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French UV-C water therapy specialist BIO-UV Group stated it has acquired an order to provide a low-flow BIO-SEA L-Collection ballast water therapy system (BWTS) for retrofit set up to the 1,268 GT expedition vessel Quest.
The 49-meter-long, 60-passenger capability vessel is the fifth passenger ship working below Cruise Administration Worldwide [CMI] to have specified a BWTS from BIO-SEA by BIO-UV Group accomplice TECO2030.
Maxime Dedeurwaerder, enterprise unit director, BIO-UV Group’s maritime division, stated, “This new order underscores the success of the partnership settlement we signed with TECO2030 in 2019. The BIO-SEA system matches completely with TECO2030’s ethos to provide environmentally sustainable, power environment friendly applied sciences to the worldwide delivery fleet.
“The environmental and power effectivity of our UV-based therapy expertise supplies the optimum resolution for expedition cruise ships working in ecologically delicate environments.”
Incorporating BIO-UV Group’s subsequent technology UV-reactor, the ‘L’ vary is predicated round a very new type-approved UV lamp association, the producer stated. In response to the corporate, the system is sized to ensure full IMO and USCG compliance, treating move charges of between 20m3/h and 120m3/h from a compact, low power consuming BWTS.
The system retrofitted to Quest is modular to slot in the restricted house obtainable and has two lamps to deal with a ballast water move charge of 55 m3/h.
“One lamp can deal with ballast water flows of as much as 30m3/h. An extra one or two lamps will be added to the BWTS skid to cope with increased move charges. This implies decreased upkeep for the crew, fewer spare components must be stored onboard and because the automated UV sensors adapt to the standard of the water, power consumption is healthier regulated, lowering power consumption and preserving lamp life,” Dedeurwaerder stated.
