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An experimental solar-powered device could be a “game-changer” in tackling the burgeoning water and energy crises around the world, scientists have said.. The floating panel can turn ...
A Water pyramid or WaterPyramid is a village-scale solar still, designed to distill water using solar energy for remote communities without easy access to clean, fresh water. It provides a means whereby communities can produce potable drinking water from saline , brackish or polluted water sources.
Researchers have invented a solar-powered device capable of extracting several litres of water from thin air in a single day. The new self-sustaining technology could provide a lifeline for people ...
Barefoot College, previously known as the Social Work and Research Centre ("SWRC") [1] is a voluntary organisation working in the fields of education, skill development, health, drinking water, women empowerment and electrification through solar power for the upliftment of rural people, [2] which was founded by Bunker Roy in 1972.
The Sahara Forest Project aims to provide fresh water, food and renewable energy in hot, arid regions as well as re-vegetating areas of uninhabited desert. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The founding team was composed of Seawater Greenhouse Ltd, Exploration Architecture, Max Fordham Consulting Engineers and the Bellona Foundation .
A water company is planning to build a solar farm on land beside a reservoir near the Yorkshire Dales to offset energy consumption at a waste treatment works.
A solar still distills water with substances dissolved in it by using the heat of the Sun to evaporate water so that it may be cooled and collected, thereby purifying it. They are used in areas where drinking water is unavailable, so that clean water is obtained from dirty water or from plants by exposing them to sunlight.
Solar water disinfection, in short SODIS, is a type of portable water purification that uses solar energy to make biologically-contaminated (e.g. bacteria, viruses, protozoa and worms) water safe to drink. Water contaminated with non-biological agents such as toxic chemicals or heavy metals require additional steps to make the water safe to ...