WASTE WATER TREATMENT FOR RECYCLE/REUSE
COVID-19 IS A RESULT OF NOT TREATING WASTE WATER. NEGLECTED FOR DECADES. ZUCKERBERG FOUNDATION, ISREAL HAS CLEARLY ESTABLISHED THAT VIRUSES & COVID-19 HAVE EXISTED IN WASTE WATER & EXISTING TECHNOLOGY IS INCAPABLE FOR DISINFECTING THE SAME. IITGandhinagar ALSO HAS CONFIREMD THE SAME. IT HAS BECOME AN EXISTENTIAL THREAT NOW.
WASTE WATER TREATMENT & FRESH WATER CRISES ARE TWIN EXISTENTIAL THREATS FACING HUMANITY. NATURE HAS BEEN DOING IT FOR US FREE OF COST & WE NEVER BOTHERED ABOUT IT. BOTH ARE CONNECTED IN TIME & SPACE. OUR NOVEL MICRO & NANO BUBBLE TECHNOLOGY CAN PRODUCE TREATED WATER FOR RECYCLE/REUSE CAN SOLVE BOTH THE PROBLEMS.
ONLY 30% WASTE WATER TREATED & EVEN THIS TREATED WATER DOES NOT MEET DISCHARGE STANDARDS. ESTABLISHED BEFORE NGT-NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL AFTER TESTING 600 WORKING STPs. OUR UNIQUE SINGLE SOLUTION CONNECTS SUPPLY & DEMAND & CAN SOLVE MULTIPLE PROBLEMS: SANITATION, HYGIENE, TREATMENT, WATER FOR REUSE/RECYLE APART FROM AGRICULTURE AS WELL AS GROUND WATER RECHARGE LEADING TO RESILIENCE/DROUGHT PROOFNESS.
GLOBALLY, 30% WASTE WATER TREATED. IN INDIA, ONLY 4% IN RURAL AREAS & 30% IN CITIES TREATED. TREATED WATER DOES NOT COMPLY & HENCE ALL WATER BODIES-LAKES, RIVERS, BORES & WATER BODIES ARE CONTAMINATED.INCREASING ILLNESS OF CANCER & OTHER WATER BORNE COMMUNICABLE DISEAES ARE WELL ESTABLISHED. NEEDLESS TO SAY, COVID-19 IS A LONG PENDING OVER DUE STORY : SUPER BUGS HAVE BEEN FORECAST IN 90's ITSELF & AMR-ANTI MICROBIAL RESISTANT BACTERIA ARE IN THE PIPELINE. FOR AN OLD STUDENT OF MICROBIOLOGY, LIKE ME, IT IS NOT SURPRISING AT ALL. WHAT CAN BE DONE ?
FRESH WATER CRISES IS AT OUR DOOR STEP. D-DAY SCENARIOS ARE ALREADY BEING WITNESSED. 2 BILLION PEOPLE DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO WATER. IN A DECADE, WATER CRISES WILL HIT EVERY ONE-RICH OR POOR. EVEN MONEY CANNOT BUY. CAPE TOWN HAS ALREADY READIED PLANS FOR RATIONING WATER AT 20 LITRE EACH. BIG CITIES ARE VULNERABLE. GLOBAL WARMING TRIGGERING CLIMATE CRISES HAS EXACERBATED THE CRISES. BOTH THESE PROBLEMS ARE INTER-RELATED. Dr TECHNOBOLOGUS DECLARED DECADES BACK: DUE TO GEOGRAPHICAL & FINANCIAL REASONS, CENTRALISED STP IS NOT FEASIBLE FOR ALL PARTS OF USA. TRUE FOR THE WORLD.
OUR UNIQUE MICRO & NANO BUBBLE TREATED TECHNOLOGY CAN SOLVE BOTH THE PROBLEMS BY PRODUCING TREATED WATER AT SITE.
WE HAVE SYNERGISED 3 TECHNOLOGY PLATFORMS :NT-NANO TECHNOLOGY TO PRODUCE FINE BUBBLE OF OXYGEN/AIR TO TREAT WASTE WATER IN 1 HOUR RATHER THAN 24 HOURS.
BT-BIO TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION IS IN USING AN IMMOBILISED MICROBIOME OF AEROBIC BACTERIA ON A NOVEL MEDIA TO ACHIEVE HIGH BOD/COD REMOVAL EFFICIENCY. TERTIARY TREATMENT BY AOP-ADVANCED OXIDATION PROCESS IS 100 TIMES MORE POWERFUL & CAN DISINFECT ALL VIRUSES INCLUDING COVID-19.
