WE ARE PART OF THE #1000SOLUTIONS TO CHANGE THE WORLD
November 2022
Typhon has been awarded both 'Judges Choice' and 'Peoples Choice' awards at the 2022 Sydney Water Innovation Festival Tech Tank, run by Isle Utilities.
The competition highlighted New Treatment Technologies for Emerging Contaminants for Water Reuse.
Of more than 40 technologies reviewed, only 5 were selected to pitch. Competition was very tight with the judges unable to separate joint winners Typhon and Genesis Water Technologies for the 'Judges Choice' award, and Typhon topped the pole by the on-line audience for the 'Peoples Choice' award.
July 2022
Typhon was proud to be receive the One To Watch award at the Eco-I NW Journeys to Net Zero: Collaboration Showcase event, held at Lancaster University in July 2022.
Eco-I NW is a £14m business Research and Development (R&D) programme which supports low carbon business innovations by SMEs across the North West.
Eco-I NW is part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund and is delivered by a consortium of universities: Lancaster, Central Lancashire, Cumbria, Liverpool, Liverpool John Moores and Manchester Metropolitan.
There to receive the trophy from Professor Kirk Semple of Lancaster University were Typhons Keith Hodgson and Craig Rutter.
April 2022
His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales visited Carlisle’s water treatment works to see how ultraviolet LEDs are making ripples in the field of low energy water treatment. Developed by Penrith firm Typhon, the technology is the only one of its kind capable of disinfecting drinking water supplies on a large scale.
Tested and developed with water company United Utilities, the technology has been scaled up and now the world’s first ever municipal UV LED disinfection system is in operation at the site.
His Royal Highness met employees from both Typhon and United Utilities and discussed how the award-winning system, with its advantages of superior safety, energy efficiency and low running costs, could help address safe access to water globally.
Typhon CEO Matt Simpson said: “We were honoured that His Royal Highness was interested to come and learn more about this hugely important leap for UV technology in the water industry. It was wonderful to be able to share the story of how a small local firm and the local water company have worked together to take the idea all the way through from demonstration scale to a marketable industrial application right here in Cumbria.
“We explained how the process works, the challenges involved in developing such a unique disinfection solution, and the potential future benefits for the water industry globally and for high skilled employment opportunities in the North Lakes area.”
United Utilities’ Head of Innovation, Kieran Brocklebank said: “United Utilities is proving to be quite a force for innovation in the UK water sector thanks to our Innovation Lab programme, where we identify and incubate the best emerging technologies. Our relationship with Typhon is a real success story and we were delighted to help showcase what can be achieved when industry fully invests in the next generation of talent and ideas.”
January 2022
Typhon Treatment Systems, BIO-310 UV LED Water Treatment System, has been awarded the “Solar Impulse Efficient Solution” Label, rewarding profitable solutions to protect the environment following an assessment performed by external independent experts and based on verified standards.
It joins the #1000solutions challenge, an initiative by the Solar Impulse Foundation to select solutions that meet high standards in profitability and sustainability and present them to decision-makers to fast-track their implementation.
To receive the “Solar Impulse Efficient Solution” Label, the B-310 System was thoroughly assessed by a pool of independent experts based on 5 criteria covering the three main topics of Feasibility, Environmental and Profitability.
All labelled solutions are part of the #1000solutions portfolio that will be presented to decision-makers in business and government by Bertrand Piccard, Chairman of the Solar Impulse Foundation.
The aim of this initiative is to encourage the adoption of more ambitious environmental targets and fast-track the implementation of these solutions on a large scale
Solar Impulse was the name given to the first solar powered aircraft to circumnavigate the globe. The man behind Solar Impulse was Bertrand Piccard and he set up the Solar impulse Foundation to support the adoption of environmentally friendly solutions to help reduce the worlds energy consumption and therefore CO2 emissions while opening-up new market opportunities, creating jobs and profitable growth.
The Solar Impulse Foundation is dedicated to accelerating the implementation of clean and profitable solutions. Moreover, the Foundation is helping decision-makers in businesses and governments to achieve their environmental targets and adopt more ambitious energy policies, which are necessary to pull these solutions to market.
November 2021
Typhon is delighted to be named in the Go Further Investment Index 2021.
In its inaugural year, the Go Further Investment Index is a celebration of the Northern Powerhouse and Scotland's best and brightest businesses, showcasing their achievements through collaboration, investment and innovation.
The campaign is a partnership between UMi, Global Corporate Venturing (GCV) and CPI, supported by headline sponsor FactorTech.
The full document can be accessed here
November 2021
Typhon took part in the Bluetech Research Innovation Pavillion at Aquatech Amsterdam 2021.
This was the shows return after the COVID-19 pandemic and while the footfall was a little bit down on previous years all attendees seemed genuinely pleased to be able to hold face to face conversations again.
It was great to see lots of UV and in particular UV LED participation.
The Bluetech team provided fantastic support throughout the event with a Breakfast Briefing and Presentations by each of the participating companys on the Aquastage.
The event was capped off for Typhon as they scooped the Innovation Award in the Water Supply Category for their unique B-310 UV LED Reactor.
October 2021
Typhon Treatment Systems is proud to join twelve innovators from six countries who will partner with the Singapore-based Imagine H2O Asia accelerator program to help solve South and Southeast Asia’s water and wastewater crisis
Asia is the world’s most water-stressed continent. While home to more than half of the world’s inhabitants, Asia has less freshwater available per capita than anywhere else. Population growth, particularly in low-lying coastal cities, threatens already vulnerable supplies. At the same time, too much water poses new risks. Since 2000, flood-related disasters have more than doubled globally with over 80% of people affected living in Asia.
As the COP26 summit unfolds in Glasgow, the region’s decision makers are acknowledging that its water resource challenges are inextricably linked to climate disruption. Solutions are not only needed to help mitigate today’s water-related climate impacts. They are also required to position the water and wastewater solutions of tomorrow on a new path towards decarbonization and resource recovery. Selected from a field of 100+ applicants from 23 countries, the twelve water tech startups in Imagine H2O Asia Cohort 3 give us hope by boldly challenging the water management status quo.
July 2021
A growing company moves at a fast pace – with many processes and procedures evolving as they go - sometimes controlled and sometimes uncontrolled.
A good quality management system help bring order to the development of those processes and procedures, bringing balance to the organisation - from the order capture to the customer invoice - from chaos to productivity.
Typhon as an organisation has recognised this from an early stage of the company’s development, making the implementation and execution of quality systems a priority.
Under the direction of Production Leader Gordon Whyte and with the assistance of MMP Business Solutions, Typhon developed a road map to achieve ISO9001-2015, as a first foundation stone on their road to world-class excellence.
Certification was awarded on 29th July 2021
ISO 9001 is the International Standard for Quality Management Systems, first published in 1987 by the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO), it is one of the most widely used management tools across the world with over 1 million certificates issued to organisations across 178 countries.
ISO 9001 provides a framework that ensures a common-sense approach to the management of an organization to consistently satisfy customers and other stakeholders. It is based on a set of Quality Principles, which include:
- Customer focus
- Leadership
- Engagement of people
- Process approach
- Continual improvement
- Evidence-based decision making
- Relationship management
Gordon commented: “ISO Certification helps potential customers distinguish between a choice of suppliers. It doesn’t tell a customer that one supplier’s way of running a business is better than another. But it does say that their method of manufacturing a product, or providing a service, has been designed to make sure of a high-quality outcome for the customer”.
But key to any businesses Quality Management system is that it should develop, change, and adapt to the needs of a growing business
Quality Management Standards will help an organisation work more efficiently and reduce product failures.
Environmental Management Standards will help reduce environmental impacts, reduce waste and be more sustainable.
Health and Safety Standards will help to reduce accidents in the workplace and provide safe working environments for your employees, contractors and site visitors.
The next step for the Typhon journey is to seek certification for ISO 14000 and ISO 45000.
May 2020
Typhon Treatment Systems Ltd. has published it's White Paper discussing the development of municipal scale UV LED disinfection.
May 2021
Typhon Treatment Systems Ltd and United Utilities have won the award for the 'Drinking Water Initiative of the Year' for "The World’s First Municipal UVLED Disinfection System Installation" at the 2021 Water Industry Awards.
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Typhon Treatment Systems Ltd., alongside United Utilities and with the support of MMB have won the Northern Area Innovation award for the Cumwhinton UV LED Disinfection project.
April 2021
Typhon Treatment Systems Lead Mechanical Engineer Audrius Židonis will be presenting at the International Ultraviolet Associations World Congress in June 2021.
