1. A Solution to the Global Water Crisis
Desalination
A Solution to the Global Water Crisis
Michael Stanley, Joshua Cole, Connor Martin, Connor Horan, Ryan Halper, Matthew Stein Oakley

2. Introduction
Nearly 70% of earth is made up of water, yet only 2.5% of that is freshwater and only 1% of freshwater is easily accessible to humans
Water use has grown at twice the rate our population has grown
844 million people live without access
$260 billion lost globally every year
What is the solution?
Water use: according to the united nations
According to water.org 844 mil ppl: to safe water, which is about 1 in every 9 people
260 billion: lost globally because of lack of basic water and sanitation (water.org)

3. Introduction Potential solution: Desalination
Taking seawater and turning it into freshwater
Many ways to do this
However, extremely expensive and uses fossil fuels
So the question becomes, how do we make desalination cheaper and more environmentally friendly?
Joshua
Explain briefly reverse osmosis

4. Communities in Need South Africa: Cape Town overpopulation
“Day Zero” concept due to lack of rain water
Migration from the Eastern Cape since 2000 → 1 million people increased to 4 million
Lowest rainfall between Jan - Dec 2015 since national recordings began in 1904
Potential expansion to deprived countries/islands bordering oceans

5. Reaching the Final Design Looking to Waves
Our team analyzed many different wave technologies that could potentially be utilized. Given the cost and complexity of larger scale systems, we came to believe that a design proposed by U.S. based firm Atmocean would be the most viable and cost-effective solution for the scope of our project.

6. Reaching the Final Design The Wave Rider Array
Atmocean is an ocean wave energy company. Using an array of offshore buoy pumps, pressurized seawater can be sent ashore and processed through a reverse osmosis system to produce clean water.

7. Reaching our Final Design

8. Reaching the Final Design

9. Timeline
June August Establish Contact with Atmocean, Cape Town Government and South African Government
Establish Environmental Impact Study with the Government to find the Optimal Positioning
August January Find Private Backing for the Purchase of Atmocean Technology and Desalination Plants
Impact Venture Capital
February July Purchase and Deliver Products to the Coast
August June Develop, Build and Implement the System
Dont need

10. Monitoring and Stakeholders Involved
Basecamp or other project management software
For transparency between stakeholders and partners
Monthly Stakeholder Meetings
Monthly meetings will be open and an expectation for team leaders of the stakeholders and partners will include:
Progress Reports
Financials
Expansion Plans
Action Plan
Debriefing on success of last months Action Plan
Concerns, Open Q&A, and Comments

11. Resources $1 Million dollar conservative estimated cost of install
~$300,000 in yearly operating costs
$ per cubic meter of water
Zero energy input reduces costs by about 44%
Scaling up with added arrays would further reduce cost
Much less expensive than other renewable desalination methods

12. The Difference
Cape Town uses approximately 500,000 cubic meters of water a day
Our system produces approximately 615 cubic meters a day
Scaled up to 10 arrays, we could produce approximately 1% of Cape Towns daily water needs - or water for about 40,000 people
Conservative production estimate for 10 arrays is 10 million dollars
Potential for agriculture and aquaculture applications
South Africa has been cutting agricultural water allowances to compensate
Virtually no emissions from operations

13. Together we can change the future of water security
Together we can change the future of water security. Thank you for your time!