Future of Health: A Portable, Self-Contained Power And Water Purification Plant
The organization Essential Element has developed a mobile water purification plant called HYDRA. The self-powered system has been designed to operate in disaster relief areas and areas with remote access to clean water, providing purified water through solar-powered electrolysis. The HYDRA additionally stores excess energy to power electrical devices directly through the unit.
Cofounder Peter Wernsdorfer, former Director of Public Works for the City of Allentown, comments below:
As someone who was responsible for providing clean water to communities during emergencies, I consistently faced the logistical challenge of fueling remote equipment. The fact that The HYDRA is a self-contained power and water purification plant changes the game. It will probably save lives the first day it is put into service.
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Kyle Studstill is a regular contributor to PSFK.com. Kyle works as a consultant working at the New York office of PSFK. His background is in analysis, from the analysis of cultural and technological change, to analysis of consumer and human insight, to military intelligence analysis with the US Intelligence and Security Command. Kyle loves the future, much like O'Brien from Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four.
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| TOPICS: | Environmental / Green, Food & Drink, Health & Wellness |
| TAGS: | Clean Energy, developing countries, Essential Element, Future of Health, purified water, water purification |
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