Act2 Technologies News

ACT2 delivered a WRS-40 water reclamation system to Transocean for the Polar Pioneer. The unit will operate in Alaskan waters and produce bacteria and virus free reuse quality water for 220 persons on the rig. Soon after delivery, Transocean ordered four additional units to be delivered in December 2014 and January 2015. Three of these units will handle 200 persons and the fourth will handle 30-40 persons. ACT2 Technologies has the capability of producing drinkable quality water from its MSD’s if needed for potable reuse, zero discharge applications.

A Marine Sanitation Device (MSD) by ACT2 Technologies, of Ft. Lauderdale Florida has been fitted to Transocean's 'Discoverer Enterprise'. The Discoverer Enterprise is leased to BP and owned by Transocean. ACT2 say that they are also working on additional units for Transocean in the 200 person range. BP, Transocean, and ACT2 Technologies are committed to reducing sanitation pollution to zero while existing 159(55) regulations still allow many pollutants to be discharged.

The Hudson and East rivers are constantly abuzz with swarms of ferry, patrol, and cargo traffic. In August, New York hosted the Transportation Research Board’s ferry committee for a midyear conference. I was fortunate to be a guest presenter at this event and speak on behalf of vessel operations on the U.S. Marine Highways. With such high use on these historic waters, it was not surprising that much of the discussion circled back to the environment and vessel impact. When congress expanded the Marine Highways program in 2010, it was a big win for the marine industry. Funding new projects to merge people and freight off of the accident-prone and traffic-laced streets and onto unpaved highways is a philosophy we can all embrace.

ACT2 Technologies, a Fla. based company specializing in Sewage Treatment, Water Purification , Oil to Water and many other Waste to Water Systems, announced that they have received U.S. Coast Guard Certifications for 13 of their Piranha Waste to Water Systems. The Piranha Systems are ocean friendly using an environmentally safe, energy efficient and “green” method to convert waste water into clean water for purposes of discharging, recycling for on-board technical uses or re-flushing. The process converts waste into clean water removing the need for a separate sludge tank. The low maintenance and compact design features of the system were made with small, mid-sized and large vessel operations in mind. The Piranha Systems are compliant with the recent expanded U.S.