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XXL-REFRESH

Innovative flexible container system for cost-effective, ecological transport of fresh water

Project partners
2 research centres and 4 companies
Responsable
proyectos@aimplas.es, Ferran Martí

Objectives

XXL-REFRESH aims to develop an innovative ecological system for the transportation of fresh water by sea that can fully address the growing water needs of a large number of European coastal communities.

Description

XXL-REFRESH consists of transporting fresh water by sea using a group of flexible plastic tankers assembled using watertight, highly resistant zippers. A real-time monitoring system, powered by solar energy, measures and transmits via wireless to the tugboat crew the tensile conditions of the container. XXL-REFRESH is modular and is more environmentally friendly than current techniques based on tankers and desalination plants.

Financing

Automotive and Transport
Navigation
Climate change
Sustainable mobility
Advanced materials
Advanced technologies
European
Extrusion