written by Guest Contributor Richard Matthews, The GREEN MARKET

One Pittsburgh business is taking advantage of the G20′s high profile to share a new green water purification technology. Contaminated water kills millions each year and water purification processes draw on limited energy resources. The lack of safe drinking water and sanitation facilities contribute to hunger, diseases and poverty. Water related projects are also amongst the greatest recipients of foreign aid money and account for hundreds of billions of dollars in international aid.

TechBurger reports that Pittsburgh-based non-profit organization, Project Eviive will hold an event to announce a new water cleaning technology developed by Epiphany Solar Water Systems (SWS).

The press event will be held on the lawn behind the Carnegie Science Center on the second day of the G20 summit taking place in Pittsburgh on September 22 and 23. Speakers will include Tom Joseph, founder of Epiphany SWS and the designer of the solar powered Epiphany E3 Solar Water purification and de-salination system. Epiphany’s breakthrough technology purifies any water using only solar energy. This technology provide portable, simple, low-cost sustainable water purification.

One of the co-chairs of Project Eviive, Amy Joseph stated, “We are less than a week from launching Project Eviive and couldn’t be more excited. Water is one of our most critical commodities for survival. Out of desperation, many communities are forced to accept contaminated water and the consequences that follow. It is no coincidence that we chose the G20 meeting as the time to unveil this life-saving and life-changing technology.”

The other co-chair, Eddie Edwards indicated that this technology offers a solution to potable water management that could significantly reduce the resources currently invested in water purification. “According to the World Health Organization, the world could save up to $500 billion in aid over the next 10 years if the problem of water sanitation was solved in the developing world. This is real money that could be deployed to build infrastructure and economic development,” Edwards said.

To learn more, visit http://www.projecteviive.org/.