Boreal Light WaterKiosk: the Berlin-built solar desalination container that sells safe water for cents
Along Kenya's coast and in its dry north, the only groundwater is often salty, and bottled water is far beyond many family budgets.
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Desolenator: the Dutch solar-thermal desalination unit that turns seawater into pure water without membranes or toxic brine
Most of the world's desalinated water is made by forcing seawater through membranes with fossil-fuelled pumps, then dumping concentrated brine back into the sea.
Hydraloop H600: the Dutch home appliance that recycles shower water for toilets, laundry and gardens
Most homes use drinking-quality water to flush toilets, then pour lightly used shower water straight down the drain.
LifeStraw Community: the power-free purifier giving whole classrooms safe water in Kenya
In many rural schools, children drink water from a rain tank, a river or a shared borehole, and diarrhoeal illness keeps them out of class.
Uravu Labs: the Bengaluru system that pulls drinking water out of the air with salt and waste heat
Bengaluru, India's tech capital, now depends heavily on borewells and private tankers, and in dry years both run short.