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Typhon’s unique water innovation picks up major award
An innovative Penrith company has won a major award for its ground-breaking technology.
Typhon, based at Newtongate, has developed one first systems in the world capable of using UV from LEDs to neutralise harmful micro organisms on an industrial scale.
It could slash the costs of water treatment worldwide.
It has been working with water firm United Utilities and the pair picked up a Water Industry Award (WIA) in the category of Drinking Water Initiative of the Year.
Typhon’s bug-busting ultraviolet LEDs are the only ones of their kind capable of disinfecting drinking water supplies on a large scale.
Unique water system developed in Cumbria up for two prestigious awards
United Utilities’ head of innovation Kieran Brocklebank and Typhon’s managing director Matt Simpson
An innovative technology developed in Cumbria which could slash the costs of water treatment worldwide has been shortlisted for two major awards.
The system, developed by Penrith firm Typhon, is one of the first systems in the world capable of using UV from LEDs to neutralise harmful micro organisms on an industrial scale.
Other LED UV treatment systems are only effective at treating small amounts of water for very low flows or personal use.
Typhon is hoping to market the product worldwide as a unique, cost-effective, low maintenance UV water treatment, which could eventually render traditional lamps, based on mercury, obsolete