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Bureau Veritas, a world leader in testing, inspection and certification, has awarded an Approval in Principle (AiP) to the MANTA, a pioneering vessel offering solutions for collecting and repurposing floating plastic waste in areas of high marine litter concentration, in the coastal waters of most affected countries and near the estuaries of major rivers. This ...

Bureau Veritas Has Awarded An Approval In Principle (Aip) To The MANTA, A Vessel Offering Solutions For Collecting And Repurposing…

The Manta catamaran will reportedly be the only workboat in the world that can recycle all waste collected at sea, thanks to its onboard factory.

Bourgnon, who has years of experience racing sailboats, is the mastermind behind this operation. In addition to the plastic-gobbling vessel, he founded the SeaCleaners project in response to a rise in encounters with floating garbage fields in the ocean. The massive sailing vessel will be the first of its kind, with the ability to collect one to three tons of plastic waste per hour and then process and recycle it. The Manta is made of low-carbon steel and has a custom electric hybrid propulsio...

Environmental news in France for March 2021 The Connexion uses necessary cookies to help us provide you with a better user experience. By continuing to use this website, you accept our use of cookies. Accept Environmental news in France for March 2021 7km of hedges to be planted over the next two years, plans for a 75% energy self-sufficient catamaran to clean up the seas and more 6 March 2021 Environmental news in France this month includes many kilometres of hedge planting by the French gove...

Powered by the Plastics it Collects Author: Feb 3, 2021 A team that includes French yachtsman Yvan Bourgnon is developing a concept yacht that would collect plastic debris from the ocean and use it as fuel. The 183-foot catamaran, called Manta, would be propelled by a combination of sails and electric motors. According to a joint report from Reuters and the World Economic Forum, the catamaran will remove plastics and convert the waste into fuel to help power the boat’s electric motors. The d...

Share this article By Lucien Libert (Reuters) A French ocean adventurer and his team have designed a yacht that he says can scoop up plastic garbage to stop it blighting the world’s oceans, and converts the same waste into fuel to help power the boat. Yvan Bourgnon has spent his career racing sailing vessels around the globe as a competitive yachtsmen. Over the years, he said, his encounters with floating carpets of trash became more and more frequent. That inspired his new venture: the Manta...

French Cleanup Yacht Designed to Feed on Ocean Plastic (Image: The SeaCleaners) A French ocean adventurer and his team have designed a yacht which he says can scoop up plastic garbage to stop it blighting the world’s oceans, and converts the same waste into fuel to help power the boat. Yvan Bourgnon has spent his career racing sailing vessels around the globe as a competitive yachtsmen. Over the years, he said, his encounters with floating carpets of trash became more and more frequent. That ...

ETF26 racing in 2020 © Marie Lefloch The ultra fast foiling catamaran ETF26 class will return for a series of six events in France and Italy as part of the 2021 season, the organisers have announced. Six teams have already signed up to take part in this fourth year of the ETF26 series which will kick off at the beginning of April at the Spi Ouest-France in La Trinité sur Mer. The teams will then move to Morbihan for the Tour de Belle-Ile in May, followed by the Raid Quiberon in Ju...