‘When developing our island resort, water was one of the main issues we had to tackle. We were glad to find the team of Elemental Water Makers, who were available to help us plan the water supply from an early stage. As the groundwater has limited availability, we use a beach well to get access to a constant supply of seawater that is turned into clean water for our guests. Because energy is expensive on-site, we were thrilled to find out that this solution uses 3x less energy than traditional desalination solutions.’

Cape Verde faces water scarcity because of limited natural water resources available. Desalination technology accounts for over 90% of the fresh water supply. Because desalination is very energy intensive, water is not affordable. Water tariffs are even a higher burden in remote villages, where water has to be trucked to. EWM is working in Salamansa, Sao Vicente to show that reliable water can be produced at low costs in these villages, without requiring any investment. Using Award-winning proprietary desalination technology to turn seawater into high-quality fresh water, using only the abundant sunshine.

‘It’s obvious that our community was faced with a great problem on finding sweet water and nobody wanted to live in this village before. But thanks to the desalinization no one suffers too much nowadays, the people are full filled and delighted. To conclude I can say that the people here are satisfied with the water project and wish a good continuation if it. All my colleagues and the community here would like to thank you for having installed the desalinization here.’

“The Manta Resort wasn’t able to re-open for business as planned due to the spread of COVID-19. However, Matt and his team on Pemba are dedicated to developing the region and its community. While waiting for the country to re-open, the community is in the progress of becoming self-sufficient by farming using the desalinated water from the sea. This wouldn’t have been possible without the flexibility of the team of Elemental Water Makers and their ability to orchestrate the commissioning remotely. The Efficient Water Maker enables the community to get through these difficult times and to be resilient and ready for re-opening in 2021.”

“We are running our own desalination unit at our headquarters in Scheveningen in The Hague, where our engineers are developing & testing new technologies. We are happy to welcome interested parties who want to experience our solar-powered desalination technology first-hand and enjoy the taste of freshly desalinated seawater from the North Sea.”