Jun 16 2010
An amount of $300,000 has been received by Pronghorn Technologies as Phase II Enhancement funding relating to its total residual oxidant (TRO) sensor’s further development. The NAVSEA and the U.S. Department of Defense has pooled in $150,000 each.
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The work will be performed by Pronghorn at its Laramie, Wyoming-based Technology Business Center. The TRO sensor, undergoing development since 2005, can be utilized with enhanced shipboard desalination systems. The in-stream and compact sensor can continuously detect and report residual oxidant levels present in hypochlorite-enhanced seawater streams for killing marine organisms.
Existing new generation sensors have many problems like the inability to offer real-time measurements in real time, inaccuracy caused by calibration issues, fragile construction, and labor-intensive maintenance.
Weston Welch, CFO/COO at Pronghorn Technologies, informed that the one year program on Phase II Enhancement offers the requisite funding for total development of the TRO sensor that will be validated on the shipboard by the US Navy. He explained that the Pronghorn sensor would be able to automate water disinfection systems, thereby prolonging the life of costly equipment and eliminating time-consuming maintenance and safeguarding marine ecosystems from extreme chlorine discharge.
Since 2005, ADA Technologies and Pronghorn Technologies have received about $1.5 million as grant funds for the R & D of the total residual oxidant sensor.