Fregata Space, a technological platform for monitoring water quality, partner of the Philippe Cousteau Foundation, has been awarded first prize in the XXI Entrepreneur Contest awarded by Caixa Bank, DayOne and the Generalitat de Catalunya.

The Entrepreneur XXI award aims to "help innovative people achieve their dreams, giving equal opportunities to all territories". Fregata Space uses satellite images to create, through artificial intelligence algorithms, indicators of water quality and the presence of contaminants such as plastics and hydrocarbons.