Audrius will be discussing the 'Numerical Modelling of a Large-Scale UV-LED Reactor Performance'.
February 2020
Typhon Treatment Systems Ltd. has used their photonic design capabilities to develop a bespoke UV LED surface disinfection system which will be used as a final sanitation stage for a hot water deep ice drilling project.
The British Antarctic Survey team responsible for this expedition exclusively commissioned Typhon to develop the system because using LEDs avoids the potential contamination of the site with mercury.
Cleanliness of the equipment entering the drill shaft is critical because the purpose of the expedition is to access an uncontaminated subglacial lake which has been sealed in the ice for 1,000s of years.
December 2020
Typhon Treatment Systems Ltd. have successfully carried out the second validation on their B-310 UV LED Reactor.
Testing was carried out at the Technologiezentrum Wasser (TZW) facility in Germany with 3rd Party oversight by Carollo Engineers Inc.
Testing was again conducted to the USEPA UVDGM (Ultraviolet Disinfection Guidance Manual) protocol and the Innovative Approaches guidelines.
This second validation of the B-310 Reactor was carried out primarily because the LED advancements since validation 1 in 2018 have been such that the validation envelope can now be significantly extended.
But this second round of testing has also allowed Typhon to validate some of the advantages of using LED light sources including: Modular Reactor Build; Dynamic Switching of LEDs; Reducing LED population; and in-built redundancy
October 2020
Typhon Treatment systems Ltd. have colaborated with Cranfield University and Anglian Water Services to offer a PhD student the opportunity to investigate the development of Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOP) using UV LED technology.
The duration of the study is 3 years and is intended to facilitate the route from scientific discovery to large scale implementation.
The successful candidate will be in regular contact with the AWS Innovation Discovery and Typhon scientific teams and will be part of the Drinking Water group at Cranfield University Water Science Institute.
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August 2019
Kevin has extensive experience in the UK and overseas water sector as CEO/MD of many large scale water utilities. More recently Kevin has supported a number of technology companies to successfully develop and deploy their products and services across multiple international markets.
Peter McNulty, CEO of Typhon comments: LED lighting is taking over the world. Typhon has developed a unique solution to using UV LED light sources to disinfect high flow rates of water making our system suitable for water utilities and industries around the world. Since the company inception in 2014 we have been working diligently to develop the technology and bring it to market. Now, with Kevin’s appointment we have someone who has the industry knowledge and experience the help shape and drive our growth aspirations.
Kevin Starling comments: UV LED has been spoken about within the water industry for the last 10 years or more and so to be part of the team which has developed the world’s first validated system is really exciting. I am delighted to be joining the board and look forward to helping to develop this dynamic business.
July 2019
Typhon Treatment Systems, an innovator in UV LED water treatment technology, has closed a financing round led by Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures (SAEV).
Typhon's innovation is in the use of UVC-LEDs for municipal and industrial scale water treatment applications.
Typhon’s technology simplifies both installation and operation of a UV system, offering the potential of reduced cost of ownership and, for the first time, enabling environmentally friendly, mercury free UV Disinfection for large volumes of water.
Richard Riggs of SAEV Europe commented “We see Typhon’s technology as having the potential to provide substantial environmental and economic benefits to the global water industry"
Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures LLC is the corporate venturing subsidiary of Aramco, the world’s leading fully integrated energy and petrochemical enterprise. Headquartered in Dhahran with offices in North America, Europe and Asia, SAEV’s mission is to invest globally in start‐up and high growth companies with technologies of strategic importance to Aramco.
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June 2019
Typhon Treatment Systems Ltd. - a UK‐based manufacturer of UV LED water treatment systems has won an order to install its innovative technology at the 28MLD, Cumwhinton Drinking Water Plant in the North West of the UK. The facility, owned by United Utilities, will be the first municipal‐scale UV LED system in the world. The environmentally friendly, mercury‐free system is being installed as a Cryptosporidium barrier.
6 of Typhons USEPA validated B-310 UV LED reactors will be installed in parallel downstream of the facility’s Rapid Gravity Filters.
The facility upgrade will enable United Utilities to achieve its resilience goals for the next Asset Management Period. United Utilities’ Director of Water & Scientific Services Dr. Martin Padley states, “We spotted the potential in Typhon’s product as part of our pioneering Innovation Lab programme, and after working with Typhon to assure regulatory validation, we are confident this technology represents good value for our customers. United Utilities is committed to the future of water treatment, and this technology is part of it.”
February 2019
Typhon Treatment Systems lead process scientist Olivier Autin presents the 'Validation of a UV reactor containing UV-LEDs for the disinfection of municipal drinking water' and the results of a full-scale validation testing of Typhons B-310 UV LED Reactor conducted in July 2018 in the UK.
Testing followed the Ultraviolet Disinfection Guidance Manual (UVDGM) with some adaptations according to the draft ‘Innovative Approaches for Validation of Ultraviolet Disinfection Reactors for Drinking Water Systems’ guidelines from the US-EPA using MS2 as challenge microorganism.
This work represents what is believed to be the first large scale UV reactor containing UV-LEDs to be validated for municipal drinking water disinfection purposes using the combined variable approach.
July 2018
Typhon Treatment Systems have completed the worlds first validation of a UV LED reactor.
The testing was carried out using the USEPA UVDGM protocol under the 3rd Party oversight of the renowned Jim Bolton, founder of Bolton Photosciences Inc.
The B-310 UV LED Reactor incorporates 1,000 UVC LEDs in an integrated array and marks an important staging post for the water industry in proving the concept of high-capacity UV LED Disinfection.
Traditionally a validation process establishes a set of limitations under which a UV System is able to perform, and those limitations apply through the life of the product unless a future validation resets those limitations.
However, an important aspect of the Typhon system is the ability for future generations of LEDs to be applied to the reactor and thus allow the system to take advantage of the technological advances of increased power and efficiency without the need to constantly revalidate the system.
The Validation process established a performance envelope which, as LEDs improve, will allow the performance of the reactor to track across that envelope.
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Febuary 2016
The United Utilities Innovation Lab was the first of its kind in the UK.
UU set out a challenge against five priority improvement areas. These included: Connected water and customer; Proactive customer actions; Predictive asset maintenance; Safe and healthy worker; and the catch all... Future of water.
Advertising to 1,500 suppliers the aim was to reach out to people working in a range of sectors and countries.
80 applications were received. That list was narrowed down to 22 applicants invited to pitch their ideas and of those, 7 successful finalists were named as United Utilities Innovation Lab Partners
Out of the seven to join the lab, five had never worked in the UK water industry before and the seven came from around the world - including France, Portugal, Canada, Australia, India as well as the UK.
Typhon Treatment Systems Ltd. was one of the lucky seven and the 10 weeks engagement programme led to extensive field trials looking at both AOP and Disinfection applications and culminated in the award of a 10 year innovation framework.
May 2017
Parliamentary Candidate for Penrith and The Border, Rory Stewart, visited Typhon Treatment Systems, a Penrith-based water treatment equipment manufacturer specializing in using ultraviolet LEDs, to learn more about how the company’s plans to reduce the cost of creating safe drinking water.
Rory was shown around the company’s facilities by Dr Matthew Simpson and Peter McNulty who both founded the company three years ago. They formed the company after working together on an off-grid water project in Nigeria, where the need for electrical efficiency and simplicity of operation inspired them to investigate the possibility of applying low power LED light sources to high flow ultraviolet water treatment equipment. None such system existed, so, in 2014 Typhon Treatment Systems was formed to create it. From there, the pair have attracted many admirers for their work and Typhon are currently working with United Utilities on a prototype project at Cumwhinton, and they are looking forward to monitoring the results over the coming months.
After giving Rory a tour of the site, the Typhon team demonstrated their patent-pending product to the MP, who was impressed by their ingenuity and the amazing potential of UV LED to treat water. Furthermore, their commitment to using local suppliers, and employing staff from the region, was commended by the MP.
Speaking about the visit Rory said: ‘Underneath all the science, is an incredible idea. Typhon is an amazing example of the the dynamic pace of business in Cumbria.’
July 2015
Innovus is the creative approach to technology commercialisation being taken by the likes of the University of Manchester and the National Nuclear Laboratory.
Typhon initially approached the Innovus programme looking to secure proof-of-concept funding for the development of their novel idea for water purification technology.
This allowed Typhon to engage with the FIS360 commercialisation experts who provided an initial appraisal to assess the viability of the technology, its application, and the immediate and future goals of the business to develop the commercial case in support of the funding application.
The FIS360 team then successfully supported Typhon through the process of securing proof-of-concept funding, followed by further, prototype development funding from the Innovus Regional Growth Fund.
