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Pacific Powers turn Seawater to Fresh
Media Statement
March 22
2013
Pacific Powers turn Seawater to Fresh
The Wave Tap turns seawater into safe drinking water, without needing to rely on electricity or fuel. It is designed specifically for island communities by RCH Marine Renewables who are based in Cornwall, UK. Co-founder Chris Hassall is in NZ to meet with other renewable energy leaders at the Pacific Energy Summit, (PES), being held in Auckland next week.
Three years ago, after seeing firsthand what happens to communities who don’t have access to clean water, Marine engineer Russ Henman and Community worker, Chris Hassall, began developing a way of producing fresh water from the sea.
Chris says, “People get really sick from a lack of fresh clean water and we know Islands have specific needs. Maintenance is really important and the system has to be really robust. You have to think through how the technology is going to operate over a long period of time, in often quite harsh environments.”
“What we don’t want to do is dump a piece of technology on an atoll in the Pacific, and walk away and leave it. We are there for the long haul, that’s why we are developing relationships with companies who have experience working in the Pacific.”
British High
Commissioner Vicki Treadell who will also be at the summit
says, "Britain is a world leader in green technology and
innovation and I am delighted that companies like RCH
Renewables are here to highlight this at the
PES".
Last year RCH Renewables commissioned a report
from UK Trade & Investment on renewable energy opportunities
in the Pacific. It showed that there is a real need and a
developing market for this technology. UK Trade &
Investment Deputy Director of Trade, Barbara Harris
explains, “There is a momentum gathering behind renewable
energies in the Pacific region and this kind of UK
enterprise is well placed to work alongside the growing
energy needs of the Pacific region.”
More
information about this unique product can be found at the UK
Trade & Investment stand at the Pacific Energy
Summit.
http://www.pacificenergysummit2013.com/
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