BIO-UV Group is delighted to announce that a BIO-SEA Ballast Water Treatment System(BWTS) designed for the Unites States Navy(USN) completed Factory Acceptance Tests(FAT) at the production facility in France. BIO-UV Group now has approval to ship the system to a USN facility for operational testing.
BIO-UV Group is working with The Columbia Group, Inc.(TCG), a U.S.-based engineering partner, and prime contractor in the development project. Teaming up with BIO-UV Group design engineers, TCG was awarded a contract in 2021 to develop a military version of BIO-SEA’s United State Coast Guard(USCG)-approved ultraviolet light(UV) ballast water disinfection system to equip future USN ships. Contract awards were open to international vendors based on a competitive proposal process.
Completion of FAT is a critical step in the multi-year design and development project. The overall program has been developed to meet the U.S. Government objective to provide Naval vessels with a treatment option to manage ballast water, pending successful completion of the contract in 2026. BIO-UV Group works as part of a team with USN scientists and engineers, and TCG engineers in support of this objective.
The tailor-made system developed for the USN is a robust, filtration and UV-based BWTS capable of dealing with flow rates up to 300m3/h and plans include the manufacture of a system capable of up to 1,000m3/h.