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A breakthrough in solar-powered water infrastructure: Dutch Climate Fund Managers and Finnish Solar Water Solutions to provide clean water for 400 000 Kenyans

A Dutch based blended finance manager Climate Fund Managers (CFM) has agreed to co-finance and co-develop the installation of up to 200 desalination units in Kitui County, Kenya. The systems are based on an innovation by Solar Water Solutions, a Finnish water technology company that has solved how to make clean water with solar power, with the lowest energy consumption in the market. The parties now start piloting a project that eventually aims to provide clean water made of brackish ground water for 400 000 Kenyans by 2023. The total funding opportunity is estimated to be up to USD 15

When you have a smartphone but no water

– Solar Water ATMs bring relief and a new business model to Sub-Saharan AfricaHELSINKI, Finland, February 19, 2020. Access to clean water remains a significant problem in Africa, yet smartphones are widespread throughout the continent today. Introducing mobile payment to solar-powered water purification units combines the challenge and solution, making Solar Water ATMs a business opportunity for impact investors. Solar Water Solutions (SWS), a Finnish water technology company, is the creator of the first-ever fully solar-powered desalination system that doesn’t require

In drought-stricken Namibia, solar energy is now used to make clean water from the Atlantic Ocean

The sustainable seawater desalination plant was inaugurated by H.E. Dr. Sam S Nujoma, founding President of the Republic of Namibia, on Friday 10 May at the University of Namibia campus. In sub-Saharan Africa, Namibia stands out as the driest country and one of those hardest hit by the effects of climate change. Namibia’s first ever fully solar-powered desalination system, which makes high-quality water straight from the ocean, has been commissioned as a joint initiative of the University of Namibia and the University of Turku in Finland. The plant is part of innovative research that

First-ever fully solar powered desalination system to produce pure drinking water for school children in Kenya

Humanitarian aid organization World Vision and Finnish water technology company Solar Water Solutions have launched a fully solar-powered water purification unit in Tseikuru, Kitui County. The unit provides safe drinking water from saline water for some 710 people, including 410 children. The local community no longer has to fetch water over long distances. The SolarRO unit produces water using an innovative solar-powered reverse osmosis system without any batteries."Reverse osmosis typically requires much energy. Solar Water Solutions comes in to provide a technological solution to

Solar Water Solutions & World Vision International announce partnership to tackle water shortage in Sri Lanka and Indonesia

World Vision International’s Asia P3 Hub and Finland-based technology company Solar Water Solutions announced a new partnership to mitigate water shortage impacts in Asia. The partnership will establish local business collaboration in Sri Lanka and Indonesia with the long term objective to scale solutions that address the needs of communities for clean drinking water. The alliance will leverage both a previous Solar Water Solutions – World Vision collaboration for water, sanitation and hygiene in Kenya, as well as World Vision’s deep knowledge and local expertise in Asia Pacific.     “

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