solar-powered water purifier Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Mon, 18 Apr 2016 20:53:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Watly, Solar-Powered Computer that Provides Clean Water, Electricity and Internet https://www.greenoptimistic.com/%3Fp%3D59810 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/%3Fp%3D59810#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2016 19:50:15 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=59810 Watly is the world’s largest solar-powered computer, which provides clean drinking water, green solar power and internet connectivity. In many parts of the world, access to clean drinking water and electricity is often a luxury. Unfortunately, this does not only lead to inconvenience. In fact, limited availability of clean water results in vast spreading of […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/%3Fp%3D59810/feed/ 2 59810 Solarball: Ultra-Cheap Solar-Powered Water Purifier for The Poorest of Us https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solarball-water-purifier-20110322/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solarball-water-purifier-20110322/#comments Tue, 22 Mar 2011 18:28:06 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=17622 Technology doesn't always have to be complex to help people. Such is the case of a simple solar-powered water purifier designed by Monash University graduate student Jonathan Liow to help people in poor countries that have no access to drinkable water sources. The Solarball, his invention, can produce up to three liters of water per day.

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solarball-water-purifier-20110322/feed/ 1 17622 Photocatalysis-Based Water Purifier Uses Sunlight to Break Down Impurities https://www.greenoptimistic.com/photocatalysis-water-purifier-20110111/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/photocatalysis-water-purifier-20110111/#comments Tue, 11 Jan 2011 17:25:55 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=16680 Cleaning water effectively so it becomes potable is an important issue in poor countries nowadays. Using solar power, a team from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University led by Xuming Zhang, built a water purifier that improves the technology with a novel approach.

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/photocatalysis-water-purifier-20110111/feed/ 1 16680 Solar Container – A New Water Purification System Powered by Wind and Solar Energy https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-container-water-purifier-20100916/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-container-water-purifier-20100916/#comments Thu, 16 Sep 2010 12:15:47 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=10414 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.

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