to efficiently concentrate plastic for periodic removal.

Operation Ocean Cleanup has announced the successful completion of the final test of System 002.

“BREAK: Final System 002 testing is complete, and we have another big catch on deck,” reads a post on their Instagram account. 'The Great Pacific Garbage Spot can now be cleaned up. The crew is already sorting out the catch, a lot of information still needs to be processed. Stay tuned!'

 
IT WORKS BY DRAGGING A TENSIONED, 800-METER LONG ARTIFICIAL COASTLINE

system 002 — nicknamed jenny — is the ocean cleanup’s latest iteration of the project, featuring a large-scale cleanup system. it works by dragging a tensioned, 800-meter long artificial coastline through areas of the ocean where plastic has accumulated.

two vessels pull the system 002 on each end, resulting in a U-shaped flexible barrier that collects the floating plastics into a retention zone. the vessels move at about 0.75 meters per second, and the artificial coastline spans up to 1800 meters. this system differentiates from the past proposals because it uses the horseshoe-shaped jenny to tow it along instead of letting the system float and be moved by the wind.
THE OCEAN CLEANUP’S SYSTEM 002 WAS DEPLOYED IN THE GREAT PACIFIC GARBAGE PATCH (GPGP)

the ocean cleanup’s system 002 was deployed in the great pacific garbage patch (GPGP) where the team has been testing it out over 70 separate tests. the most recent test was a full duration one, created to fill up jenny’s barriers throughout the course of six weeks. the team said the test concluded with great success, where slat took to twitter to say ‘it all worked!!! massive load. we’ll try to get the footage to land ASAP to share.’