Sanivation

The Sanivation team has been making a lot of progress in the past month. We have designed and prototyped a solar concentrator that fits better into an enterprise and service model. Read more about our model here. We got the idea for the model from the many other groups that are out there doing great sanitation provision models but no good model for small scale waste treatment has emerged. Frank Rijsberman, Director of Global Development Program Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation talks about the dearth of market-incentivized waste treatment solutions. We think solar technology has the opportunity to revolutionize the waste treatment industry. Here are the most recent results from fecal matter in our solar concentrator with the black line representing the zone of safety for pathogen inactivation.: We are Currently we are putting helminth eggs into our prototype and are starting to see some die-off. We will have good effectiveness numbers in the next couple of weeks.