IT-INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RELIES ON USING SENSORS, INSTRUMENTATION, FLOW METERS etc., CONNECTED TO A DIGITAL PROCESOR THROUGH AN E-GATEWAY FOR DATA ACCESS TO CONSUMERS, OPERATORS & REGULATORS. THESE ADVANCED FEATURES EXIST ONLY IN VERY LARGE & EXPENSIVE SYSTEMS.
BENEFITS TO CONSUMERS :1. CAN GET TREATED WATER AT SITE, WITHOUT ANY RELIANCE ON OUTSIDE TANKER WATER OF UNKNOWN QUALITY & IS EXPENSIVE.
2. RELIABLE SOURCE & DEPENDABLE SOURCE.
3. SAVINGS IN WATER BILLS TO THE EXTENT OF 60-70% WHICH REPAYS THE INVESTMENT IN 4-5 YEARS FOR THE EMI SCHEME.
4. 30% LESS CAPEX & 70% LESS OPEX.
5. EXECUTED IN DAYS/WEEKS NOT MONTHS/YEARS AS IT IS NOW.
6. LESS LAND, LESS CIVIL WORKS, LESS ENERGY BILLS.
7. NO SOUND, NO SMELL, NO SLUDGE & MAINTENANCE FREE.
8. 75% EMI SCHEME TO BE REPAID OVER 4-5 YEARS.
URBAN AREAS: 1. HIGH WATER BILLS ARE ELIMINATED FOR OVER.
2. UNKNOWN QUALITY OUTSIDE WATER CAN BE DISCONTINUED.
3. AVAILABLE AT SITE. CONNECTS SUPPLY WITH DEMAND. DEPENDABLE & RELIABLE. NO UNKNOWN QUALITY WATER FROM UNKNOWN SOURCE.
4. HIGHLY ENERGY EFFICIENT-70% LESS ELECTRICITY DUE TO THE POWER OF THE NANO-BUBBLES & SHORT TREATMENT TIME.
5. WATER SECURITY & INDEPENDENCE. NO SHORTAGE OF WATER.
RURAL AREAS : 1. SANITATION PROBLEM, SINCE, THERE IS NO TREATMENT POSSIBLE.
2. HYGIENE PROBLEM DUE TO CONTAMINATION FROM THE SEWAGE WATER WHICH INVARIABLY SURROUNDS THE LIVING COMMUNITY.
3. TREATMENT DOES NOT EXIST AS NO SEWAGE INFRA-STRUCTURE OF PIPELINES, MAN HOLES, DRAINS & A BIG STP DOES NOT EXIST. DUE TO HIGH CAPITAL & OPERATING COSTS, IT IS A LIABILITY THAT ALL MINICIPAL BODIES ARE AVOIDING TO BUILD, OWN OR OPERATE.
4. IN INDIA, 60% TOILETS DO NOT HAVE WATER FOR FLUSHING.
5. NO WATER FOR AGRICULTURE & PEOPEL ARE MIGRATING TO CITIES IN SEARCH OF LIVELIHOODS & JOBS.
6. 80% WATER USED FOR AGRICULTURE & HENCE FRESH WATER RESOURCES ARE UNDER TREAMANDOUS STRAIN. BORE LEVELS HAVE DROPPED & IT IS CONTAMINATED WITH UNTREATED WASTE WATER. SURPRISING SITUATION IS
THAT, WATER IS NOW MOVING FROM CITIES TO RURAL AREAS.
9. WATER CONSUMPTION IS 65 LITRES/CAPITA V/S 135 LITRES/CAPITA-WHO GUIDELINES.
10. WATER IS ESSENTIAL FOR ALL HUMAN ACTIVITIES : AGRICULTURE, INDUSTRY, POWER GENERATION, CHIPS MAKING, DYEING OF JEANS etc.,
IT IS ESTIMATED THAT WATER SHORTAGE CAN REDUCE GDP BY 6% IN INDIA.
OUR NOVEL SOLUTION IS ABLE TO SOLVE THE MULTIFARIOUS PROBLEMS OF THE ECONOMY IN A COST-EFFECTIVE MANNER. SPEED OF PROJECT EXECUTION IS A BONUS.
IT IS CLEAR THAT OUR SOLUTION CAN SUPPORT : AGRICULTURE, JOBS & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR ALL.
