New 35 dollar water purifier

[Sudhakar]

New 35 dollar water purifier
Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:25:44 +0530

Jan 8 - Swedish company Solvatten launches an affordable and user friendly Solar Powered Water Purification system for developing countries.

http://www.reuters.com/resources/flash/include_video.swf?edition=IN&videoId=96657

The Solvatten system is expected to retail at about 35 dollars (USD) per unit and comes in a compact case, using solar energy to purify contaminated water.

With user friendly instructions Solvatten is currently being piloted in Nepal through the UN and Environment and Public Health Organization.