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16 January 2012 - Severn Trent De Nora Supplies BALPURE® to World’s First Offshore Barges with Built-in Ballast Water Treatment Systems Severn Trent De Nora Supplies BALPURE® to World’s First Offshore Barges with Built-in Ballast Water Treatment Systems
The BALPURE ballast water treatment system, which received Type Approval in July 2011, has been selected for use on two flattop oceangoing heavy deck cargo barges.The Type-Approved BALPURE® ballast water treatment system from Severn Trent De Nora has been selected for use on two oceangoing heavy deck cargo barges being constructed for Norwegian-based Greenway Shipping by Dalian Shipyard, at its shipyard in Dalian, China. The 9,025 dwt oceangoing barges will be the first new offshore barges to in... Read entire news release »

27 December 2011 - Severn Trent De Nora Provides Electrolytic Disinfection Treatment Solutions for China’s First Deep Sea Gas Field Severn Trent De Nora Provides Electrolytic Disinfection Treatment Solutions for China’s First Deep Sea Gas Field
Two proven disinfection technologies, SEACLOR® and OMNIPURE™ Series 55, will provide biofouling control and wastewater treatment for China Offshore Oil Engineering Corporation project.Severn Trent De Nora has received a contract to provide its electrolytic disinfection treatment solutions for biofouling control and wastewater treatment to the China Offshore Oil Engineering Corporation for its Liwan 3-1 deep sea gas field project in the South China Sea. The Liwan 3-1 gas field is the first deep s... Read entire news release »

6 December 2011 - Severn Trent De Nora Wins Orders for its OMNIPURE™ Marine Sewage Treatment Systems for Installation on Drillships Owned by Noble Corporation Subsidiary Severn Trent De Nora Wins Orders for its OMNIPURE™ Marine Sewage Treatment Systems for Installation on Drillships Owned by Noble Corporation Subsidiary
The OMNIPURE system has been selected for use in drillships being constructed by Hyundai Heavy Industries.The OMNIPURE™ Series 55 marine sewage treatment system from Severn Trent De Nora has been selected for use on four new ultra-deepwater drillships being constructed for a subsidiary of Noble Corporation by Hyundai Heavy Industries at its shipyard in Ulsan, Korea. Hyundai Heavy Industries purchased eight customized OMNIPURE systems to treat black and gray water onboard the drillships. Each dri... Read entire news release »

30 November 2011 - Severn Trent De Nora to Supply BALPURE® Ballast Water Treatment System to ExxonMobil-operated LNG Carriers Severn Trent De Nora to Supply BALPURE® Ballast Water Treatment System to ExxonMobil-operated LNG Carriers
The BALPURE system, which received Type Approval in July 2011, has been selected for use on four LNG carriers being constructed by Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding for Mitsui O.S.K. Lines.The Type-Approved BALPURE® ballast water treatment system from Severn Trent De Nora was selected for use on four new LNG carriers being constructed for Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) by Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) Co., Ltd, at its shipyard in Shanghai, China. The 172,000-DWT LNG carriers owned by MOL for long t... Read entire news release »

26 October 2011 - Severn Trent De Nora Announces Agreement for Distribution of BALPURE® Ballast Water Treatment System in Greece Severn Trent De Nora Announces Agreement for Distribution of BALPURE® Ballast Water Treatment System in Greece
AP&A Group will market the BALPURE system, which is fast emerging as a preferred ballast water treatment solution globally.Severn Trent De Nora has entered into an agreement with AP&A Group to serve as the exclusive sales and promotional representative for the Type-Approved BALPURE® ballast water treatment system product line in Greece, Cyprus and Poland. The BALPURE system, which received IMO Type Approval in July 2011, is a reliable and flexible electrolytic disinfection treatment solu... Read entire news release »

5 October 2011 - Severn Trent De Nora Secures First Orders in Japan for its BALPURE® Ballast Water Treatment System Severn Trent De Nora Secures First Orders in Japan for its BALPURE® Ballast Water Treatment System
The BALPURE system, which received Type Approval in July, has been selected for use on two bulk carriers being constructed by Sasaki Shipbuilding for Toko Kaiun Kaisha.The Type-Approved BALPURE® ballast water treatment system from Severn Trent De Nora was selected for use on two new bulk carriers being constructed for Toko Kaiun Kaisha, Ltd. by Sasaki Shipbuilding at its shipyard in Osaki Kamishima, Japan. The two bulk carriers are the first new Japanese vessels to install the BALPURE system, wh... Read entire news release »

