Together for clean drinkwater

OceansX is developing a barge (push barges, floating pontoons) that purifies large quantities of water on-site. Using existing technology, salt water is converted into drinking water. The roaming barge temporarily provides extra clean water to disaster areas, such as after a typhoon or earthquake.

Over the next 10 years, students from Rotterdam Technical College will be contributing to this development. Currently, there is a test setup at the waterfront at RDM. Students from the Process Technology and Maintenance program will maintain this container and help further optimize it.

Berend: “Within the project, everyone has their own role and ambition, which allows everyone to contribute their expertise. Additionally, we think it’s important to involve vocational students in our mission. There is so much passion and knowledge there, and we need that now.”

Tom, a third-year Process Operator C student: “We have already looked at the test setup, and it looked cool. We are already familiar with some components, such as a generator and solar panels. We can now apply what we learn in our studies to this test setup. So, you are directly part of a very large project. It’s great to join in the thinking process and help develop it.” The intention is also to involve students from the Engineering Technician program.

Picture: OceansX