The Spanish company has developed an innovative project in response to the need for potable water in developing countries.

It’s called H2OME, and it applies cutting edge technology to provide drinking water in developing countries. Elecnor ships the equipment by sea in recycled containers, and then uses the same containers to build a mobile and adaptable structure that can be installed easily anywhere.

The first H2OME prototype is bi-level and has four containers, with two containers on each level. One container on the lower level houses a water purification unit with two lines of treatment. The prototype can purify between 4 and 15 cubic meters of water per hour, and function six to eight hours per day depending on how much sunlight is available. It can thus produce between 30 and 120 cubic meters per day of drinking water, enough to provide 15 liters per inhabitant per day for between 2,000 and 8,000 people. The system can use water obtained from a raw water network, a pressurized pipeline that fills its storage tank or from a portable electric pump equipped with tubing and a feeder cable.

The other container on the bottom level has two complete public restrooms (sink, shower and toilet), as well as an area for energy storage and systems to control and automate the unit. In this manner it can function for up to three days if the main power source becomes unavailable.

The upper level’s two containers provide multi-function, open space of 60 square meters. Elecnor is present in 33 countries.