7 September 2011 - Severn Trent De Nora Provides Seawater Electrochlorination System for Power Plant in Singapore Severn Trent De Nora Provides Seawater Electrochlorination System for Power Plant in Singapore
The company’s SEACLOR® system will prevent biofouling at Phases 2A and 2B of the Keppel Merlimau Cogen gas-fired, combined-cycle plant.Severn Trent De Nora will provide its SEACLOR® seawater electrochlorination system for biofouling control of key mechanical equipment at Phases 2A and 2B of the Keppel Merlimau Cogen 800-MW power plant in Singapore. The contract for the SEACLOR system was awarded by Alstom, the project’s general contractor.Thermal power stations located along seacoasts typically ... Read entire news release »

31 August 2011 - Severn Trent De Nora Provides Seawater Electrochlorination System for Liquefied Natural Gas Regasification Facility in Malaysia Severn Trent De Nora Provides Seawater Electrochlorination System for Liquefied Natural Gas Regasification Facility in Malaysia
The company's SEACLOR® seawater electrochlorination system will prevent biofouling during the regasification process at a new LNG regasification facility in Melaka, Malaysia.Severn Trent De Nora will provide its SEACLOR® seawater electrochlorination system to control biofouling at a liquefied natural gas (LNG) regasification facility developed by PETRONAS Gas Berhad in Sungai Udang, Melaka, Malaysia. The new facility, which is designed to import LNG, store it at floating storage units and then v... Read entire news release »

11 August 2011 - Severn Trent De Nora's BALPURE® Ballast Water Treatment System Receives Type Approval Severn Trent De Nora's BALPURE® Ballast Water Treatment System Receives Type Approval
As one of the most tested and proven treatment solutions, BALPURE offers ship owners and
managers of large vessel fleets a flexible, effective and economical solution for ballast watertreatment. The BALPURE® ballast water treatment system from Severn Trent De Nora has received Type Approval* to International Maritime Organization (IMO) regulations for ballast water. The BALPURE system is a reliable electrolytic disinfection treatment solution that surpasses IMO D-2 standards with no ad...
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12 July 2011 - Severn Trent De Nora Announces Agreement for Distribution of BALPURE® Ballast Water Treatment System in Japan Severn Trent De Nora Announces Agreement for Distribution of BALPURE® Ballast Water Treatment System in Japan
Taiko Kikai Industries Co. and Nisso Shoji Co. will market the BALPURE system, which is fast emerging as a preferred ballast water treatment solution globally.Severn Trent De Nora has entered into a distribution agreement with a consortium of two Japanese firms to represent and promote the BALPURE® ballast water treatment system product line to the Japanese marine market. Japan is one of the world’s largest shipbuilding countries, and the market opportunity for ballast water treatment systems is... Read entire news release »

5 July 2011 - Severn Trent De Nora Announces Agency Agreement for BALPURE® Ballast Water Treatment System in United Kingdom Severn Trent De Nora Announces Agency Agreement for BALPURE® Ballast Water Treatment System in United Kingdom
Quantum Marine Marketing Ltd will market the BALPURE system, which is fast emerging as a preferred ballast water treatment solution globally.Severn Trent De Nora has entered into an agency agreement with Quantum Marine Marketing Ltd of Cornwall, United Kingdom, to represent and promote the BALPURE® ballast water treatment system product line to the marine market in the United Kingdom. The BALPURE system is a reliable and flexible electrolytic disinfection treatment solution that surpasses the mo... Read entire news release »

5 May 2011 - Severn Trent De Nora to Showcase Ballast Water Treatment and Water Wastewater Treatment Technologies at Nor Shipping Severn Trent De Nora to Showcase Ballast Water Treatment and Water   Wastewater Treatment Technologies at Nor Shipping
Featured products include the BALPURE® ballast water treatment system, MARINER OMNIPURE® marine sanitation device and UAT™ water filtration system.Severn Trent De Nora, a leading provider of electrolytic seawater disinfection systems, will showcase its line of ballast water treatment, marine sanitation and seawater desalination systems at Nor-Shipping, to be held 24-27 May, 2011, in Oslo, Norway. The following products will be featured during the exhibition at stand D07-40: • The BALPURE® ballas... Read entire news release »

18 April 2011 - Severn Trent De Nora to Showcase Water Wastewater Treatment Technologies at Offshore Technology Conference Severn Trent De Nora to Showcase Water   Wastewater Treatment Technologies at Offshore Technology Conference
Featured products include OMNIPURE™ sewage treatment systems, SANILEC® bio fouling control systems and UAT™ water filtration systems.Severn Trent De Nora, a leading provider of electrolytic seawater disinfection systems, will showcase its line of water and wastewater treatment systems at the Offshore Technology Conference to be held May 2-5, 2011, at Reliant Park in Houston, Texas. The following products will be featured during the conference: • The OMNIPURE™ Series 55 marine sewage treatment sy... Read entire news release »