November 2022
Typhon has been awarded both 'Judges Choice' and 'Peoples Choice' awards at the 2022 Sydney Water Innovation Festival Tech Tank, run by Isle Utilities.
The competition highlighted New Treatment Technologies for Emerging Contaminants for Water Reuse.
Of more than 40 technologies reviewed, only 5 were selected to pitch. Competition was very tight with the judges unable to separate joint winners Typhon and Genesis Water Technologies for the 'Judges Choice' award, and Typhon topped the pole by the on-line audience for the 'Peoples Choice' award.
July 2022
Typhon was proud to be receive the One To Watch award at the Eco-I NW Journeys to Net Zero: Collaboration Showcase event, held at Lancaster University in July 2022.
Eco-I NW is a £14m business Research and Development (R&D) programme which supports low carbon business innovations by SMEs across the North West.
Eco-I NW is part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund and is delivered by a consortium of universities: Lancaster, Central Lancashire, Cumbria, Liverpool, Liverpool John Moores and Manchester Metropolitan.
There to receive the trophy from Professor Kirk Semple of Lancaster University were Typhons Keith Hodgson and Craig Rutter.
April 2022
His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales visited Carlisle’s water treatment works to see how ultraviolet LEDs are making ripples in the field of low energy water treatment. Developed by Penrith firm Typhon, the technology is the only one of its kind capable of disinfecting drinking water supplies on a large scale.
Tested and developed with water company United Utilities, the technology has been scaled up and now the world’s first ever municipal UV LED disinfection system is in operation at the site.
His Royal Highness met employees from both Typhon and United Utilities and discussed how the award-winning system, with its advantages of superior safety, energy efficiency and low running costs, could help address safe access to water globally.
Typhon CEO Matt Simpson said: “We were honoured that His Royal Highness was interested to come and learn more about this hugely important leap for UV technology in the water industry. It was wonderful to be able to share the story of how a small local firm and the local water company have worked together to take the idea all the way through from demonstration scale to a marketable industrial application right here in Cumbria.
“We explained how the process works, the challenges involved in developing such a unique disinfection solution, and the potential future benefits for the water industry globally and for high skilled employment opportunities in the North Lakes area.”
United Utilities’ Head of Innovation, Kieran Brocklebank said: “United Utilities is proving to be quite a force for innovation in the UK water sector thanks to our Innovation Lab programme, where we identify and incubate the best emerging technologies. Our relationship with Typhon is a real success story and we were delighted to help showcase what can be achieved when industry fully invests in the next generation of talent and ideas.”
January 2022
Typhon Treatment Systems, BIO-310 UV LED Water Treatment System, has been awarded the “Solar Impulse Efficient Solution” Label, rewarding profitable solutions to protect the environment following an assessment performed by external independent experts and based on verified standards.
It joins the #1000solutions challenge, an initiative by the Solar Impulse Foundation to select solutions that meet high standards in profitability and sustainability and present them to decision-makers to fast-track their implementation.
To receive the “Solar Impulse Efficient Solution” Label, the B-310 System was thoroughly assessed by a pool of independent experts based on 5 criteria covering the three main topics of Feasibility, Environmental and Profitability.
All labelled solutions are part of the #1000solutions portfolio that will be presented to decision-makers in business and government by Bertrand Piccard, Chairman of the Solar Impulse Foundation.
The aim of this initiative is to encourage the adoption of more ambitious environmental targets and fast-track the implementation of these solutions on a large scale
Solar Impulse was the name given to the first solar powered aircraft to circumnavigate the globe. The man behind Solar Impulse was Bertrand Piccard and he set up the Solar impulse Foundation to support the adoption of environmentally friendly solutions to help reduce the worlds energy consumption and therefore CO2 emissions while opening-up new market opportunities, creating jobs and profitable growth.
The Solar Impulse Foundation is dedicated to accelerating the implementation of clean and profitable solutions. Moreover, the Foundation is helping decision-makers in businesses and governments to achieve their environmental targets and adopt more ambitious energy policies, which are necessary to pull these solutions to market.
November 2021
Typhon is delighted to be named in the Go Further Investment Index 2021.
In its inaugural year, the Go Further Investment Index is a celebration of the Northern Powerhouse and Scotland's best and brightest businesses, showcasing their achievements through collaboration, investment and innovation.
The campaign is a partnership between UMi, Global Corporate Venturing (GCV) and CPI, supported by headline sponsor FactorTech.
The full document can be accessed here
November 2021
Typhon took part in the Bluetech Research Innovation Pavillion at Aquatech Amsterdam 2021.
This was the shows return after the COVID-19 pandemic and while the footfall was a little bit down on previous years all attendees seemed genuinely pleased to be able to hold face to face conversations again.
It was great to see lots of UV and in particular UV LED participation.
The Bluetech team provided fantastic support throughout the event with a Breakfast Briefing and Presentations by each of the participating companys on the Aquastage.
The event was capped off for Typhon as they scooped the Innovation Award in the Water Supply Category for their unique B-310 UV LED Reactor.
October 2021
Typhon Treatment Systems is proud to join twelve innovators from six countries who will partner with the Singapore-based Imagine H2O Asia accelerator program to help solve South and Southeast Asia’s water and wastewater crisis
Asia is the world’s most water-stressed continent. While home to more than half of the world’s inhabitants, Asia has less freshwater available per capita than anywhere else. Population growth, particularly in low-lying coastal cities, threatens already vulnerable supplies. At the same time, too much water poses new risks. Since 2000, flood-related disasters have more than doubled globally with over 80% of people affected living in Asia.
As the COP26 summit unfolds in Glasgow, the region’s decision makers are acknowledging that its water resource challenges are inextricably linked to climate disruption. Solutions are not only needed to help mitigate today’s water-related climate impacts. They are also required to position the water and wastewater solutions of tomorrow on a new path towards decarbonization and resource recovery. Selected from a field of 100+ applicants from 23 countries, the twelve water tech startups in Imagine H2O Asia Cohort 3 give us hope by boldly challenging the water management status quo.
July 2021
A growing company moves at a fast pace – with many processes and procedures evolving as they go - sometimes controlled and sometimes uncontrolled.
A good quality management system help bring order to the development of those processes and procedures, bringing balance to the organisation - from the order capture to the customer invoice - from chaos to productivity.
Typhon as an organisation has recognised this from an early stage of the company’s development, making the implementation and execution of quality systems a priority.
Under the direction of Production Leader Gordon Whyte and with the assistance of MMP Business Solutions, Typhon developed a road map to achieve ISO9001-2015, as a first foundation stone on their road to world-class excellence.
Certification was awarded on 29th July 2021
ISO 9001 is the International Standard for Quality Management Systems, first published in 1987 by the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO), it is one of the most widely used management tools across the world with over 1 million certificates issued to organisations across 178 countries.
ISO 9001 provides a framework that ensures a common-sense approach to the management of an organization to consistently satisfy customers and other stakeholders. It is based on a set of Quality Principles, which include:
- Customer focus
- Leadership
- Engagement of people
- Process approach
- Continual improvement
- Evidence-based decision making
- Relationship management
Gordon commented: “ISO Certification helps potential customers distinguish between a choice of suppliers. It doesn’t tell a customer that one supplier’s way of running a business is better than another. But it does say that their method of manufacturing a product, or providing a service, has been designed to make sure of a high-quality outcome for the customer”.
But key to any businesses Quality Management system is that it should develop, change, and adapt to the needs of a growing business
Quality Management Standards will help an organisation work more efficiently and reduce product failures.
Environmental Management Standards will help reduce environmental impacts, reduce waste and be more sustainable.
Health and Safety Standards will help to reduce accidents in the workplace and provide safe working environments for your employees, contractors and site visitors.
The next step for the Typhon journey is to seek certification for ISO 14000 and ISO 45000.
May 2020
Typhon Treatment Systems Ltd. has published it's White Paper discussing the development of municipal scale UV LED disinfection.
May 2021
Typhon Treatment Systems Ltd and United Utilities have won the award for the 'Drinking Water Initiative of the Year' for "The World’s First Municipal UVLED Disinfection System Installation" at the 2021 Water Industry Awards.
Typhon Treatment Systems Ltd., alongside United Utilities and with the support of MMB have won the Northern Area Innovation award for the Cumwhinton UV LED Disinfection project.
April 2021
Typhon Treatment Systems Lead Mechanical Engineer Audrius Židonis will be presenting at the International Ultraviolet Associations World Congress in June 2021.
