2. Motivation
Water
Today approximately 783 million people in the world living
without access to clean drinking water1
The U.N. predicts that by 2030, almost half the world 's
population will face water scarcity.1
Sanitation
2.5 billion people have inadequate sanitation1
Diseases caused by poor sanitation kill some 700,000 children
every year2
3. Waste to Water
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Janicki Omniprocessor
Converts solid waste into clean drinking water and electricity
22,700 gallons/day3
300 kW net electricity2
16 US households
4. How it Works
Heat solid waste in furnace and separate boiling
water
Burn dried solid waste to power “steam cycle”
Steam cycle produces electricity to power water
purification process
Excess electricity output to grid
5. Various forms of Energy
Furnace
ProcessingSteam Engine
Biomass (wet)
Water VaporBiomass (dry)
Clean WaterExhaust
Air
Heat
Elec. Excess
Elec.