IT IS ECOLOGICALLY & ECONOMICALLY SUSTAINABLE.
- Create scalable economic opportunities for local communities, including fishing, timber, tourism, and regenerative agriculture, that are aligned with thriving and biodiverse ecosystems
RURAL/REMOTE COMMUNITIES ARE NEGLECTED WORLD OVER. THERE MAY BE A MOBILE CONNECTIVITY BUT NO WATER OR NO POWER. IT IS A FACT OF LIFE.
BASED ON DeWWTS-DECENTRALISED WASTE WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM, IT ELIMINATES THE NEED FOR : SEWAGE INFRA-STRUCTURE, LARGE TRACTS OF LAND, CIVIL WORKS, PIPELINES, MANHOLES, DRAINAGES, BIG STP-ACCOMPAANIED BY HUGE CAPITAL EXPENDITURE & RECURRING EXPENSES. IT IS CONSIDERED AVOIDABLE TILL NOW.
OUR DeWWTS SYSTEM REDUCES ALL THESE RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS.
EASE OF EXECUTION IS A GAME CHANGER & CAN BE DEPLOYED EVERYWHERE SWIFTLY WITH LESS CAPITAL & RESOURCES.
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'SIMPLICITY IS ULTIMATE SOPHISTICATION' - LEONARDO DA VINCI
- Prototype: A venture or organization building and testing its product, service, or business model.
WE WON IDEA2PoC AWARD FROM GOVT. OF KARNATKA FOR OUR NOVEL MICRO & NANO BUBBLE BASED TECHNOLOGY FOR DEMO PLANT AT BBC-BANGALORE BIO-INNOVATION CENTRE. PROJECT SUCCESSFULLY VALIDATED THE CONCEPT. 40 KLD PLANT BUILT NEXT TO THE OLD PLANT.
ALSO WON YES BANK-NATURAL CAPITAL AWARD.
ACHIEVED PLATINUM-GREEN BUILDING RATING FOR ASSET AURA-FIRST IN INDIA, AMONG THE TOP THREE IN THE WORLD & ONLY ONE FROM ASIA.
CONCEIVED, DESIGNED, ENGINEERED & EXECUTED BY A COMMITTED TECHNOCRAT WITH 47 YEARS OF INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE.TRAVELLED WORLDWIDE-GERMANY, SWITZERLAND, DENMARK, SWEDEN & USA. HOLDS 6 PATENTS. MOLECULAR DISTILLATION OF RICE BRAN OIL & LIQUID GLUCOSE FROM DRY MILLING OF MAIZE ARE TWO TWO UNIQUE TECHNOLOGIES-FIRST IN THE WORLD.
I THOUGHT IT IS TIME TO GO GLOBAL & SHARE MY VISION FOR THE WORLD. YOUR RECOGNITION WILL BE TRULY A GREEN FEATHER IN MY CAP.
- A new business model or process that relies on technology to be successful
NANO TECHNOLOGY HAS BEEN APPLIED TO SOLIDS : CARBON, GRAPHENE, GOLD etc., THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT THE CONCEPT HAS BEEN APPLIED TO A GAS BUBBLE-OXYGEN OR AIR-IN OUR CASE. RESULTS ARE FANTATIC. JUST COMPARE :
COARSE & FINE BUBBLE AERATION HAS 5% EFFICIENY-24 HOURS TIME-5 SECONDS RESIDENCE TIME
MICRO & NANO BUBBLE AERATION HAS 95% EFFICIENCY-24 MINUTES-5 MINUTES RESIDENCE TIME
IDEA2PoC PPT ENCLOSED GIVES DETAILS OF THE PROJECT.
3 UNIQUE TECHNOLOGY PLATFORMS SYNTHESISED & SYNERGISED:
NT-NANO TECHNOLOGY IS IN GENERATING EXTREMELY FINE BUBBLES-MILLIONS OF THEM WITH HUGE SURFACE ARE WHICH SPEED UP THE DISSOLUTION EFFICIENCY OF OXYGEN DUE TO THE ENORMOUS INTERFACIAL AREA FOR DIFFUSION OF THE GAS.EXTREMELY ENERGY EFFICIENT WAY OF GENERATING FINE BUBBLES.ELIMINATES THE NEED FOR LARGE BLOWERS WHICH ELIMINATE SOUND & REDUCE POWER CONSUMPTION.
