ICPF participates in the rotating exhibition Energy The Smart Way at Expo 2020 in Dubai, where it presents a technology for the energy utilization of plastic waste recovered from the sea. In cooperation with partners from the Brno University of Technology and company EVECO Brno, the Department of Environmental Engineering at ICPF participated in the research project Waste‑to‑Energy Competence Centre, where the main goal was to develop a small waste‑to‑energy plant for the needs of micro‑regions in the Czech Republic. The resulting technology was modular and realizable on a container scale. There was only a small step from the container concept to the idea to use this technology on a ship and directly process the waste collected from the sea. In contrast to other solutions, that can be often considered science fiction, the proposed solution is based on realistic technologies and long-term knowledge and experience. All sub-technologies of the solution are common on land and the main idea is their interconnection in a container modular solution that will allow implementation on a ship. The principle of the operation is not complicated, the waste collected from the sea is pre-cleaned, homogenized, and ground into smaller particles. Combustion or pyrolysis is carried out according to the quality of the material. The products are pyrolysis oil and heat that can be used to produce desalinated water from seawater.
Model of a container ship for the disposal of plastics from the seas
More information on the participation of the Czech Academy of Sciences at EXPO2020 can be found here:
https://www.avcr.cz/en/news-archive/At-Expo-2020-algae-show-their-potential-for-plants-and-people/