Audrius will be discussing the 'Numerical Modelling of a Large-Scale UV-LED Reactor Performance'.
February 2020
Typhon Treatment Systems Ltd. has used their photonic design capabilities to develop a bespoke UV LED surface disinfection system which will be used as a final sanitation stage for a hot water deep ice drilling project.
The British Antarctic Survey team responsible for this expedition exclusively commissioned Typhon to develop the system because using LEDs avoids the potential contamination of the site with mercury.
Cleanliness of the equipment entering the drill shaft is critical because the purpose of the expedition is to access an uncontaminated subglacial lake which has been sealed in the ice for 1,000s of years.
December 2020
Typhon Treatment Systems Ltd. have successfully carried out the second validation on their B-310 UV LED Reactor.
Testing was carried out at the Technologiezentrum Wasser (TZW) facility in Germany with 3rd Party oversight by Carollo Engineers Inc.
Testing was again conducted to the USEPA UVDGM (Ultraviolet Disinfection Guidance Manual) protocol and the Innovative Approaches guidelines.
This second validation of the B-310 Reactor was carried out primarily because the LED advancements since validation 1 in 2018 have been such that the validation envelope can now be significantly extended.
But this second round of testing has also allowed Typhon to validate some of the advantages of using LED light sources including: Modular Reactor Build; Dynamic Switching of LEDs; Reducing LED population; and in-built redundancy
October 2020
Typhon Treatment systems Ltd. have colaborated with Cranfield University and Anglian Water Services to offer a PhD student the opportunity to investigate the development of Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOP) using UV LED technology.
The duration of the study is 3 years and is intended to facilitate the route from scientific discovery to large scale implementation.
The successful candidate will be in regular contact with the AWS Innovation Discovery and Typhon scientific teams and will be part of the Drinking Water group at Cranfield University Water Science Institute.
August 2019
Kevin has extensive experience in the UK and overseas water sector as CEO/MD of many large scale water utilities. More recently Kevin has supported a number of technology companies to successfully develop and deploy their products and services across multiple international markets.
Peter McNulty, CEO of Typhon comments: LED lighting is taking over the world. Typhon has developed a unique solution to using UV LED light sources to disinfect high flow rates of water making our system suitable for water utilities and industries around the world. Since the company inception in 2014 we have been working diligently to develop the technology and bring it to market. Now, with Kevin’s appointment we have someone who has the industry knowledge and experience the help shape and drive our growth aspirations.
Kevin Starling comments: UV LED has been spoken about within the water industry for the last 10 years or more and so to be part of the team which has developed the world’s first validated system is really exciting. I am delighted to be joining the board and look forward to helping to develop this dynamic business.
July 2019
Typhon Treatment Systems, an innovator in UV LED water treatment technology, has closed a financing round led by Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures (SAEV).
Typhon's innovation is in the use of UVC-LEDs for municipal and industrial scale water treatment applications.
Typhon’s technology simplifies both installation and operation of a UV system, offering the potential of reduced cost of ownership and, for the first time, enabling environmentally friendly, mercury free UV Disinfection for large volumes of water.
Richard Riggs of SAEV Europe commented “We see Typhon’s technology as having the potential to provide substantial environmental and economic benefits to the global water industry"
Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures LLC is the corporate venturing subsidiary of Aramco, the world’s leading fully integrated energy and petrochemical enterprise. Headquartered in Dhahran with offices in North America, Europe and Asia, SAEV’s mission is to invest globally in start‐up and high growth companies with technologies of strategic importance to Aramco.
June 2019
Typhon Treatment Systems Ltd. - a UK‐based manufacturer of UV LED water treatment systems has won an order to install its innovative technology at the 28MLD, Cumwhinton Drinking Water Plant in the North West of the UK. The facility, owned by United Utilities, will be the first municipal‐scale UV LED system in the world. The environmentally friendly, mercury‐free system is being installed as a Cryptosporidium barrier.
6 of Typhons USEPA validated B-310 UV LED reactors will be installed in parallel downstream of the facility’s Rapid Gravity Filters.
The facility upgrade will enable United Utilities to achieve its resilience goals for the next Asset Management Period. United Utilities’ Director of Water & Scientific Services Dr. Martin Padley states, “We spotted the potential in Typhon’s product as part of our pioneering Innovation Lab programme, and after working with Typhon to assure regulatory validation, we are confident this technology represents good value for our customers. United Utilities is committed to the future of water treatment, and this technology is part of it.”
February 2019
Typhon Treatment Systems lead process scientist Olivier Autin presents the 'Validation of a UV reactor containing UV-LEDs for the disinfection of municipal drinking water' and the results of a full-scale validation testing of Typhons B-310 UV LED Reactor conducted in July 2018 in the UK.
Testing followed the Ultraviolet Disinfection Guidance Manual (UVDGM) with some adaptations according to the draft ‘Innovative Approaches for Validation of Ultraviolet Disinfection Reactors for Drinking Water Systems’ guidelines from the US-EPA using MS2 as challenge microorganism.
This work represents what is believed to be the first large scale UV reactor containing UV-LEDs to be validated for municipal drinking water disinfection purposes using the combined variable approach.
July 2018
Typhon Treatment Systems have completed the worlds first validation of a UV LED reactor.
The testing was carried out using the USEPA UVDGM protocol under the 3rd Party oversight of the renowned Jim Bolton, founder of Bolton Photosciences Inc.
The B-310 UV LED Reactor incorporates 1,000 UVC LEDs in an integrated array and marks an important staging post for the water industry in proving the concept of high-capacity UV LED Disinfection.
Traditionally a validation process establishes a set of limitations under which a UV System is able to perform, and those limitations apply through the life of the product unless a future validation resets those limitations.
However, an important aspect of the Typhon system is the ability for future generations of LEDs to be applied to the reactor and thus allow the system to take advantage of the technological advances of increased power and efficiency without the need to constantly revalidate the system.
The Validation process established a performance envelope which, as LEDs improve, will allow the performance of the reactor to track across that envelope.
Febuary 2016
The United Utilities Innovation Lab was the first of its kind in the UK.
UU set out a challenge against five priority improvement areas. These included: Connected water and customer; Proactive customer actions; Predictive asset maintenance; Safe and healthy worker; and the catch all... Future of water.
Advertising to 1,500 suppliers the aim was to reach out to people working in a range of sectors and countries.
80 applications were received. That list was narrowed down to 22 applicants invited to pitch their ideas and of those, 7 successful finalists were named as United Utilities Innovation Lab Partners
Out of the seven to join the lab, five had never worked in the UK water industry before and the seven came from around the world - including France, Portugal, Canada, Australia, India as well as the UK.
Typhon Treatment Systems Ltd. was one of the lucky seven and the 10 weeks engagement programme led to extensive field trials looking at both AOP and Disinfection applications and culminated in the award of a 10 year innovation framework.
May 2017
Parliamentary Candidate for Penrith and The Border, Rory Stewart, visited Typhon Treatment Systems, a Penrith-based water treatment equipment manufacturer specializing in using ultraviolet LEDs, to learn more about how the company’s plans to reduce the cost of creating safe drinking water.
Rory was shown around the company’s facilities by Dr Matthew Simpson and Peter McNulty who both founded the company three years ago. They formed the company after working together on an off-grid water project in Nigeria, where the need for electrical efficiency and simplicity of operation inspired them to investigate the possibility of applying low power LED light sources to high flow ultraviolet water treatment equipment. None such system existed, so, in 2014 Typhon Treatment Systems was formed to create it. From there, the pair have attracted many admirers for their work and Typhon are currently working with United Utilities on a prototype project at Cumwhinton, and they are looking forward to monitoring the results over the coming months.
After giving Rory a tour of the site, the Typhon team demonstrated their patent-pending product to the MP, who was impressed by their ingenuity and the amazing potential of UV LED to treat water. Furthermore, their commitment to using local suppliers, and employing staff from the region, was commended by the MP.
Speaking about the visit Rory said: ‘Underneath all the science, is an incredible idea. Typhon is an amazing example of the the dynamic pace of business in Cumbria.’
July 2015
Innovus is the creative approach to technology commercialisation being taken by the likes of the University of Manchester and the National Nuclear Laboratory.
Typhon initially approached the Innovus programme looking to secure proof-of-concept funding for the development of their novel idea for water purification technology.
This allowed Typhon to engage with the FIS360 commercialisation experts who provided an initial appraisal to assess the viability of the technology, its application, and the immediate and future goals of the business to develop the commercial case in support of the funding application.
The FIS360 team then successfully supported Typhon through the process of securing proof-of-concept funding, followed by further, prototype development funding from the Innovus Regional Growth Fund.
