• Solvatten – Solar powered water purifier promises potable water to the needy

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    Being connected to the rest of the world via cell phones and internet isn’t on the top of the priority list of the residents of the third world countries. What matters most is an access to purified and potable water. Petra Wadström from Sweden has worked for more than a decade to shape up a device that helps to purify water with the rays of sun. Dubbed, Solvatten, this solar-powered water purifier can render up to 10 liters of clean water at one go. Designed to be uber user-friendly, it appears like a jerry can and simply needs to left out in the sun to deliver sun-cleaned water. A red and green indicating face lets the user know if the water is ready to be gulped. Tweaked to create temperature turbulence, this box-like gadget purifies the turbid water by filtrating disease causing macro-organisms with the UV rays.


    Places like Kenya and Nepal have tested the Solvatten and given positive feedback. Watch out for the video here.
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    Posted in Topics:Alternative Energy, Tags: , on January 12, 2009