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LG Sound is one of the four winners (top photo) of the WssTP Water Innovation SME award that were announced during the Water Innovation Europe 2014 conference in Brussels, Belgium on 25 and 26 June.

The award was received because LG Sound is a small company that successfully developed and commercialized its MPC-Buoy, a floating device for algae control by combining continuous water quality monitoring, telemetering and ultrasound technology.

WssTP is the European technology platform for water, initiated by the European Commission in 2004 to encourage collaborative, visionary and integrated research, development and innovation for the European water sector.

dws-lg-sound-wsstp-sme-award-throphy-350pxHigh market potential
The WssTP aims to stimulate the engagement of small companies (SMEs) in the development of innovative water technologies and therefore organised this year for the first edition of the Water Innovation SME awards in Europe.

The innovation and technology board selected several SMEs whose innovations were identified as best practices with a high market potential in their field of application.

The innovations were evaluated on basis of their innovativeness, market potential and exploitation strategy.

Four winners
During the water innovation conference WssTP announced four winners. Besides LG Sounds, these included:
● Amphiro (Switzerland) is a start-up company which operates in the field of smart water metering.
● OxyMem (Ireland) has developed the OxyMem technology, a Membrane Aerated Biofilm Reactor which is capable of achieving up to 95% oxygen transfer efficiency in waste water treatment.
● Sansox Oy (Finland) is a relatively young company that aims to commercialize its four-stage oxidative system, Oxtube. Oxtube aerates or mixes any gas with water or any other liquid efficiently.

dws-lg-sound-wsstp-sme-award-mpc-buoy-poznan-350pxMPC-Buoy in control of algae bloom on a lake near Poznan, Poland.

Automated algae control for surface water
The MPC-Buoy is a floating device to fight algae bloom in surface waters, such as ponds, lakes and drinking water reservoirs.

It works autonomous, 24/7, as it can monitor the water quality by measuring several parameters every 10 minutes, including Chlorophyll α (green algae), Phycocyanin (blue-green algae), pH, TSS, dissolved oxygen and temperature.

This data is delivered real time through radio, GPRS or 3G. By using a web-based software, a clear overview of the water quality will be provided. Based on these data, a bloom can be predicted a few days ahead.

Based on the received information, ultrasound transmitters are activated and/or optimized. By using ultrasound pressure, algae and cyanobacteria are controlled.

Ultrasound pressure disturbs the buoyancy of the cyanobacteria, causing them to sink to the bottom and die.

About LG Sound
LG Sound is a leading international manufacturer of ultrasonic algae control units founded in the Netherlands since 1999. It developed a chemical free technology that controls algae and biofilm without disturbing the natural balance within water ecosystems.

In the course of the last decade, over 10.000 LG Sonic products have been successfully installed in different applications such as natural water surfaces and industrial water that suffered from algae or biofilm problems.

This news item is based on original publications on the websites of LG Sound and Wsstp.

Also read on this website
LG Sound successfully demonstrated its new MPC-Buoy to monitor algae in Skrzyneckie Male Lake Poznan, Poland, 26 May 2014

More information
Wsstp, European Water Platform
Brussels, Belgium
+32 2 792 75 51
www.wsstp.eu

LG Sound
Zoetermeer, the Netherlands
+31 70 770 90 30
www.lgsonic.com