TrojanUV - News & Headlines

Regulatory Review Complete; Trojan Technologies Acquires Salsnes Filter AS

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:00:00 EST

Trojan Technologies is pleased to announce that further to its news release dated December 27, 2011, Salsnes Filter AS of Namsos, Norway has joined the Trojan Technologies group of businesses. Following the regulatory review period, the acquisition closed on January 19, 2012.

“Salsnes delivers a technology that fits well into our municipal business,” says Marv DeVries, president, Trojan Technologies. “A leader in the market, their product brings added value to our global customers and aligns with Trojan's goals for providing sustainable technologies and smaller footprint solutions.”

Salsnes Filter’s patented filter technology removes particles from municipal and industrial process water. Industries such as food, paper, cruise lines and aquaculture use the fully-automated treatment technology to treat effluent, improve the quality of influent or enhance the utilization of raw materials. Salsnes Filter is also an alternative to a primary settling stage for a traditional chemical/biological treatment facility or preventing membrane bioreactor (MBR) fouling. Salsnes Filter will operate as one of the Trojan Technologies group of businesses.

“This partnership will allow us to achieve a higher level of performance,” says Ivar Solvi, managing director, Salsnes Filter AS. “We are now positioned for growth in a way that was not previously possible.”

Founded in 1991, Salsnes Filter is represented in many countries and will continue to operate out of Namsos with production facilities in Salsnes, Norway.

This acquisition will allow the Trojan Technologies group of businesses to continue to create and build on a foundation of offering sustainable, effective solutions that ensure greater water confidence and environmental stewardship for industry and global municipalities.

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TrojanUV Drinking Water Installations Referenced in AWWA Opflow Article

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:00:00 EST

This article, written by Todd Elliott and Paul Swaim (both of CH2M Hill), was published in the January 2012 issue of Opflow. In it, six North American drinking water utilities share their experiences operating and maintaining UV disinfection facilities. These facilities have operated UV systems ranging from just more than one year to nearly ten years. Total flow capacity ranges from 13 to 180 million gallons per day, most target Cryptosporidium and Giardia inactivation, and all use medium-pressure lamp technologies.

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Trojan Technologies Announces Acquisition of Salsnes Filter AS

Tue, 27 Dec 2011 12:00:00 EST

An agreement has been signed under which Salsnes Filter AS of Namsos, Norway will join the Trojan Technologies group of businesses. The agreement is subject to regulatory approval.

Founded in 1991, Salsnes Filter is represented in many countries and will continue to operate out of Namsos with production facilities in Salsnes, Norway.

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Trojan's Jennifer Muller Interviewed by WaterWorld Magazine

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 12:00:00 EST

Trojan's Jennifer Muller takes Angela Godwin (of WaterWorld Magazine) on a tour of our booth at WEFTEC 2011. They chat about the TrojanUVSigna™ wastewater disinfection system, TrojanUV Solo Lamp™ Technology, stormwater treatment, indirect potable reuse and more. If you can’t see the video below, click here.

Trojan Technologies Announces Acquisition of OpenCEL

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 12:00:00 EST

Today, the Trojan Technologies group of businesses acquired the business assets of OpenCEL of Glencoe, IL. OpenCEL is an environmental biotechnology company that offers a proprietary technology which significantly improves processing of wastewater biosolids. Utilized for pretreating wastewater sludge prior to anaerobic digestion, the technology employs high frequency electrical pulses to break open biomass cell membranes, releasing soluble material that is more readily digested and converted to energy, reducing the amount of biosolids that are produced and disposed. The OpenCEL business will operate as a division of US Peroxide, a Trojan Technologies business headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

“This is a high-technology business that will continue to support US Peroxide’s goal of helping to optimize customer operations,” says Tom Walkosak, general manager, US Peroxide. “The OpenCEL technology reduces the cost of handling biosolids, while also increasing methane production that can be used beneficially within the plant or to generate electricity on site – this makes facilities more self-sustainable.”

US Peroxide is the leading provider of peroxygen-based technologies and performance-driven, full-service environmental treatment programs to help purify water, wastewater, soil and air. They specialize in turn-key solutions for municipal wastewater and drinking water treatment; refinery, oil, gas, and petrochemical applications; industrial wastewater and air quality treatment; remediation; and UV-oxidation applications.

According to Trojan Technologies President Marv Devries, OpenCEL adds more value to customers. “For more than 30 years, we have been providing environmentally sustainable solutions for customers that reduce electricity usage, space and costs. Acquisition of the OpenCel business renews this intent by providing an additional solution that helps solve customer’s increasingly complex water quality and environmental challenges.”

This acquisition allows the Trojan Technologies group of businesses to continue to create and build on a foundation of offering sustainable, effective solutions that ensure greater water confidence and environmental stewardship for industry and global municipalities.