14 April 2011 - Severn Trent Services Donates Electrolytic Water Disinfection Equipment to Haiti Severn Trent Services Donates Electrolytic Water Disinfection Equipment to Haiti
The company’s portable sodium hypochlorite generating systems provide the Haitian people enough treatment capacity to disinfect up to 13 million gallons of water per day.Severn Trent Services has donated 11 portable electrolytic water disinfection systems to humanitarian agencies working in Haiti to assist in the effort to provide safe drinking water to the residents of that country. The combined units, which convert saltwater and energy into liquid sodium hypochlorite — a chlorine equivalent — ... Read entire news release »

4 April 2011 - Severn Trent De Nora s BALPURE Ballast Water Treatment System Successfully Completes Shipboard Testing Severn Trent De Nora s BALPURE  Ballast Water Treatment System Successfully Completes Shipboard Testing
Non-indigenous species were no match for the BALPURE electrolytic disinfection ballast water treatment system.The BALPURE® ballast water system from Severn Trent De Nora successfully completed shipboard testing in December 2010, effectively neutralizing non-indigenous species. The BALPURE system surpasses requirements for IMO G8 Type Approval and IMO Ballast Water Convention D-2 Standards. Type approval of the BALPURE system is anticipated in the first half of 2011.Shipboard testing of the BALPU... Read entire news release »

9 March 2011 - Severn Trent De Nora s BALPURE Ballast Water Treatment System Successfully Completes Corrosion Testing Program Severn Trent De Nora s BALPURE  Ballast Water Treatment System Successfully Completes Corrosion Testing Program
Third-party testing of BALPURE electrolytic disinfection ballast water treatment system satisfies corrosion test recommendations of IMO MEPC 59/2/16The BALPURE® ballast water treatment system from Severn Trent De Nora satisfies corrosion test recommendations of the IMO MEPC 59/2/16. The corrosion testing, performed by an independent third-party institute, proved the BALPURE system has no effect on coated steel, naval bronze and Cu-Ni alloys. Testing proved an insignificant effect on bare steel –... Read entire news release »

1 February 2011 - Severn Trent De Nora Introduces Revolutionary Solids Handling System for OMNIPURE Marine Sanitation Systems Severn Trent De Nora Introduces Revolutionary Solids Handling System for OMNIPURE  Marine Sanitation Systems
The system, featuring vertical self-discharging centrifuge technology, sets a benchmark in “hands off” solids waste handling specifically for the offshore marine environment.Severn Trent De Nora has introduced the use of a vertical self-discharging (VSD) centrifuge technology into its OMNIPURE™ Series 55 marine sanitation system’s solids handling equipment package. The new CentraSep® VSD centrifuge technology, provided by Advanced Separation Technologies (AST), sets an industry benchmark for a “... Read entire news release »

25 January 2011 - Severn Trent Services Receives Environmental Business Journal Award for Products that Advance the Environmental Industry Severn Trent Services Receives Environmental Business Journal Award for Products that Advance the Environmental Industry
For the third consecutive year, Severn Trent Services received the Environmental Business Journal’s (EBJ) Technology Merit Award in the Water/Wastewater category as part of the annual EBJ Business Achievement Awards. Severn Trent Services was recognized for the introduction of several new products which represent significant advancements in the environmental industry. Among the new water and wastewater treatment products introduced by Severn Trent Services in 2010 were two new, standard and pre-... Read entire news release »

10 January 2011 - OMNIPURE Marine Sanitation Treatment Systems from Severn Trent De Nora Receive Final Certification to IMO MEPC.159 55 Effluent Standards from the United States Coast Guard OMNIPURE  Marine Sanitation Treatment Systems from Severn Trent De Nora Receive Final Certification to IMO MEPC.159 55  Effluent Standards from the United States Coast Guard
OMNIPURE™ Series 55 marine sanitation treatment systems from Severn Trent De Nora have received final certification from the United States Coast Guard (USCG) to the International Maritime Organization’s MEPC.159(55) effluent standards. Certification by the USCG involves testing rigorous environmental standards such as shock and vibration above and beyond IMO requirements. The OMNIPURE Series 55 technology utilizes a unique electrolytic treatment process, combined with electrocoagulation to both ... Read entire news release »

28 October 2010 - Severn Trent De Nora s BALPURE Ballast Water Treatment System Receives Final Approval Severn Trent De Nora s BALPURE  Ballast Water Treatment System Receives Final Approval
Efficacy of electrochlorination disinfection and BALPURE ballast water treatment system further provenThe BALPURE® ballast water treatment system from Severn Trent De Nora received final approval from the International Maritime Organization’s Marine Environment Protection Committee* (MEPC) 61st session, 27 September to 1 October, 2010. Type approval of the BALPURE equipment is anticipated in early 2011. Ballast water is the most frequently cited cause of the introduction and transfer of non-indi... Read entire news release »