Oxsensis wins major 2009 Carbon Trust Award. Second time winner in Carbon Trust Innovation Awards

Oxsensis, the UK Pioneer in high temperature instrumentation has scooped a major award at this year’s national Carbon Trust Innovation Awards.

Oxsensis, which has developed the world’s highest temperature sensors, won the award for innovative new technologies which will cut carbon emissions in power generation, industry and later in air transport. Its sapphire based sensors can be used in gas turbines, for example in power stations or planes, and are capable of measuring pressure and temperature in the harshest conditions – hundreds of degrees hotter than traditional sensors can stand. The sensors can survive temperature up to 1000°C in customer trials and the company is now developing products for even more challenging conditions – up to 1500°C. With more accurate readings comes the possibility of running turbines at higher combustion temperatures, thereby increasing efficiency and reducing carbon emissions.

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