Solar-Powered Desalination Device Turns Sea Water into Fresh Water for 400,000 People

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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