The country of Belize has roughly 386 km of coastline, and has many coral reefs, cayes, and islands in the Caribbean Sea. Many of these islands and cayes have limited fresh water resources. At the same time, the local water infrastructure can be expensive, unreliable and with limited quality. In some cases, the water is hailed by trucks, which is costly and noisy exercise.

This is the reason why resorts, private properties, and developers are looking for alternatives. With the abundance of the sea and sun, it makes sense from financial, environmental, reliability and sustainability aspects to organize a private water supply through solar-powered reverse osmosis.

The off-grid fishing lodge Whipraye Caye in Belize now enjoys sufficient clean water. The efficient desalination unit has been developed to ensure low energy consumption through energy recovery. Maintenance is made easy using automated fresh flushing of the membranes, avoiding tasks by only using highly durable components and including remote monitoring and control. The unit runs on the electricity provided by the dedicated solar energy system.

Now the dependence on rainfall is gone, and the Caye enjoys an abundant supply of clean water using only the unlimited resources of the sea and sun!