November 2022
Typhon has been awarded both 'Judges Choice' and 'Peoples Choice' awards at the 2022 Sydney Water Innovation Festival Tech Tank, run by Isle Utilities.
The competition highlighted New Treatment Technologies for Emerging Contaminants for Water Reuse.
Of more than 40 technologies reviewed, only 5 were selected to pitch. Competition was very tight with the judges unable to separate joint winners Typhon and Genesis Water Technologies for the 'Judges Choice' award, and Typhon topped the pole by the on-line audience for the 'Peoples Choice' award.
July 2022
Typhon was proud to be receive the One To Watch award at the Eco-I NW Journeys to Net Zero: Collaboration Showcase event, held at Lancaster University in July 2022.
Eco-I NW is a £14m business Research and Development (R&D) programme which supports low carbon business innovations by SMEs across the North West.
Eco-I NW is part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund and is delivered by a consortium of universities: Lancaster, Central Lancashire, Cumbria, Liverpool, Liverpool John Moores and Manchester Metropolitan.
There to receive the trophy from Professor Kirk Semple of Lancaster University were Typhons Keith Hodgson and Craig Rutter.
April 2022
His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales visited Carlisle’s water treatment works to see how ultraviolet LEDs are making ripples in the field of low energy water treatment. Developed by Penrith firm Typhon, the technology is the only one of its kind capable of disinfecting drinking water supplies on a large scale.
Tested and developed with water company United Utilities, the technology has been scaled up and now the world’s first ever municipal UV LED disinfection system is in operation at the site.
His Royal Highness met employees from both Typhon and United Utilities and discussed how the award-winning system, with its advantages of superior safety, energy efficiency and low running costs, could help address safe access to water globally.
Typhon CEO Matt Simpson said: “We were honoured that His Royal Highness was interested to come and learn more about this hugely important leap for UV technology in the water industry. It was wonderful to be able to share the story of how a small local firm and the local water company have worked together to take the idea all the way through from demonstration scale to a marketable industrial application right here in Cumbria.
“We explained how the process works, the challenges involved in developing such a unique disinfection solution, and the potential future benefits for the water industry globally and for high skilled employment opportunities in the North Lakes area.”
United Utilities’ Head of Innovation, Kieran Brocklebank said: “United Utilities is proving to be quite a force for innovation in the UK water sector thanks to our Innovation Lab programme, where we identify and incubate the best emerging technologies. Our relationship with Typhon is a real success story and we were delighted to help showcase what can be achieved when industry fully invests in the next generation of talent and ideas.”
January 2022
Typhon Treatment Systems, BIO-310 UV LED Water Treatment System, has been awarded the “Solar Impulse Efficient Solution” Label, rewarding profitable solutions to protect the environment following an assessment performed by external independent experts and based on verified standards.
It joins the #1000solutions challenge, an initiative by the Solar Impulse Foundation to select solutions that meet high standards in profitability and sustainability and present them to decision-makers to fast-track their implementation.
To receive the “Solar Impulse Efficient Solution” Label, the B-310 System was thoroughly assessed by a pool of independent experts based on 5 criteria covering the three main topics of Feasibility, Environmental and Profitability.
All labelled solutions are part of the #1000solutions portfolio that will be presented to decision-makers in business and government by Bertrand Piccard, Chairman of the Solar Impulse Foundation.
The aim of this initiative is to encourage the adoption of more ambitious environmental targets and fast-track the implementation of these solutions on a large scale
Solar Impulse was the name given to the first solar powered aircraft to circumnavigate the globe. The man behind Solar Impulse was Bertrand Piccard and he set up the Solar impulse Foundation to support the adoption of environmentally friendly solutions to help reduce the worlds energy consumption and therefore CO2 emissions while opening-up new market opportunities, creating jobs and profitable growth.
The Solar Impulse Foundation is dedicated to accelerating the implementation of clean and profitable solutions. Moreover, the Foundation is helping decision-makers in businesses and governments to achieve their environmental targets and adopt more ambitious energy policies, which are necessary to pull these solutions to market.
November 2021
Typhon is delighted to be named in the Go Further Investment Index 2021.
In its inaugural year, the Go Further Investment Index is a celebration of the Northern Powerhouse and Scotland's best and brightest businesses, showcasing their achievements through collaboration, investment and innovation.
The campaign is a partnership between UMi, Global Corporate Venturing (GCV) and CPI, supported by headline sponsor FactorTech.
The full document can be accessed here
November 2021
Typhon took part in the Bluetech Research Innovation Pavillion at Aquatech Amsterdam 2021.
This was the shows return after the COVID-19 pandemic and while the footfall was a little bit down on previous years all attendees seemed genuinely pleased to be able to hold face to face conversations again.
It was great to see lots of UV and in particular UV LED participation.
The Bluetech team provided fantastic support throughout the event with a Breakfast Briefing and Presentations by each of the participating companys on the Aquastage.
The event was capped off for Typhon as they scooped the Innovation Award in the Water Supply Category for their unique B-310 UV LED Reactor.
October 2021
Typhon Treatment Systems is proud to join twelve innovators from six countries who will partner with the Singapore-based Imagine H2O Asia accelerator program to help solve South and Southeast Asia’s water and wastewater crisis
Asia is the world’s most water-stressed continent. While home to more than half of the world’s inhabitants, Asia has less freshwater available per capita than anywhere else. Population growth, particularly in low-lying coastal cities, threatens already vulnerable supplies. At the same time, too much water poses new risks. Since 2000, flood-related disasters have more than doubled globally with over 80% of people affected living in Asia.
As the COP26 summit unfolds in Glasgow, the region’s decision makers are acknowledging that its water resource challenges are inextricably linked to climate disruption. Solutions are not only needed to help mitigate today’s water-related climate impacts. They are also required to position the water and wastewater solutions of tomorrow on a new path towards decarbonization and resource recovery. Selected from a field of 100+ applicants from 23 countries, the twelve water tech startups in Imagine H2O Asia Cohort 3 give us hope by boldly challenging the water management status quo.
July 2021
A growing company moves at a fast pace – with many processes and procedures evolving as they go - sometimes controlled and sometimes uncontrolled.
A good quality management system help bring order to the development of those processes and procedures, bringing balance to the organisation - from the order capture to the customer invoice - from chaos to productivity.
Typhon as an organisation has recognised this from an early stage of the company’s development, making the implementation and execution of quality systems a priority.
Under the direction of Production Leader Gordon Whyte and with the assistance of MMP Business Solutions, Typhon developed a road map to achieve ISO9001-2015, as a first foundation stone on their road to world-class excellence.
Certification was awarded on 29th July 2021
ISO 9001 is the International Standard for Quality Management Systems, first published in 1987 by the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO), it is one of the most widely used management tools across the world with over 1 million certificates issued to organisations across 178 countries.
ISO 9001 provides a framework that ensures a common-sense approach to the management of an organization to consistently satisfy customers and other stakeholders. It is based on a set of Quality Principles, which include:
- Customer focus
- Leadership
- Engagement of people
- Process approach
- Continual improvement
- Evidence-based decision making
- Relationship management
Gordon commented: “ISO Certification helps potential customers distinguish between a choice of suppliers. It doesn’t tell a customer that one supplier’s way of running a business is better than another. But it does say that their method of manufacturing a product, or providing a service, has been designed to make sure of a high-quality outcome for the customer”.
But key to any businesses Quality Management system is that it should develop, change, and adapt to the needs of a growing business
Quality Management Standards will help an organisation work more efficiently and reduce product failures.
Environmental Management Standards will help reduce environmental impacts, reduce waste and be more sustainable.
Health and Safety Standards will help to reduce accidents in the workplace and provide safe working environments for your employees, contractors and site visitors.
The next step for the Typhon journey is to seek certification for ISO 14000 and ISO 45000.
May 2020
Typhon Treatment Systems Ltd. has published it's White Paper discussing the development of municipal scale UV LED disinfection.
May 2021
Typhon Treatment Systems Ltd and United Utilities have won the award for the 'Drinking Water Initiative of the Year' for "The World’s First Municipal UVLED Disinfection System Installation" at the 2021 Water Industry Awards.
Typhon Treatment Systems Ltd., alongside United Utilities and with the support of MMB have won the Northern Area Innovation award for the Cumwhinton UV LED Disinfection project.
April 2021
Typhon Treatment Systems Lead Mechanical Engineer Audrius Židonis will be presenting at the International Ultraviolet Associations World Congress in June 2021.
Audrius will be discussing the 'Numerical Modelling of a Large-Scale UV-LED Reactor Performance'.
