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SOLVATTEN® Featured in the Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt "Why Design Now?"
SOLVATTEN® Featured in the Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt "Why Design Now?"
SOLVATTEN® is proud to be selected for the “National Design Triennial: Why Design Now” exhibition, organized by the Smithsonian´s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, New York. The objects in the exhibition will highlight why design is an essential tool for solving some of today’s most urgent problems. Opening 12 May 2010 in New York, the exhibition will tour the USA and internationally.
Press preview will take place from 3 to 5 pm on Wednesday 12 May 2010.
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A New Technology
SOLVATTEN® makes unsafe water drinkable by using solar energy. Put SOLVATTEN® in a sunny place, give it 2-6 hours and the water will be drinkable. This can be done twice, sometimes three times a day, producing 20- 30 liters of safe and warm water.
It is common knowledge that boiling can make water safe to drink, but it is not as widely known that UV-light also kills micro-organisms. SOLVATTEN® is a specially designed container that uses heat, UV and a built-in filter to clean contaminated water. The patented Swedish invention SOLVATTEN® inactivates micro-organisms that cause diarrhoea and disease, producing water which meets the WHO’s Guidelines for Safe Water (<1 E-coli/100ml water).
SOLVATTEN® can treat water containing bacteria, viruses and parasites. No chemicals or energy source apart from the sun are used. When handled with care a SOLVATTEN® unit will give approximately 5 years of trouble-free use.
SOLVATTEN® has a specially-designed indicator that shows the user when the water treatment process is complete.
Solving Climate issues with SOLVATTEN®
Today, deforestation is a significant concern when it comes to global warming and SOLVATTEN® can help address this too. WWF Sweden has evaluated a range of new technologies to determine their potential to reduce green-house gas emissions. Given the number of people worldwide currently treating their water by boiling with firewood, WWF estimates that, with widespread distribution, SOLVATTEN® could be reducing CO2 emissions by 26 million tonnes per year by 2020.
For more information, visit the Pressroom/solvatten
Petra Wadstrom , CEO and Inventor. +46 8 777 29 05, +46 709 25 36 01. info@solvatten.se
Topics
- Environment, Energy
Categories
- why design now
- solvatten
- smithsonian’s cooper-hewitt
- wwf climate solver
- solvatten - treat and heat water
A patented, scientifically proven Swedish invention, the SOLVATTEN® unit uses heat and UV from the sun, and a built-in filter, to purify contaminated water. SOLVATTEN® makes microbiologically contaminated water drinkable in 2-6 hours, depending on the weather. An indicator shows when the water is safe to drink. SOLVATTEN® is part of the WHO International Network to Promote Household Water Treatment and Safe Storage.
Providing SOLVATTEN to households will help contribute towards sustainable development, through improved living standards, improved health, protection of the environment, and by making income-generating activities possible.
The portable 10-liter unit can improve the daily lives of millions of people who do not have access to safe drinking water, thereby contributing to the realization of the Millennium Development Goals.