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TrojanUVSigna™ Named 2011 New Product of the Year

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 12:00:00 EST

Today Environmental Protection announced the winners of its 2011 New Product of the Year Award. Every entry was a product introduced to the market between August 2, 2010, and September 2, 2011. Winners were awarded in the following categories:

New Technology

Soil and Groundwater

Wastewater

Waste

Water

Recycling

Health and Safety Cleanup

Air Quality and Climate

Environmental Management

We are honored that TrojanUVSigna™ was awarded the New Product of the Year Award in the Wastewater category.

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TrojanUVSigna™ Selected by Missouri Site

Wed, 5 Oct 2011 12:00:00 EST

Today Trojan Technologies announced that their newest open channel wastewater ultraviolet light disinfection system, the TrojanUVSigna™ has been selected by Little Blue Valley Sewer District (LBVSD) of Independence, Missouri. The system is specifically designed for large-scale wastewater disinfection applications, makes conversion to UV disinfection easier, reduces total cost of ownership compared to chemical disinfection and simplifies maintenance for the wastewater treatment plant operations staff. UV disinfection is a physical process that inactivates bacteria, viruses and protozoa, making wastewater safe to discharge back to the environment.

“Municipalities who select the TrojanUVSigna are choosing today’s most innovative and advanced UV disinfection technology,” says Marv DeVries, president of Trojan Technologies. “We’re proud to be working with LBVSD and their design engineering firm HDR, Inc. on this installation.” Trojan will be supplying three channels of UV banks equipped with revolutionary TrojanUV Solo Lamp™ Technology. The UV system will disinfect an average of 52 million gallons (197 million liters) of water per day, with peak capacity of 150 million gallons (568 million liters) of water per day.

The TrojanUVSigna was selected by LBVSD for installation at the Atherton WWTP for its exclusive benefits, including:

system suitability for seasonal operation
lowest number of UV lamps required and ease of operation and maintenance
low total installed capital cost and long-term operating cost
system design features and Trojan’s overall experience and support

“Our UV disinfection systems have become flagship products in the wastewater industry and the TrojanUVSigna, with Solo Lamp Technology, will be no different,” adds DeVries. Trojan has incorporated their latest lamp and technology innovations into TrojanUVSigna. These include 1000 Watt TrojanUV Solo Lamp Technology; the advanced Solo Lamp driver; ActiClean™ chemical/mechanical sleeve cleaning; and a built-in automatic bank lifting device. This system is the ideal solution for large facilities who want to cost-effectively convert from chlorine to UV disinfection.

LBVSD treats wastewater from the cities of Kansas City, Independence, Raytown, Blue Springs, Lee’s Summit, Grandview, Raymore, Sugar Creek, Greenwood and Belton, as well as Jackson and Cass Counties. The LBVSD operates the 52 million gallon per day Atherton WWTP near the discharge of the Little Blue River to the Missouri River.

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Trojan Rated China's Top Disinfection Equipment Three Years Running

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 12:00:00 EST

For the third consecutive year, Trojan Technologies has been named the top-rated brand in the category of “Outstanding Water Disinfection Equipment Brand” in the Outstanding Equipment Survey. This independent survey is conducted annually by China Water Net, the most authoritative and trustworthy online resource for the environmental sector in China.

A sample of water treatment equipment customers, manufacturers or brands were listed in order of number of votes received and evaluated in the categories of: 1) most recognized brand that a customer knows; 2) most used brand by a customer; 3) customer satisfaction on the quality of the equipment; 4) customer satisfaction on after sales service; and, 5) good value for price. Of the 21 measuring indexes for the survey, Trojan scored in the top three spots for each category.

Trojan's Adam Festger Chats With AWWA at ACE11

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 12:00:00 EST

Adam Festger – Trojan’s Drinking Water Market Manager – chats with AWWA at ACE11 in Washington, D.C. He discusses the TrojanUVSwift™SC product line expansion, 4-log virus inactivation and the TrojanUVTorrent™. If you can't see the video below, click here.

2011 IUVA Lifetime Achievement Award Goes to Trojan’s Bill Cairns

Mon, 13 Jun 2011 12:00:00 EST

The International Ultraviolet Association (IUVA) announced its 2011 awards at the 6th Biannual IUVA World Congress in Paris, France (May 23 - 27).

Trojan’s Chief Scientist, Bill Cairns, was presented the Lifetime Achievement Award in UV Science and Engineering for his work in promoting UV. In addition, Trojan was awarded Best 2010 UV Engineering Project (municipal drinking water UV disinfection project in Tianjin, China), and Green Innovations in UV for the TrojanUVTorrent™ featuring Solo Lamp™ Technology.

Click here to read the IUVA press release.