February 2020
Typhon Treatment Systems Ltd. has used their photonic design capabilities to develop a bespoke UV LED surface disinfection system which will be used as a final sanitation stage for a hot water deep ice drilling project.
The British Antarctic Survey team responsible for this expedition exclusively commissioned Typhon to develop the system because using LEDs avoids the potential contamination of the site with mercury.
Cleanliness of the equipment entering the drill shaft is critical because the purpose of the expedition is to access an uncontaminated subglacial lake which has been sealed in the ice for 1,000s of years.
December 2020
Typhon Treatment Systems Ltd. have successfully carried out the second validation on their B-310 UV LED Reactor.
Testing was carried out at the Technologiezentrum Wasser (TZW) facility in Germany with 3rd Party oversight by Carollo Engineers Inc.
Testing was again conducted to the USEPA UVDGM (Ultraviolet Disinfection Guidance Manual) protocol and the Innovative Approaches guidelines.
This second validation of the B-310 Reactor was carried out primarily because the LED advancements since validation 1 in 2018 have been such that the validation envelope can now be significantly extended.
But this second round of testing has also allowed Typhon to validate some of the advantages of using LED light sources including: Modular Reactor Build; Dynamic Switching of LEDs; Reducing LED population; and in-built redundancy
October 2020
Typhon Treatment systems Ltd. have colaborated with Cranfield University and Anglian Water Services to offer a PhD student the opportunity to investigate the development of Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOP) using UV LED technology.
The duration of the study is 3 years and is intended to facilitate the route from scientific discovery to large scale implementation.
The successful candidate will be in regular contact with the AWS Innovation Discovery and Typhon scientific teams and will be part of the Drinking Water group at Cranfield University Water Science Institute.
August 2019
Kevin has extensive experience in the UK and overseas water sector as CEO/MD of many large scale water utilities. More recently Kevin has supported a number of technology companies to successfully develop and deploy their products and services across multiple international markets.
Peter McNulty, CEO of Typhon comments: LED lighting is taking over the world. Typhon has developed a unique solution to using UV LED light sources to disinfect high flow rates of water making our system suitable for water utilities and industries around the world. Since the company inception in 2014 we have been working diligently to develop the technology and bring it to market. Now, with Kevin’s appointment we have someone who has the industry knowledge and experience the help shape and drive our growth aspirations.
Kevin Starling comments: UV LED has been spoken about within the water industry for the last 10 years or more and so to be part of the team which has developed the world’s first validated system is really exciting. I am delighted to be joining the board and look forward to helping to develop this dynamic business.
July 2019
Typhon Treatment Systems, an innovator in UV LED water treatment technology, has closed a financing round led by Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures (SAEV).
Typhon's innovation is in the use of UVC-LEDs for municipal and industrial scale water treatment applications.
Typhon’s technology simplifies both installation and operation of a UV system, offering the potential of reduced cost of ownership and, for the first time, enabling environmentally friendly, mercury free UV Disinfection for large volumes of water.
Richard Riggs of SAEV Europe commented “We see Typhon’s technology as having the potential to provide substantial environmental and economic benefits to the global water industry"
Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures LLC is the corporate venturing subsidiary of Aramco, the world’s leading fully integrated energy and petrochemical enterprise. Headquartered in Dhahran with offices in North America, Europe and Asia, SAEV’s mission is to invest globally in start‐up and high growth companies with technologies of strategic importance to Aramco.
June 2019
Typhon Treatment Systems Ltd. - a UK‐based manufacturer of UV LED water treatment systems has won an order to install its innovative technology at the 28MLD, Cumwhinton Drinking Water Plant in the North West of the UK. The facility, owned by United Utilities, will be the first municipal‐scale UV LED system in the world. The environmentally friendly, mercury‐free system is being installed as a Cryptosporidium barrier.
6 of Typhons USEPA validated B-310 UV LED reactors will be installed in parallel downstream of the facility’s Rapid Gravity Filters.
The facility upgrade will enable United Utilities to achieve its resilience goals for the next Asset Management Period. United Utilities’ Director of Water & Scientific Services Dr. Martin Padley states, “We spotted the potential in Typhon’s product as part of our pioneering Innovation Lab programme, and after working with Typhon to assure regulatory validation, we are confident this technology represents good value for our customers. United Utilities is committed to the future of water treatment, and this technology is part of it.”
February 2019
Typhon Treatment Systems lead process scientist Olivier Autin presents the 'Validation of a UV reactor containing UV-LEDs for the disinfection of municipal drinking water' and the results of a full-scale validation testing of Typhons B-310 UV LED Reactor conducted in July 2018 in the UK.
Testing followed the Ultraviolet Disinfection Guidance Manual (UVDGM) with some adaptations according to the draft ‘Innovative Approaches for Validation of Ultraviolet Disinfection Reactors for Drinking Water Systems’ guidelines from the US-EPA using MS2 as challenge microorganism.
This work represents what is believed to be the first large scale UV reactor containing UV-LEDs to be validated for municipal drinking water disinfection purposes using the combined variable approach.
July 2018
Typhon Treatment Systems have completed the worlds first validation of a UV LED reactor.
The testing was carried out using the USEPA UVDGM protocol under the 3rd Party oversight of the renowned Jim Bolton, founder of Bolton Photosciences Inc.
The B-310 UV LED Reactor incorporates 1,000 UVC LEDs in an integrated array and marks an important staging post for the water industry in proving the concept of high-capacity UV LED Disinfection.
Traditionally a validation process establishes a set of limitations under which a UV System is able to perform, and those limitations apply through the life of the product unless a future validation resets those limitations.
However, an important aspect of the Typhon system is the ability for future generations of LEDs to be applied to the reactor and thus allow the system to take advantage of the technological advances of increased power and efficiency without the need to constantly revalidate the system.
The Validation process established a performance envelope which, as LEDs improve, will allow the performance of the reactor to track across that envelope.
Febuary 2016
The United Utilities Innovation Lab was the first of its kind in the UK.
UU set out a challenge against five priority improvement areas. These included: Connected water and customer; Proactive customer actions; Predictive asset maintenance; Safe and healthy worker; and the catch all... Future of water.
Advertising to 1,500 suppliers the aim was to reach out to people working in a range of sectors and countries.
80 applications were received. That list was narrowed down to 22 applicants invited to pitch their ideas and of those, 7 successful finalists were named as United Utilities Innovation Lab Partners
Out of the seven to join the lab, five had never worked in the UK water industry before and the seven came from around the world - including France, Portugal, Canada, Australia, India as well as the UK.
Typhon Treatment Systems Ltd. was one of the lucky seven and the 10 weeks engagement programme led to extensive field trials looking at both AOP and Disinfection applications and culminated in the award of a 10 year innovation framework.
May 2017
Parliamentary Candidate for Penrith and The Border, Rory Stewart, visited Typhon Treatment Systems, a Penrith-based water treatment equipment manufacturer specializing in using ultraviolet LEDs, to learn more about how the company’s plans to reduce the cost of creating safe drinking water.
Rory was shown around the company’s facilities by Dr Matthew Simpson and Peter McNulty who both founded the company three years ago. They formed the company after working together on an off-grid water project in Nigeria, where the need for electrical efficiency and simplicity of operation inspired them to investigate the possibility of applying low power LED light sources to high flow ultraviolet water treatment equipment. None such system existed, so, in 2014 Typhon Treatment Systems was formed to create it. From there, the pair have attracted many admirers for their work and Typhon are currently working with United Utilities on a prototype project at Cumwhinton, and they are looking forward to monitoring the results over the coming months.
After giving Rory a tour of the site, the Typhon team demonstrated their patent-pending product to the MP, who was impressed by their ingenuity and the amazing potential of UV LED to treat water. Furthermore, their commitment to using local suppliers, and employing staff from the region, was commended by the MP.
Speaking about the visit Rory said: ‘Underneath all the science, is an incredible idea. Typhon is an amazing example of the the dynamic pace of business in Cumbria.’
July 2015
Innovus is the creative approach to technology commercialisation being taken by the likes of the University of Manchester and the National Nuclear Laboratory.
Typhon initially approached the Innovus programme looking to secure proof-of-concept funding for the development of their novel idea for water purification technology.
This allowed Typhon to engage with the FIS360 commercialisation experts who provided an initial appraisal to assess the viability of the technology, its application, and the immediate and future goals of the business to develop the commercial case in support of the funding application.
The FIS360 team then successfully supported Typhon through the process of securing proof-of-concept funding, followed by further, prototype development funding from the Innovus Regional Growth Fund.
