
THE PARLIAMENTARY REVIEW
Highlighting best practice
2| ENVIRONMENTAL TREATMENT CONCEPTS
With our technology, however,
limescale need no longer be an issue
or cost to industry, commercial or
government-owned premises. It can
permanently and continuously treat
hard water scaling without resorting
to harmful chemicals or expensive
water-softening equipment. This year
we were announced as the winners of
the David Green Sustainability Award
2018/19, a prestigious prize in the field
of sustainability and green innovation
that recognises the quality and
importance of our solutions.
Sustainable solutions for the
long term
Today, the use of our technology is
widespread throughout a number
of industry sectors. A key client is
the Ministry of Defence, whose
prime contractor, Debut Services Ltd,
commissioned our services for a £1.3
billion Single Living Accommodation
Modernisation project.
In 2003 this private finance initiative
gave DSL responsibility to build and
manage armed service accommodation
for seven years after which they would
hand back the building in as-new
condition. Within a year many of the
blocks had suffered limescale build-up
that threatened the sustainability and
profitability of the project. They initially
investigated salt softeners but they
calculated that using our technology
would save them £75 million during
the term of the PFI while maintaining
the portability of the water. Since
returning to MoD ownership, this
efficiency has been paid forward
and water systems haven’t needed
replacement to date. Following on, we
have secured orders at The Gherkin,
St Paul’s Cathedral and St Thomas’
Hospital as a result, while continuing
to supply the MoD on other projects.
Our technology is also particularly
useful in the treatment of ships’ ballast
water. In the example of an oil tanker,
after discharging its cargo it needs to
take on sea water in ballast tanks to
maintain ship stability. However, the
unfortunate consequence of so doing
is the transportation of invasive species
that upset ecosystems when released
in a different part of the world. As
an example, Thames Water systems
in the capital are infested with zebra
mussels, native to Russia. Ships are
now required to treat the water to kill
off these invaders and neutralise the
water prior to releasing it. International
regulators ran a number of efficacy
tests in September 2018 in which
some major players in the industry
failed. The one system in which our
technology is the critical component
passed the test impressively. Shore
based and sea trials are currently
being undertaken, aiming towards
International Maritime Organization
and US Coastguard approval. Once
approved, we hope our systems will
become widespread throughout the
shipping sector internationally.
Southern Water also invited us to
conduct a prototype treatment of
waste water at one of their Havant
locations. We treated the sludge
feeding their anaerobic digestion
tanks and their yield has increased
by up to 25 per cent as a result.
This significant increase in biogas
production has allowed them to
create more of their own electricity,
earning them significantly increased
Treatment of waste
water in Hampshire
Limescale
build up costs
UK industry
over £1 billion
a year just in
descaling
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