Solar brings risk-free water to Bangladeshi seaside neighborhoods

• F Cubed, an Australian firm that concentrates on solar-powered desalination systems, has actually landed an agreement valued at virtually $5 million to provide 1,140 devices that will certainly supply tidy alcohol consumption water to around 30,000 individuals in Bangladesh.

Solar energy is aiding to bring risk-free water to countless Bangladeshi seaside locals without accessibility to grid electrical energy, under an agreement worth virtually $5 million with Australia's F Cubed.

The Bangladeshi federal government will certainly spend for the installment of 1,140 solar-powered water desalination systems throughout 16 seaside areas. The 500 W systems-- which each drive a 0.5 hp (373 W) water pump-- are planned to ultimately bring risk-free water to around 30,000 individuals under the Safe Water Supply Project Through Environment-Friendly Solar Desalination Unit program, which is run by the country's Department of Public Health Engineering.

Regarding 40 such systems have actually currently been mounted and also area tenders are in progress for a more 1,000 of the continuing to be setups. Firms that effectively tender to mount as well as keep the systems in each area for 3 years will certainly collaborate with devices provided by F Cubed.

A big deal

With each system setting you back $4,355, the agreement deserves greater than $4.96 million to the Victoria-based vendor.

Bangladesh gets on the cutting edge of the fight versus environment adjustment, as increasing water level have contaminated numerous fish pond and also tube wells in seaside locations with salt water. Government officials claim the water in lots of such locations is likewise contaminated with arsenic as well as salinity degrees are continuously increasing.

An elderly authorities from Bangladesh's Renewable and also lasting Energy Development Authority informed pv magazine that 152 solar-powered alcohol consumption water supply had actually been set up in the nation to day under various efforts.

Bangladesh has around 628 MW of renewable resource generation centers, consisting of around 314 MW of solar capability. Fifty percent of the country's tidy power is created off-grid.