Trojan Marinex have reduced the total footprint of their ballast water treatment system (BWTS) by 30%.
Their BWTS, which was previously already 50% smaller than other systems on the market, now includes inline lamp drivers which enable a substantial reduction in cabling and electrical panels.
The inline driver configuration of the entire Trojan Marinex BWT product suite, consisting of models ranging in flow rate from 150 m3/h to 1,500 m3/h, received International Maritime Organization (IMO) Type Approval by DNV GL on July 8, 2016.
“Research and science, in combination with rigorous product development, enables continual, meaningful innovation,” says Mark Kustermans, Market Manager at Trojan Marinex. “We immediately recognized the synergistic advantages of connecting our UV lamp and drivers together. It’s an industry first which allows our system to provide consistently lower power draw in an even smaller footprint.”
“Previously, power draws for UV systems were quite high for vessels with larger flow rates,” says Kustermans. “However, with our low-energy solution, larger vessels are no longer forced to use a chemical-based system – they can now utilize and benefit from UV technology. For example, our 1000 m3/h system has a maximum installed power requirement of 44 kW. This enables larger vessel owners to readily install the system within the available power on a vessel.”
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