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Oxsensis Wins IET Award for 1000°C Wave-Phire™ Dynamic Pressure Sensor
London, UK, November 2008. Oxsensis Ltd was awarded the prestigious Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) Innovation Award in the Power / Energy category for Wave-Phire™, the world’s first commercially available 1000°C (1800°F) dynamic pressure sensor designed for use in helping combat emissions in gas turbine power plant and aero engines; the award in this category was sponsored by Siemens.
The annual awards scheme, which attracts hundreds of entries from around the world, is a unique opportunity for industry innovators to showcase their brightest ideas. The winners of the awards for 2008 were announced at a gala ceremony at the Park Plaza Riverbank, London hosted by television science presenter Maggie Philbin.
Oxsensis is developing the Wave-Phire™ series of sensors to allow direct control of combustion in the hottest locations of power stations, aero-engines and internal combustion engines. The sensors must operate at temperatures up to 1000°C (while glowing yellow-hot) and have shown measurement capability, repeatability and survivability in customer equipment.
David Gahan, the CEO of Oxsensis declared,
“Oxsensis is proud to be recognized for its innovation achievement by one of the most famous organisations in the electronics world for over a hundred years ”.
IET Chief Executive, Robin McGill, said,
“I would like to congratulate all the winning and shortlisted entries in this year’s Innovation Awards, which demonstrate genuine novelty and represent a significant technological advance for the industry.”
Dr Andrew Elder of Oxsensis backer Albion Ventures said,
“The Wave-Phire™ sensors promise to be of significant help in increasing energy efficiencies in several important world industries. It is exciting to see the first of the products being recognised by such a prestigious institution.”
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