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This is a local company. I should see if I can get some of this stuff. Since distilled water I think is supposed to have a neutral pH I'd like to test some of it with a pH strip.
Epiphany Solar Water debuts with a G-20 splash--Allegheny anyone?
Have yourself a glass of pure Allegheny.
A New Castle startup, Epiphany Solar Water Systems, is making a splash on the G-20 scene with an innovative solar technology that hopes to clean up the world's water, especially in developing countries where waterborne illness is a serious problem.
To make the point, Epiphany will be drawing and processing water from the Allegheny River during the G-20. Bottles of the cool brew will be distributed this week on the lawn near the Carnegie Science Center.
The Epiphany system prides itself on ease of use and portability. "It's so simple, you wonder why didn't I think of this?" says Tom Joseph, founder and president. "The key was to design something that a bicycle mechanic in India could fix. That's why it will work in developing nations."
A mechanical engineer and who returned home to help run the family's New Castle Candy company, Joseph and his team perfected the design over four years. A mirror-coated dish harnesses solar energy to distill water at 4000 degrees Fahrenheit and recapture the vapor. The vapor is recaptured, distilling the water to a perfectly pure state.
The system purifies both fresh and salt water, which has tremendous implications in a world where the scarcity of water affects one out of three people in the world, according to the World Health Organization.
"We've studied our competitors and there's nothing like this out there," Joseph says.
Epiphany has launched a non-profit business model to market the technology. Project Evive is seeking private and corporate sponsors to support the purchase the units, which will be placed in universities and around the world where users can access the water with a swipe of a vendor card. Each purchased unit will generate enough revenue to place five more units a year someplace else, Joseph says.
"As big as this problem is, it's a model that will give us the viral growth to serve the people who need it."
Epiphany Solar Water debuts with a G-20 splash--Allegheny anyone?
Epiphany Solar Water debuts with a G-20 splash--Allegheny anyone?
Have yourself a glass of pure Allegheny.
A New Castle startup, Epiphany Solar Water Systems, is making a splash on the G-20 scene with an innovative solar technology that hopes to clean up the world's water, especially in developing countries where waterborne illness is a serious problem.
To make the point, Epiphany will be drawing and processing water from the Allegheny River during the G-20. Bottles of the cool brew will be distributed this week on the lawn near the Carnegie Science Center.
The Epiphany system prides itself on ease of use and portability. "It's so simple, you wonder why didn't I think of this?" says Tom Joseph, founder and president. "The key was to design something that a bicycle mechanic in India could fix. That's why it will work in developing nations."
A mechanical engineer and who returned home to help run the family's New Castle Candy company, Joseph and his team perfected the design over four years. A mirror-coated dish harnesses solar energy to distill water at 4000 degrees Fahrenheit and recapture the vapor. The vapor is recaptured, distilling the water to a perfectly pure state.
The system purifies both fresh and salt water, which has tremendous implications in a world where the scarcity of water affects one out of three people in the world, according to the World Health Organization.
"We've studied our competitors and there's nothing like this out there," Joseph says.
Epiphany has launched a non-profit business model to market the technology. Project Evive is seeking private and corporate sponsors to support the purchase the units, which will be placed in universities and around the world where users can access the water with a swipe of a vendor card. Each purchased unit will generate enough revenue to place five more units a year someplace else, Joseph says.
"As big as this problem is, it's a model that will give us the viral growth to serve the people who need it."
Epiphany Solar Water debuts with a G-20 splash--Allegheny anyone?
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