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WorldWater And Solar Technologies Ships 12 Solar Powered Mobile Units To Iraq
Ewing NJ (SPX) Feb 25, 2008 WorldWater and Solar Technologies has shipped 12 of its Mobile MaxPure solar water and power-supply units for immediate air delivery to Baghdad. The portable Mobile MaxPure systems will supply up to 30,000 gallons per day of clean drinking water or irrigation, plus electric power for Iraqi farmers and their families along the Euphrates River. At the request of the U.S. Marines at Camp Fallujah, WorldWater and the Morrell Foundation are supplying the systems which will be distributed by the U.S. Marines as part of a humanitarian effort. Purchased for $900,000, the units have been donated by the Morrell Foundation, an international charitable foundation that provides clean water to people in need. Additional funding was also provided to cover the cost of transporting the units to Iraq. The WorldWater units were picked up today and loaded onto trucks for delivery to JFK International Airport. Mobile MaxPure is a stand-alone, sturdy and robust 7-foot cube that opens with the press of a button, unfolding a solar array which can deliver 3.2 kilowatts of electrical power and, with the Company's patented AquaMax controls, can pump and purify up to 30,000 gallons of water daily. The unit can also desalinate brackish or sea water. It will operate from sunshine alone or in combination with a power grid. Mobile MaxPure is also equipped with a back-up generator and a battery bank for 24-hour use. "The units will arrive at Baghdad Airport next week, where the military will pick them up and distribute them for immediate use by farmers," said Quentin T. Kelly, Chairman and CEO of WorldWater and Solar Technologies Corp. "Within 30 minutes of setting up a Mobile MaxPure unit at its destination, the people living along the Euphrates River will be able to have their most basic needs met - clean water to drink and to grow their crops. Currently Iraqi farmers do not have reliable power from the electric grid to operate their irrigation pumps or to treat their water for drinking, and the river is seriously polluted. Our units will turn the brackish water from the river into clean water instantly." Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links WorldWater and Solar Technologies All About Solar Energy at SolarDaily.com
Abengoa Solar To Build World's Largest Solar Plant
Denver CO (SPX) Feb 22, 2008Abengoa Solar has signed a contract with Arizona Public Service (APS) to build, own and operate what would be the largest solar power plant in the world if operating today. The plant, scheduled to go into operation by 2011, is located 70 miles southwest of Phoenix, near Gila Bend, Arizona. |
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