Research
& Development
We integrate the best components on the market into a highly efficient system.
A SMART APPROACH TO R&D.
At Triton, we have a uniquely cost-effective approach to R&D. We don’t manufacture our own components. Instead, we integrate the best components on the market into our highly efficient systems. So most of the research and development for the parts we use is conducted by our suppliers.
We do focus on a few key areas of research designed to increase efficiency and spur growth:
ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Together with environment and energy consultants Auma S.L., we’re studying alternative power sources for Triton plants, including wind, solar, and other renewables.
THE SALTWATER INTAKE VALVE
We’re continually improving our plants’ saltwater intake valve. When we keep the incoming saltwater stream clear of debris and minerals, we increase the efficiency of the water intake.
BRINE USAGE
Brine is the stream of highly concentrated saltwater left after seawater has been desalinated. We’re looking into ways to recycle brine for use in industrial applications—for instance, extracting the salt from the brine and selling it to the chemical industry. And the water discharge might be used in food processing—for example, to clean fish.
TRITON’s LEADING-EDGE TECHNOLOGY
THE PRESSURE EXCHANGER
Invented by Leif Haugen and field-tested by Triton, the pressure exchanger is an ingenious energy-saving device. In a Triton plant, after the water is filtered, the brine shoots out of the membranes at a very high pressure. The pressure exchanger captures that pressure and uses it to increase the pressure of the incoming seawater.
THE NESSIE PUMP
Developed by Danfoss and field-tested by Triton, the Nessie is a device that recovers part of the energy that’s produced when water goes through the RO membranes at high pressure. It works together with a booster to recover even higher levels of energy that are then reincorporated into the desalination process.
THE iSAVE
Like the Nessie pump, the iSave is an energy recovery device that was developed by Danfoss and field-tested by Triton. The iSave builds on and improves the Nessie technology by combining the Nessie and booster in one device.
