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Affordable and simple solar water desalination systems for off-grid communities
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WaterKiosk
Affordable and simple solar water desalination systems for off-grid communities
Label Date
February 27, 2020
From
Germany
Maturity stage
TRL 9 / CRI 5-6 - Market competition driving widespread deployment &/"Bankable" grade asset class
For off-grid communities around the globe, access to water can be very complex, and access to clean water can be even more difficult. WaterKiosk is capable of delivering high quality hygiene drinking, irrigation, fish farm and sanitation water from any kind of high saline and polluted water resources. The main characteristics of this solution is that it is powered fully by solar, the simplicity of its design and its affordability. Systems offered by Boreal Light are ideal island solutions with no need of battery, diesel, or grid, just powered by solar! It requires low maintenance, as over 80% of the maintenance needs just a wrench and a screw driver!
The Environmental Benefits
- •Saves 925 tonnes of CO2 per year from every WaterKiosk
- •Minimizes travels to fetch water and food.
- •Eleminates the need of cutting firewood to boil and disinfect water
- •Eleminates the need of burning fossil fuel to run desalination systems in rural off-grid villages
The Financial Benefits
- •Reduces the cost of clean drinking water from $4 to $0.10 for 20 liter
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Boreal Light GmbH
Designing and manufacturing affordable and simple solar water desalination systems for drinking and irrigation water.
Headquarters
12307 Berlin, Deutschland
Type
Startup or self-employed
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