Solar Container – A New Water Purification System Powered by Wind and Solar Energy
The Swiss manufacturer Trunz Water Systems and a California-based reverse osmosis company, Spectra Watermakers have developed a new eco-friendly water purifier designed for use in disaster stricken areas where conventional energy sources are unavailable or too expensive.
Nanotube-Based Water Purifier From Stanford Filters Water Quicker, Kills Bacteria
Dangerous bacteria can often hide in the water you drink, but they're not harmful until they reach a certain number to become active inside your body. Regular water purifying technologies consume a lot of power, but a team of Stanford researchers have developed a new low-cost, high-speed filter that works differently than other purifiers.
Nano-structured Teabags Make Water Purifying Simpler Than Ever
South Africa's Stellenbosch University scientists led by Eugene Cloete invented a kind of teabag which, instead of filtering tea impurities, purifies water at the lowest price and energy consumption possible.
High Pressure Desalination Process Used At Large Scale by Indian Company
IVRCL, a company from India, has finished a high-tech desalination plant in the city of Madras. According to officials, this plant is the biggest in South Asia, using seawater to generate 100 million liters of potable water a day for the city's seven million residents. They also said it will supply 1,000 liters of drinking water for just over $1.
Wetox Process Invented in New Zealand Breaks Waste Sludge Into Usable Chemicals and Energy
Cleaning out the dirt that we leave behind is an important task for the well-being of a society. One of the biggest pollution sources is currently the disposal of organic materials coming from animal farms, wineries and dairy factories. Wetox is a clean technology project announced by Viclink, who commercializes products based on Victoria University of Wellington's (New Zealand) theoretical works.
Prickly Pear Cactus Mucilage Removes Bacteria and Dirt from Water, Acting as Purifier
Norma Alcantar and her colleagues extracted the cactus's mucilage - the thick gum that the plant uses to store water, and mixed it with water to which they had added dirt (sediments and bacteria - Bacillus cereus).
Portable Desalination System Designed by MIT Could Save Lives
Water desalination is very important in areas where earthquakes, tsunamis or other natural catastrophes occurred. Usually, these areas are located near the sea or the ocean, and desalinizing the water could definitely save lives.
SunPower Helps Sewage Treatment Plants Get Self Sustaining
Wastewater treatment plants are usually packed with industrial-sized aerators, pumps and other machines that usually use a lot of electricity from the grid. But SunPower Corp. developed a solar power system for the West Riverside Wastewater Treatment Plant in Corona, California that is able to generate one-megawatt of energy
New Microbubble Production Making Biofuels and Wastewater Treatment More Efficient
I didn't really actively realize that current biofuel production technologies imply the usage of fossil fuels at certain moments of the production process. This fact reduces the biofuels' credibility as a cleaner source of energy and increases their carbon footprint.
Hydrology Student Invents Solar Powered Mass Desalination System
Worldwide terminus lakes could benefit from a new system to desalinate water, using a low-cost solar pond and patented membrane distillation system powered by renewable energy.
