[보츠와나] 파이프 활용한 물 소독 시스템 제공받아

그리드(grid) 전기나 태양력 없이 운영되는 자가 유지 수처리 시스템이 개발도상국의 지역별 물 시스템에 공급되고 있다.

스코트마스 브라보 하이드로(Scotmas Bravo Hydro)라 불리는 이 시스템은 워터 파이프 내 장착된 작은 수력 동력기를 이용해 자체 동력을 생산한다.

스코틀랜드의 수처리 전문기업인 스코트마스 그룹(Scotmas Group)은 이번 주 내로 기술을 론칭해 내년 1월까지 보츠와나(Botswana)의 40여 개 지역에 전달할 계획이다.

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Scottish pipe-powered water disinfection system set for Botswana

A self-sustaining water treatment system that operates without grid electricity or solar power has been launched for rural water systems in developing countries.

Called the Scotmas Bravo Hydro, the system creates its own power by means of a tiny hydro-electric generator placed within the water pipe itself.
 
Scottish water disinfection specialists, Scotmas Group, has launched the technology this week and will deliver it to 40 villages in Botswana from January 2017.

The delivery is part of a wider investment by the Botswanan Government to improve water distribution to rural communities and assist in economic and social development.

Due to a range of environmental and social factors including drought, and a population increase in Botswana, sources of safe drinking water have become increasingly scarce.

Alistair Cameron, managing director of Scotmas, said: “The need for effective water disinfection in remote areas of developing countries has never been greater, but difficulties include a lack of reliable grid electricity, potential theft of solar panels from remote locations, and the difficult maintenance required for traditional venturi pump systems”.

Representatives from the Botswana Water Authority recently visited the company’s headquarters in Kelso, Scotland.

[출처 = Desalination & Water Reuse / 2016년 11월 21일]