Israeli technology converts air into water for residents in northern Colombia.
Arutz Sheva Staff, 23/10/19 16:13
The residents of El Talento, a small town located in Colombia and adjacent to the city of Cúcuta, have been introduced to the GEN-M, Watergen’s medium-scale atmospheric water generator (AWG) that produces water out of air.
The machine, which is a technological innovation of the Israel-based company, arrived in Cúcuta at the beginning of October thanks to Andrés Suárez, Pastor of the Christian Center and general manager of the alliance project with the state of Israel in Colombia. Suárez said he was driven by a desire to show the residents in northern Colombia that Watergen’s innovative technology can provide some of the most needy communities in the region with clean, safe-drinking water.
Requiring no external infrastructure to operate except for a source of electricity, Watergen’s GEN-M can make up to 800 liters of water per day. With a weight of just 780 kilograms, the machine is easily transportable and specially designed to help isolated communities that do not have adequate access to pure, clean water. El Talento, unfortunately, does not have streaming potable water.
TX Solutions, Watergen’s partner in Colombia, is presenting Watergen’s innovative approach to various humanitarian organizations, many of which have expressed interest in acquiring GEN-M machines to help other communities that lack access to clean water. Operating in El Talento off just a diesel generator, the GEN-M still managed to fill the water tank it was given. Subsequently, an additional tank was used to receive more water for El Talento’s residents.
Pastor Suárez referred to two important events held in Cúcuta, one in 2016 and the other in 2018, both of which were aimed at strengthening commercial ties and the bilateral relationship between Colombia and Israel. Those events bore fruits, one of which was the introduction of the GEN-M to Cúcuta.
“At both events, we talked about the potential and challenges of Colombia’s territory, North Santander Department, as well as about Israeli technology and innovation providing very good solutions to pressing problems,” explained the project manager. “We seek to harness Israeli technology in water, agriculture, livestock, communications and other industries, all of which could be adapted to the needs of our region.”
Like Watergen’s other AWGs, after collecting ambient air and cleansing it of impurities, the GEN-M uses the company’s patented, heat-exchange GENius technology to create water by cooling the air at its dew point. Subsequently, the liquid is filtered and purified with carbon. Using ultraviolet rays, any remaining bacteria is eliminated.
After passing through Cúcuta, the GEN-M will be transported to La Guajira Department, a territory located in the northeastern part of the country, where it will stay for three months to benefit the communities of that region.
