Innovation Attica

Hackathon 2024

Angelfish

ΠΕΡΙΦΕΡΕΙΑΚΟ

ΤΑΜΕΙΟ

ΑΝΑΠΤΥΞΗΣ

ΑΤΤΙΚΗΣ

A Sea Surface Clean-Up Initiative

Team Composition

Name: Christoforos Rekatsinas

Role: Founder

Team’s Contact Details

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Email: rekatsinasx.cr@gmail.com

Name: Georgios Giannakopoulos

Role: AI Specialist

Name: Nikolaos Charalampous

Role: Sensors and electronics

Name: Odysseas Simatos

Role: Robotics and automation

Name: Christos Kartanos

Role: Design and analysis

Problem Statement

Aims to rid the sea surface of pollutants

Artificial

Intelligence

Data

collection

Solution Overview

Considering different customer needs,

we have predicted 3 vessel sizes:

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• Kid Angel: ~1m x 0.8m x 0.22m

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• Blue Angel: ~1.6m x 1.2m x 0.45m

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• Queen Angel: ~3m x 2m x 0.9m

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Fully electric vessels

• Development of ASVs suitable for harbors, marinas, open sea and lakes, capable to detect (using AI and UAVs) and clean pollutants.

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• Wide range of pollutants clean-up through layerwise filtering technology (bio-waste, plastics and microplastics 100μm)

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• Unified data acquisition to a continuously trained Neural Network (Heaven)

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• Low production cost and maintenance

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• Easily expandable and customizable to customer specific needs

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Traction

Business Model

• Municipalities
• Open sea
• Lakes
• Marinas
• Harbors/ports

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• Hotels with access to

beaches and coasts

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Blue Angel or

Queen angel

Kid Angel or

Blue Angel

Kid Angel or

Blue Angel

Kid Angel or

Blue Angel

Conceptual selling price estimation

• Private marinas &

harbors

• Individuals
• Owning private beaches
• Owning large bots

Services estimation

Clientele

Pricing

Competition

Who, how many, how much they are willing to pay, dynamics of the market.

Who else solves the same problem – which are your key differentiation points.

No competition in Greece

https://www.jellyfishbot.io/

Different capturing mechanism

https://www.wasteshark.com/

Focuses on plastic clean-up

• Focuses on large scale plastics
• No AI enabled tracking algorithm
• One solution
• Price approximately 25k euros

• Focuses on large scale plastics
• Focuses on oil
• Two solutions
• Net for carrying the garbage

Impact & Value

Environmental Impact

Potential Impact:

• Pollution Reduction
• Biodiversity Preservation
• Ecosystem Restoration

Value to Industry:

• Enhances the natural beauty of water bodies, supporting local ecosystems and biodiversity conservation.
• Aligns with global environmental sustainability initiatives and international agreements like the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Target Audience:

• Environmental NGOs, government environmental agencies, and international organizations focusing on sustainability.

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Operational Efficiency

Potential Impact:

• Automation of Waste Collection
• 24/7 Operation

Value to Industry:

• Cost-effective solution for waste management compared to conventional methods involving boats and large crews.
• Enhances the capacity for frequent and consistent cleaning, reducing the accumulation of waste.

Target Audience:

• Municipalities, local water authorities, and private organizations managing recreational water bodies.

Public Health and Safety

Potential Impact:

• Cleaner Water Bodies
• Improved Public Spaces
• Value to Industry:
• Supports tourism and local economies dependent on clean and attractive water bodies.
• Reduces medical costs and health risks associated with polluted water exposure.

Target Audience:

• Tourism boards, recreational facility managers, and local communities.

Economic Benefits

Potential Impact:

• Tourism Boost
• Waste Repurposing
• Value to Industry:
• Demonstrates corporate social responsibility for businesses operating near water bodies.
• Encourages investments in eco-friendly technologies and services.

Target Audience:

• Resorts, marina operators, and recycling industries.

Scalability and Customization

Potential Impact:

• Modular Payloads
• Flexible Deployment

• Value to Industry:
• Tailored solutions for specific needs, from urban water bodies to industrial applications in harbors and ports.
• Increases efficiency by automating repetitive tasks, freeing human resources for other roles.

Target Audience:

• Urban planning authorities, private waste management companies, and coastal area developers.

Timeline - Future Development

Current status

• Fabricated prototype - Demo Angel |0.6m x 0.4m x 0.25m| (Manufacturing cost 6k euros)
• Real conditions Demonstration
• Application for intellectual property at the European Patent Office
• Manual operation
• Capacity to collect garbage

Future development

• Kid Angel – v1 |1m x 1m x 0.3m | (Manufacturing cost 2.5k-3k euros) || June 25
• Incorporation of AI garbage tracking algorithm
• Semi automatic operation with predefined mission
• Sensors incorporation and monitoring
• Controlled by ground station
• Establish a valid use case with || July-August 25
• Municipality of Piraeus (Awarded third place in Blue growth competition)
• Cyprus Hotel Association
• Grecotel (Through Demokritos Innovation Office)

Thank you!

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