WorldWater & Solar Technologies Corp. Ships 12 Solar Powered Mobile MaxPure(R) Units...
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WorldWater & Solar Technologies Corp. Ships 12 Solar Powered Mobile MaxPure(R) Units to Iraq, Providing Clean Drinking Water and Electricity to Farmers and Their Families
Each Unit Requested by U.S. Marines at Camp Fallujah Will Supply
up to 30,000 Gallons Daily of Purified or Irrigation Water Plus
Electrical Power for Lights, Motors and Tools
EWING, N.J.--(Business Wire)--
WorldWater & Solar Technologies Corp. (OTCBB:WWAT), developer and
marketer of proprietary high-power solar systems, today shipped 12 of
its Mobile MaxPure(R) solar water and power-supply units for immediate
air delivery to Baghdad. The portable Mobile MaxPure(R) systems will
supply up to 30,000 gallons per day of clean drinking water or
irrigation, plus electric power for Iraqi farmers and their families
along the Euphrates River. At the request of the U.S. Marines at Camp
Fallujah, WorldWater and the Morrell Foundation are supplying the
systems which will be distributed by the U.S. Marines as part of a
humanitarian effort.
Purchased for $900,000, the units have been donated by the Morrell
Foundation, an international charitable foundation that provides clean
water to people in need. Additional funding was also provided to cover
the cost of transporting the units to Iraq. The WorldWater units were
picked up today and loaded onto trucks for delivery to JFK
International Airport.
Mobile MaxPure(R) is a stand-alone, sturdy and robust 7-foot cube
that opens with the press of a button, unfolding a solar array which
can deliver 3.2 kilowatts of electrical power and, with the Company's
patented AquaMax(TM) controls, can pump and purify up to 30,000
gallons of water daily. The unit can also desalinate brackish or sea
water. It will operate from sunshine alone or in combination with a
power grid. Mobile MaxPure(R) is also equipped with a back-up
generator and a battery bank for 24-hour use.
"The units will arrive at Baghdad Airport next week, where the
military will pick them up and distribute them for immediate use by
farmers," said Quentin T. Kelly, Chairman & CEO of WorldWater & Solar
Technologies Corp. "Within 30 minutes of setting up a Mobile
MaxPure(R) unit at its destination, the people living along the
Euphrates River will be able to have their most basic needs met -
clean water to drink and to grow their crops. Currently Iraqi farmers
do not have reliable power from the electric grid to operate their
irrigation pumps or to treat their water for drinking, and the river
is seriously polluted. Our units will turn the brackish water from the
river into clean water instantly."
About WorldWater & Solar Technologies Corp.
WorldWater & Solar Technologies Corporation is a full-service,
international solar electric engineering and water management company
with unique, high-powered and patented solar technology that can drive
motors and pumps up to 1000 hp and provides solutions to a broad
spectrum of the world's electricity and water supply problems,
including the capability of driving 1000 hp motors and pumps from
sunshine independently or in conjunction with the electric grid. For
more information about WorldWater & Solar Technologies Corp., visit
the website at www.worldwater.com, or for information specifically on
the Mobile MaxPure(R) please visit www.worldwater.com/maxpure.
About the Morrell Foundation
The Morrell Foundation is dedicated to providing hope and
assistance, to people across the world who have been affected by
natural disaster, armed conflict or poverty, through a wide variety of
programs and volunteer coordination. In Iraq Morrell Foundation
sponsors community development programs aimed at rebuilding Iraq at
the grassroots level. The program provides hands-on experience and
skills training through employing Iraqis on vital rebuilding projects
within their own communities. In turn, this will foster pride and
self-reliance in each community, as well as sustainable development,
and an overall improvement in the standard of living for all Iraqis.
The Morrell Foundation is approved and defined by the IRS as a
non-profit organization with a 501(C)(3) status.
www.morrellfoundation.org
WorldWater & Solar Technologies Corporation
Jessie Sullivan, 609-818-0700 ext. 20
JSullivan@worldwater.com
or
Press Contact:
Amy Copeman, 609-818-0700 ext. 58
ACopeman@worldwater.com
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