Water purification system for rural Africa that is independent and not centralized.
About 39% of the more than 100 million people who live in the 16 sub-Saharan African countries that are part of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) do not have access to safe water. People in rural or near-urban areas who don’t have access to piped water and whose energy supply from the grid isn’t reliable or doesn’t work at all are the ones who are most affected. Water that is used for drinking and keeping clean is often very polluted, either by organic or inorganic pollutants or by microorganisms. The SafeWaterAfrica technology is a new type of water purification system that can be used in rural and peri-urban areas in Africa and other places. A key part of the solution is a new European technology for treating water that uses electrochemistry to make strong oxidants from water in a way that saves energy. It doesn’t need any extra chemicals to get rid of organic pollutants that stick around and to kill pathogens. The goal of the solution is to create a water treatment system Made in Africa that is independent, long-lasting, and spread out. This solution is very good at getting rid of harmful pollutants and very good at killing microbiological contaminants at the same time.
Positive facts about SafeWaterAfrica
Producing water quality according to WHO and SANS 241 standards
Treatment of 100 m³ water per day
Carbon footprint = 0.13 kg CO2e per m³ water
Energy consumption (photovoltaic) = 1.5 kW per m³ water
Average production cost = 3.8 – 4.9 $ per m³ water, depending on inlet water quality
Cost benefit ratio compared to mainstream alternative = 1.5 – 2.3, depending on inlet water quality
Video about SafeWaterAfrica
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SafeWaterAfrica website : https://safewaterafrica.eu/