Solar cells help purify water in remote areas

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Solar cells help purify water in remote areas

Thanks to an innovative energy-saving water purification plant rural areas in Bangladesh are now being able to access safe drinking water. Photo: K. M. Persson

Thanks to an innovative energy-saving solar-based water purification technology, rural areas in Bangladesh are now able to access safe drinking water.

The environmental company Watersprint, founded in 2013 by Kenneth M Persson and engineer Ola Hansson, has patented the technology that helps disinfect and purify water by combining UV-LED technology with intelligent software and Wi-Fi. Its system of 12 volts is so effective that it can be run by a single solar panel. The solar cells also charge its battery, which means that the portable facility can be used around the clock and in rural areas without access to electricity.

Source: Lund University

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