November 2022
Typhon has been awarded both 'Judges Choice' and 'Peoples Choice' awards at the 2022 Sydney Water Innovation Festival Tech Tank, run by Isle Utilities.
The competition highlighted New Treatment Technologies for Emerging Contaminants for Water Reuse.
Of more than 40 technologies reviewed, only 5 were selected to pitch. Competition was very tight with the judges unable to separate joint winners Typhon and Genesis Water Technologies for the 'Judges Choice' award, and Typhon topped the pole by the on-line audience for the 'Peoples Choice' award.
July 2022
Typhon was proud to be receive the One To Watch award at the Eco-I NW Journeys to Net Zero: Collaboration Showcase event, held at Lancaster University in July 2022.
Eco-I NW is a £14m business Research and Development (R&D) programme which supports low carbon business innovations by SMEs across the North West.
Eco-I NW is part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund and is delivered by a consortium of universities: Lancaster, Central Lancashire, Cumbria, Liverpool, Liverpool John Moores and Manchester Metropolitan.
There to receive the trophy from Professor Kirk Semple of Lancaster University were Typhons Keith Hodgson and Craig Rutter.
April 2022
His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales visited Carlisle’s water treatment works to see how ultraviolet LEDs are making ripples in the field of low energy water treatment. Developed by Penrith firm Typhon, the technology is the only one of its kind capable of disinfecting drinking water supplies on a large scale.
Tested and developed with water company United Utilities, the technology has been scaled up and now the world’s first ever municipal UV LED disinfection system is in operation at the site.
His Royal Highness met employees from both Typhon and United Utilities and discussed how the award-winning system, with its advantages of superior safety, energy efficiency and low running costs, could help address safe access to water globally.
Typhon CEO Matt Simpson said: “We were honoured that His Royal Highness was interested to come and learn more about this hugely important leap for UV technology in the water industry. It was wonderful to be able to share the story of how a small local firm and the local water company have worked together to take the idea all the way through from demonstration scale to a marketable industrial application right here in Cumbria.
“We explained how the process works, the challenges involved in developing such a unique disinfection solution, and the potential future benefits for the water industry globally and for high skilled employment opportunities in the North Lakes area.”
United Utilities’ Head of Innovation, Kieran Brocklebank said: “United Utilities is proving to be quite a force for innovation in the UK water sector thanks to our Innovation Lab programme, where we identify and incubate the best emerging technologies. Our relationship with Typhon is a real success story and we were delighted to help showcase what can be achieved when industry fully invests in the next generation of talent and ideas.”
January 2022
Typhon Treatment Systems, BIO-310 UV LED Water Treatment System, has been awarded the “Solar Impulse Efficient Solution” Label, rewarding profitable solutions to protect the environment following an assessment performed by external independent experts and based on verified standards.
It joins the #1000solutions challenge, an initiative by the Solar Impulse Foundation to select solutions that meet high standards in profitability and sustainability and present them to decision-makers to fast-track their implementation.
To receive the “Solar Impulse Efficient Solution” Label, the B-310 System was thoroughly assessed by a pool of independent experts based on 5 criteria covering the three main topics of Feasibility, Environmental and Profitability.
All labelled solutions are part of the #1000solutions portfolio that will be presented to decision-makers in business and government by Bertrand Piccard, Chairman of the Solar Impulse Foundation.
The aim of this initiative is to encourage the adoption of more ambitious environmental targets and fast-track the implementation of these solutions on a large scale
Solar Impulse was the name given to the first solar powered aircraft to circumnavigate the globe. The man behind Solar Impulse was Bertrand Piccard and he set up the Solar impulse Foundation to support the adoption of environmentally friendly solutions to help reduce the worlds energy consumption and therefore CO2 emissions while opening-up new market opportunities, creating jobs and profitable growth.
The Solar Impulse Foundation is dedicated to accelerating the implementation of clean and profitable solutions. Moreover, the Foundation is helping decision-makers in businesses and governments to achieve their environmental targets and adopt more ambitious energy policies, which are necessary to pull these solutions to market.
November 2021
Typhon is delighted to be named in the Go Further Investment Index 2021.
In its inaugural year, the Go Further Investment Index is a celebration of the Northern Powerhouse and Scotland's best and brightest businesses, showcasing their achievements through collaboration, investment and innovation.
The campaign is a partnership between UMi, Global Corporate Venturing (GCV) and CPI, supported by headline sponsor FactorTech.
The full document can be accessed here
November 2021
Typhon took part in the Bluetech Research Innovation Pavillion at Aquatech Amsterdam 2021.
This was the shows return after the COVID-19 pandemic and while the footfall was a little bit down on previous years all attendees seemed genuinely pleased to be able to hold face to face conversations again.
It was great to see lots of UV and in particular UV LED participation.
The Bluetech team provided fantastic support throughout the event with a Breakfast Briefing and Presentations by each of the participating companys on the Aquastage.
The event was capped off for Typhon as they scooped the Innovation Award in the Water Supply Category for their unique B-310 UV LED Reactor.
October 2021
Typhon Treatment Systems is proud to join twelve innovators from six countries who will partner with the Singapore-based Imagine H2O Asia accelerator program to help solve South and Southeast Asia’s water and wastewater crisis
Asia is the world’s most water-stressed continent. While home to more than half of the world’s inhabitants, Asia has less freshwater available per capita than anywhere else. Population growth, particularly in low-lying coastal cities, threatens already vulnerable supplies. At the same time, too much water poses new risks. Since 2000, flood-related disasters have more than doubled globally with over 80% of people affected living in Asia.
As the COP26 summit unfolds in Glasgow, the region’s decision makers are acknowledging that its water resource challenges are inextricably linked to climate disruption. Solutions are not only needed to help mitigate today’s water-related climate impacts. They are also required to position the water and wastewater solutions of tomorrow on a new path towards decarbonization and resource recovery. Selected from a field of 100+ applicants from 23 countries, the twelve water tech startups in Imagine H2O Asia Cohort 3 give us hope by boldly challenging the water management status quo.
July 2021
A growing company moves at a fast pace – with many processes and procedures evolving as they go - sometimes controlled and sometimes uncontrolled.
A good quality management system help bring order to the development of those processes and procedures, bringing balance to the organisation - from the order capture to the customer invoice - from chaos to productivity.
Typhon as an organisation has recognised this from an early stage of the company’s development, making the implementation and execution of quality systems a priority.
Under the direction of Production Leader Gordon Whyte and with the assistance of MMP Business Solutions, Typhon developed a road map to achieve ISO9001-2015, as a first foundation stone on their road to world-class excellence.
Certification was awarded on 29th July 2021
ISO 9001 is the International Standard for Quality Management Systems, first published in 1987 by the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO), it is one of the most widely used management tools across the world with over 1 million certificates issued to organisations across 178 countries.
ISO 9001 provides a framework that ensures a common-sense approach to the management of an organization to consistently satisfy customers and other stakeholders. It is based on a set of Quality Principles, which include:
- Customer focus
- Leadership
- Engagement of people
- Process approach
- Continual improvement
- Evidence-based decision making
- Relationship management
Gordon commented: “ISO Certification helps potential customers distinguish between a choice of suppliers. It doesn’t tell a customer that one supplier’s way of running a business is better than another. But it does say that their method of manufacturing a product, or providing a service, has been designed to make sure of a high-quality outcome for the customer”.
But key to any businesses Quality Management system is that it should develop, change, and adapt to the needs of a growing business
Quality Management Standards will help an organisation work more efficiently and reduce product failures.
Environmental Management Standards will help reduce environmental impacts, reduce waste and be more sustainable.
Health and Safety Standards will help to reduce accidents in the workplace and provide safe working environments for your employees, contractors and site visitors.
The next step for the Typhon journey is to seek certification for ISO 14000 and ISO 45000.
May 2020
Typhon Treatment Systems Ltd. has published it's White Paper discussing the development of municipal scale UV LED disinfection.
May 2021
Typhon Treatment Systems Ltd and United Utilities have won the award for the 'Drinking Water Initiative of the Year' for "The World’s First Municipal UVLED Disinfection System Installation" at the 2021 Water Industry Awards.
Typhon Treatment Systems Ltd., alongside United Utilities and with the support of MMB have won the Northern Area Innovation award for the Cumwhinton UV LED Disinfection project.
April 2021
Typhon Treatment Systems Lead Mechanical Engineer Audrius Židonis will be presenting at the International Ultraviolet Associations World Congress in June 2021.
Audrius will be discussing the 'Numerical Modelling of a Large-Scale UV-LED Reactor Performance'.
