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===Reverse osmosis without the downsides===
Already 4 billion people face water scarcity today. The key to moving from scarcity to abundance lies in the sea. Desalination uses a great deal of fossil energy and is a nightmare to maintain. Not anymore:
<font size="3" color="#1f64a7">Powered by the sun, wind, waves or your own energy source. <br>You can get reliable access to clean water that’s affordable.</font>
[[Image:MBRGlobalWater.jpg|thumb|none|800px|Elemental Water Makers received the 1st prize of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Water Award of the Deputy Ruler of Dubai. Out of 138 organisations active in desalination, they were chosen as the winner for their scalable and mature solutions.]]
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===Desalination without the huge energy bills===
===Using elevation, powered by gravity===
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* Gravity-assisted reverse osmosis
* Uses solar energy
* Reduced brine impact
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Turning seawater or brackish water into affordable fresh water, 24 hours a day, without the use of expensive energy. The off-grid solution directly uses solar, wind or wave energy to fill a buffer tank on a hill with seawater. Through the force of gravity, the reverse osmosis process receives its required feed: pressurized seawater. The system configuration makes sure the water buffer always contains water to enable constant water production, resulting in lowest cost of water. The waste energy of the reverse osmosis process is reused to reduce the required elevation with 80% to 90 m or 290 ft for seawater.
The buffer tank can be easily constructed using a corrugated, galvanized, coated steel tank with liner that is suitable for corrosive environments. A concrete cistern or basin are suitable alternatives.
This uses the forces of nature at its best for an independent guilt-free water supply. By avoiding energy conversion losses, batteries & frequent maintenance, savings up to 70% can be realized. The bigger, the better, as water cost comes down with the size of production. Sizes start small and go up to millions of liters per day.
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|<font size="4" color="#1f64a7">'''No elevation? No problem!'''</font><br>
<font size="4" color="#1f64a7">View our [http://www.elementalwatermakers.com/ website] for battery and other energy source solutions</font>
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===Footprint indication===
[[Image:Elemental water makers.JPG|thumb|right|200px|]]The solutions can be designed for any requested water production. Provided as containerized units for plug and play installation, or integrate separate components to your preference into the (existing) infrastructure.]]
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| style="color:black; background-color:#ffffff;" |65,1 m (214 ft)
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===Example case: gravity===
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|[[File:water expenses elemental.png|none|500px|]]<br><br><br>|align="center|[[File:water savings elemental.png|none|500px|]]<br> Water tariff in $/m3 <br>'''Over $1,000,000 in total savings.'''
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Water tariff in $/m3
'''Over $1,000,000 in total savings.'''
See our brochure for more information, like battery power supplies and the efficiency metrics of desalination.
===Acknowledgements===