Seven Clean Seas Equipment
HIPPO (High Impact Plastic Pollution remOval)
Automatic, solar-powered, scalable vessel collecting river plastic with two guiding booms and a solar-powered conveyor; deployed on the Chao Phraya River, Bangkok.
Description
The HIPPO (High Impact Plastic Pollution remOval) is an automatic, solar-powered and scalable vessel developed by Seven Clean Seas for collecting river plastic. It was inaugurated in 2024 for the Bangkok project and sits in an intertidal zone on the Chao Phraya River beside the Wat Chak Daeng temple, a river the site says carries around 4 million kg of plastic toward the ocean each year.
Key features
- Two booms guide floating debris toward the main vessel
- Solar-powered conveyor collects debris mechanically
- Automatic, scalable design
- Crew unloads collected plastic for sorting and recycling
Applications
- Interception of riverine plastic before it reaches the ocean
- Implemented with oversight from the IUCN
Specifications
| Power | Solar |
|---|---|
| Collection | Two booms with solar-powered conveyor |
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