February 2020
Typhon Treatment Systems Ltd. has used their photonic design capabilities to develop a bespoke UV LED surface disinfection system which will be used as a final sanitation stage for a hot water deep ice drilling project.
The British Antarctic Survey team responsible for this expedition exclusively commissioned Typhon to develop the system because using LEDs avoids the potential contamination of the site with mercury.
Cleanliness of the equipment entering the drill shaft is critical because the purpose of the expedition is to access an uncontaminated subglacial lake which has been sealed in the ice for 1,000s of years.
December 2020
Typhon Treatment Systems Ltd. have successfully carried out the second validation on their B-310 UV LED Reactor.
Testing was carried out at the Technologiezentrum Wasser (TZW) facility in Germany with 3rd Party oversight by Carollo Engineers Inc.
Testing was again conducted to the USEPA UVDGM (Ultraviolet Disinfection Guidance Manual) protocol and the Innovative Approaches guidelines.
This second validation of the B-310 Reactor was carried out primarily because the LED advancements since validation 1 in 2018 have been such that the validation envelope can now be significantly extended.
But this second round of testing has also allowed Typhon to validate some of the advantages of using LED light sources including: Modular Reactor Build; Dynamic Switching of LEDs; Reducing LED population; and in-built redundancy
October 2020
Typhon Treatment systems Ltd. have colaborated with Cranfield University and Anglian Water Services to offer a PhD student the opportunity to investigate the development of Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOP) using UV LED technology.
The duration of the study is 3 years and is intended to facilitate the route from scientific discovery to large scale implementation.
The successful candidate will be in regular contact with the AWS Innovation Discovery and Typhon scientific teams and will be part of the Drinking Water group at Cranfield University Water Science Institute.
August 2019
Kevin has extensive experience in the UK and overseas water sector as CEO/MD of many large scale water utilities. More recently Kevin has supported a number of technology companies to successfully develop and deploy their products and services across multiple international markets.
Peter McNulty, CEO of Typhon comments: LED lighting is taking over the world. Typhon has developed a unique solution to using UV LED light sources to disinfect high flow rates of water making our system suitable for water utilities and industries around the world. Since the company inception in 2014 we have been working diligently to develop the technology and bring it to market. Now, with Kevin’s appointment we have someone who has the industry knowledge and experience the help shape and drive our growth aspirations.
Kevin Starling comments: UV LED has been spoken about within the water industry for the last 10 years or more and so to be part of the team which has developed the world’s first validated system is really exciting. I am delighted to be joining the board and look forward to helping to develop this dynamic business.
July 2019
Typhon Treatment Systems, an innovator in UV LED water treatment technology, has closed a financing round led by Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures (SAEV).
Typhon's innovation is in the use of UVC-LEDs for municipal and industrial scale water treatment applications.
Typhon’s technology simplifies both installation and operation of a UV system, offering the potential of reduced cost of ownership and, for the first time, enabling environmentally friendly, mercury free UV Disinfection for large volumes of water.
Richard Riggs of SAEV Europe commented “We see Typhon’s technology as having the potential to provide substantial environmental and economic benefits to the global water industry"
Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures LLC is the corporate venturing subsidiary of Aramco, the world’s leading fully integrated energy and petrochemical enterprise. Headquartered in Dhahran with offices in North America, Europe and Asia, SAEV’s mission is to invest globally in start‐up and high growth companies with technologies of strategic importance to Aramco.
June 2019
Typhon Treatment Systems Ltd. - a UK‐based manufacturer of UV LED water treatment systems has won an order to install its innovative technology at the 28MLD, Cumwhinton Drinking Water Plant in the North West of the UK. The facility, owned by United Utilities, will be the first municipal‐scale UV LED system in the world. The environmentally friendly, mercury‐free system is being installed as a Cryptosporidium barrier.
6 of Typhons USEPA validated B-310 UV LED reactors will be installed in parallel downstream of the facility’s Rapid Gravity Filters.
The facility upgrade will enable United Utilities to achieve its resilience goals for the next Asset Management Period. United Utilities’ Director of Water & Scientific Services Dr. Martin Padley states, “We spotted the potential in Typhon’s product as part of our pioneering Innovation Lab programme, and after working with Typhon to assure regulatory validation, we are confident this technology represents good value for our customers. United Utilities is committed to the future of water treatment, and this technology is part of it.”
February 2019
Typhon Treatment Systems lead process scientist Olivier Autin presents the 'Validation of a UV reactor containing UV-LEDs for the disinfection of municipal drinking water' and the results of a full-scale validation testing of Typhons B-310 UV LED Reactor conducted in July 2018 in the UK.
Testing followed the Ultraviolet Disinfection Guidance Manual (UVDGM) with some adaptations according to the draft ‘Innovative Approaches for Validation of Ultraviolet Disinfection Reactors for Drinking Water Systems’ guidelines from the US-EPA using MS2 as challenge microorganism.
This work represents what is believed to be the first large scale UV reactor containing UV-LEDs to be validated for municipal drinking water disinfection purposes using the combined variable approach.
July 2018
Typhon Treatment Systems have completed the worlds first validation of a UV LED reactor.
The testing was carried out using the USEPA UVDGM protocol under the 3rd Party oversight of the renowned Jim Bolton, founder of Bolton Photosciences Inc.
The B-310 UV LED Reactor incorporates 1,000 UVC LEDs in an integrated array and marks an important staging post for the water industry in proving the concept of high-capacity UV LED Disinfection.
Traditionally a validation process establishes a set of limitations under which a UV System is able to perform, and those limitations apply through the life of the product unless a future validation resets those limitations.
However, an important aspect of the Typhon system is the ability for future generations of LEDs to be applied to the reactor and thus allow the system to take advantage of the technological advances of increased power and efficiency without the need to constantly revalidate the system.
The Validation process established a performance envelope which, as LEDs improve, will allow the performance of the reactor to track across that envelope.
Febuary 2016
The United Utilities Innovation Lab was the first of its kind in the UK.
UU set out a challenge against five priority improvement areas. These included: Connected water and customer; Proactive customer actions; Predictive asset maintenance; Safe and healthy worker; and the catch all... Future of water.
Advertising to 1,500 suppliers the aim was to reach out to people working in a range of sectors and countries.
80 applications were received. That list was narrowed down to 22 applicants invited to pitch their ideas and of those, 7 successful finalists were named as United Utilities Innovation Lab Partners
Out of the seven to join the lab, five had never worked in the UK water industry before and the seven came from around the world - including France, Portugal, Canada, Australia, India as well as the UK.
Typhon Treatment Systems Ltd. was one of the lucky seven and the 10 weeks engagement programme led to extensive field trials looking at both AOP and Disinfection applications and culminated in the award of a 10 year innovation framework.
May 2017
Parliamentary Candidate for Penrith and The Border, Rory Stewart, visited Typhon Treatment Systems, a Penrith-based water treatment equipment manufacturer specializing in using ultraviolet LEDs, to learn more about how the company’s plans to reduce the cost of creating safe drinking water.
Rory was shown around the company’s facilities by Dr Matthew Simpson and Peter McNulty who both founded the company three years ago. They formed the company after working together on an off-grid water project in Nigeria, where the need for electrical efficiency and simplicity of operation inspired them to investigate the possibility of applying low power LED light sources to high flow ultraviolet water treatment equipment. None such system existed, so, in 2014 Typhon Treatment Systems was formed to create it. From there, the pair have attracted many admirers for their work and Typhon are currently working with United Utilities on a prototype project at Cumwhinton, and they are looking forward to monitoring the results over the coming months.
After giving Rory a tour of the site, the Typhon team demonstrated their patent-pending product to the MP, who was impressed by their ingenuity and the amazing potential of UV LED to treat water. Furthermore, their commitment to using local suppliers, and employing staff from the region, was commended by the MP.
Speaking about the visit Rory said: ‘Underneath all the science, is an incredible idea. Typhon is an amazing example of the the dynamic pace of business in Cumbria.’
July 2015
Innovus is the creative approach to technology commercialisation being taken by the likes of the University of Manchester and the National Nuclear Laboratory.
Typhon initially approached the Innovus programme looking to secure proof-of-concept funding for the development of their novel idea for water purification technology.
This allowed Typhon to engage with the FIS360 commercialisation experts who provided an initial appraisal to assess the viability of the technology, its application, and the immediate and future goals of the business to develop the commercial case in support of the funding application.
The FIS360 team then successfully supported Typhon through the process of securing proof-of-concept funding, followed by further, prototype development funding from the Innovus Regional Growth Fund.