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Sea+sun+earth+wind = no more coastal fresh water scarcity
We can look back at a successful installation on the British Virgin Islands. As from this week, we have arrived at our headquarters in The Netherlands and have transferred the operational phase of the water maker to the end-user. Let’s shortly take a moment...
Commissioned solution producing elemental water
The Virgin Islands are the first to use a new renewable energy driven desalination solution that turns seawater into fresh water, developed by Dutch clean tech company Elemental Water Makers. The solution provides 3300 gallons of fresh water from seawater...
Construction on virgin islands close to completion
It has been a little bit more than three weeks of construction which allow us to state that the entire solar energy driven reverse osmosis solution on the Virgin Islands is almost completed. The source water intake has been realized and the seawater resistant...
Start of virgin islands install & video interview
The shipped container with the components has arrived safe and sound on the Virgin Islands and has been successfully cleared through customs past week. This means that the installation team of Elemental Water Makers can now commence with the construction...
Celebration of world water day
World Water Day is marked on 22 March every year. It’s a day to celebrate water. It’s a day to make a difference for the members of the global population who suffer from water related issues. It’s a day to prepare for how we manage water in the future...
Ready to install & ewm on air and on expo
Past few weeks have been mainly about the completion of the preparatory work to commence the installation services for the solution that will generate 12500 liters freshwater on a daily basis from seawater on the British Virgin Islands, using only the...
Progress bvi project & inspiring media coverage
Climate-KIC, Europe's largest innovation partnership focused on climate innovation, has written an extensive article about our activities. The article, with the title 'Elemental Water Makers produces fresh water from the sea, sun, earth & wind' covers the solution offered...
Feasibility study in madagascar
Past two weeks, we have been visiting the arid south-western region of Madagascar to investigate the current water supply at different areas near Tulear. Madagascar is one of the poorest countries in the world with a population growing faster than its economy...
Desalination project initiated on virgin islands
EWM will execute a solar energy driven reverse osmosis project in the first semester of 2015 on the Virgin Islands. The installation will provide 12.500 liters (3.300 gallons) fresh water from seawater on a daily basis, using only solar energy.High electricity...
Selected as ‘sustainable young 100’ 2014
Today was the day of the publication of the 'Sustainable Young 100', the list of 100 innovative and inspiring sustainable initiatives in The Netherlands. Reinoud Feenstraof Elemental Water Makers is one of the hundred people who was selected. He succeeds...
Tv interview in futuremakers
During the 'Springtij' Forum on Sustainability on the island of Terschelling, Elemental Water Makers was interviewed for the program Futuremakers (Toekomstmakers) of RTL Z. In the interview, attention is paid to the innovation of Elemental Water Makers, the funding...
Publication in quote magazine
In the August edition of Quote, an interview with the founders of Elemental Water Makers has been published. The content covers increasing fresh water scarcity and rising energy prices and the innovative solution of the company. It highlights the pilot...
