Showcasing autonomous water clean-up technology in global broadcast on tackling plastic pollution
Rotterdam, 20 Sept 2025 – RanMarine Technology has been featured in the latest episode of NexTech, TRT World’s technology and innovation programme, highlighting cutting-edge solutions to combat water pollution.
The episode explores how plastic waste is choking rivers, lakes, and oceans worldwide, and profiles the Dutch organisations developing technology to address this growing environmental crisis.
A Collaborative Approach to a Global Challenge
The NexTech feature showcases a complex ecosystem of innovators, each contributing unique capabilities:
- Deltares investigates how plastic moves through water using their massive Hydrohal research facility
- Noria | Urban Plastic Soup Solutions deploys barrier systems that capture waste from river flows
- Nova Innova develops luminescent sensors for real-time water quality monitoring
- RanMarine Technology provides autonomous surface vessels that actively collect floating debris
The ASV Advantage
Unlike static collection systems, RanMarine’s autonomous surface vessels (ASVs) navigate waterways independently, seeking out and collecting floating debris wherever it accumulates. Our ASVs offer remote-controlled or fully autonomous operation, going directly to the pollution rather than waiting for it to arrive at fixed collection points.
Whilst collecting waste, the vessels simultaneously record GPS-coded water quality data, providing valuable environmental intelligence alongside physical clean-up capabilities.
“The scale of water pollution requires multiple approaches and technologies working together,” said CEO Richard Hardiman. “We’re proud to contribute our autonomous collection capability to this collaborative effort alongside other innovative organisations.”
Watch the RanMarine Feature
About RanMarine Technology
RanMarine Technology designs and manufactures autonomous surface vessels for water quality improvement and floating waste collection. Our WasteShark and MegaShark vessels operate in harbours, marinas, canals, and other waterbodies worldwide, combining autonomous navigation with data collection to protect aquatic environments.
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