The Desolenator<\/a> is the first easy to use, low cost, solar powered desalination device that does not require an electricity connection, helping to ensure that it is available to use in underdeveloped parts of the world \u2013 where it is vitally needed. It can make any type of water, including sea water, drinkable. It works by taking the salt and other pollutants out of the water, improving the water quality and making it suitable for human consumption.<\/p>\nThe company behind the machine say that through use of the sun\u2019s power the Desolenator can produce around 15 litres of much needed clean water every day, without using the energy intensive processes that many conventional desalination systems use. This means that the Desolenator does not produce excessive carbon emissions, which is another factor that makes the world\u2019s water problems worse.<\/p>\n
The company behind the Desolenator has now started a crowd-funding campaign to help take the product to the next level. They are aiming to raise around $150,000 (around \u00a395,000) to start further trials and testing in locations such as South India, with the overall aim to get a product that is ready to be put on the market and shipped by October 2015.<\/p>\n
The company says: \u201cWe are dreaming of the day when every community that has struggled to access clean water has a Desolenator whizzing away in the background making clean and safe water for them drink.\u201d By the beginning of December 2014 the startup has raised over $40,000, putting them well on the way to making their dreams of water independence throughout the world a reality.<\/p>\n
Aquaread is a UK-based manufacturer of water monitoring equipment that is used for a variety of purposes. Find out more information about water quality testing here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As resources go, water is probably the most vital resource we have in the whole world. Unfortunately, one of the most prominent problems in the world is that not everyone has access to it. This<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2591","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"yoast_head":"\n
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