Turning seawater into drinkable water is usually an expensive and polluting process. But Climate Fund Manager and Solar Water Solutions may have a revolutionary solution on the way.
Their invention has no carbon footprint and may change this process forever.
Solar-Powered Devices Desalinate Sea Water into Fresh Water
The two groups are working together on the upcoming installation of 200 desalination devices in Kitui County in Kenya. The long-term goal of this project is to provide clean water for 400,000 people in Kenya by the year 2023.
The total funding is estimated to be around $15 million.
The process of desalination usually requires a lot of electricity so that the water is kept at a steady pressure. But this solar-powered technique works without having to be linked to a grid.
There aren’t any batteries or chemicals involved either.
The CEO of Solar Water Solutions explained that this project is a breakthrough in solar-powered water infrastructure.
Hope for Kenyans Who Are Suffering from Climate Change
He emphasized that it wouldn’t have been possible without the four major elements, that is, a sustainable tech that reduces the cost of clean water, access to finance with a leading investor, the local partners, and a market-based business model.
Although the stations may not be visually impressive, they’re the perfect solution for remote areas. The system is installed in a 20-feet container.
Its production capacity is from 3500 L/h up to 7000 L/h treated from seawater and a TDS of 36,000 ppm. The capacity from brackish sources of water is up to 10,000 liters per hour.
These containers are a gleam of hope for Kenyans who’re suffering from the effects of climate change on their homes such as drought.
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