World patent on wastewater treatment
MARITIME INDUSTRY: Danish Gertsen & Olufsen has, as the first maritime company in the world, been granted approval for their biological wastewater treatment plant for ships according to international IMO regulations, which come into effect at New Year.
"First and foremost, the approval means that ship constructers, shipping companies and offshore operators have been given an opportunity to use 100 per cent green technology on wastewater treatment, while also fulfilling the much stricter requirements. Secondly, we are of course very proud to have had our installation approved as the first in the world", says CEO Thorsten Larsen-Seul, Gertsen & Olufsen to erhvervsbladet.dk
The new regulations from IMO in resolution MECP 159(55) include treatment of "black water" onboard ships of 400 GT and more, and generally ships with a crew larger than 15 people.
"The regulations only apply to the ships operating in the waters off the shore of Alaska, but we expect that they will come to apply to other areas with sensitive ecosystems", says Thorsten Larsen-Seul to the newspaper.
The installation functions 100 per cent without the use of chemicals and cleanses all kinds of human wastewater.
Source: maritimedanmark.dk