BT-BIO TECHNOLOGY IS IN IMMOBILISING AN AERBOIC MICROBIOME ON A CLAY MEDIA FOR HIGH BOD/COD REMOVAL EFFICIENCY IN A SINGLE PASS. PROVIDES CONTINUOUS FLOW WITH LOW RESIDENCE TIME & LOW ENERGY INPUT WITH COMPACT FOOT PRINT. AOP-ADVANCED OXIDATION PROCESS SYNERGISES THE OZONE POWER+UV=100 TIMES MORE POWERFUL TO DISINFECT ALL VIRUSES INCLUDING COVID-19-IMPOSSIBLE TILL NOW IN EXISTING SYSTEMS. IT ALSO HAS THE POTENTIAL TO ELIMINATE MICRO-POLLUTANTS WHICH ARE OF INCREASING CONCERN.
IT-INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IS IN CONNECTING SENSORS, FLOWMETERS & INSTRUMENTATION TO A DIGITAL PROCESS INTER FACED WITH AN E-GATEWAY WHICH DOES PROCESS OPTIMATION, AUTOMATION, PROVIDES DATA TO USERS/OPERATORS & REGULATORS. IMPOSSIBLE IN SMALL SYSTEMS AS OF NOW & IS FOUND IN ONLY LARGE SYSTEMS.
RESULTS : COMPACT & SIMPLE BUT SUPER-EFFICIENT PERFORMANCE
INNOVATIVE BUSINESS MODEL : EXISTING CENTRALISED STP MODEL WITH HUGE INFRA-STRUCTURE REQUIREMENTS IS A BIG STUMBLING BLOCK FOR PRIVATISATION & CANNOT ATTRACT INVESTMENT. WHY WOULD ANY ONE LOSE MONEY TO DO SOME SOCIAL WOK ?
OUR MODEL ACHIEVES ECOLOGICAL SUSTAINABILITY ALONG WITH FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY. IT BUILDS ON :
1. TREATED WATER BECOMES A SALEABLE COMMODITY LIKE HOW POWER IS TRADED, EXCHANGED & USED.
2. BY REDUCING CAPEX & OPEX, PROFITABLE OPERATIONS ARE ACHIEVED.
3. WASTE WATER IS FREE & CHEAP. TREATED WATER IS AN ESSENTIAL COMMODITY, A REASONABLE PRICE CAN BE REALISED. IT WILL COMPETE WITH OTHER SOURCES SUCH AS : TANKER WATER, BORE WATER & PIPED WATER.
Eg: ONE TAP OF SINGAPORE IS THE WASTE WATER IT BUYS FROM SINGAPORE FOR TREATING & REUSING ON A LONG TERM AGREEMENT WITH MALAYSIA.
SIMILARLY, IN BANGALORE SECONDARY TREATED WATER IS SUPPLIED TO PERIPHERAL DROUGHT PRONE AREAS WITH LESS RAIN FOR AGRICULTURE & GROUND WATER RECHARGING.
4. OUR MODEL BUILT AROUND DeWWTS-DECENTRALISED WASTE WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM ELIMINATES THE NEED FOR A HUGE CENTRALISED INFRA-STRUCTURE, LARGE TRACKS OF LAND, ENDLESS CIVIL WORKS, KMS. OF CRISS CROSSING PIPELINES/MANHOLES/GUTTERS etc., WITH HUGE MAINTENANCE PROBLEMS.
5. EASE OF EXECUTION IN DAYS & WEEKS NOT IN MONTHS/YEARS.
FOR CITIES/TOWNS/VILLAGES-BOTH PROBLEMS OF FRESH WATER SOURCING & WASTE WATER TREATMENT CAN BE SOLVED BY OUR METHOD OF IN-SITU TREATING & REUSING. DEMAND & SUPPLY ARE MET IN TIME & PLACE COST EFFICIENTLY. WATER SHORTAGES WILL BE A THING OF THE PAST.
6. CAN BE INTEGRATED WITH BIO-GAS RECOVERY FROM SLUDGE TO GENERATE BIO-GAS THUS ACHIEVING A POSITIVE CARBON FOOT PRINT. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT WORLD WIDE 2-3% OF ENERGY IS USED FOR WASTE WATER TREATMENT. THE PROCESS BECOMES A NET ENERGY SURPLUS & CAN ADD A REVENUE STREAM.
THUS, HIDDEN BIO-CHEMICAL ENERGY IS EXPLOITED BY A GREEN PROCESS.
7. AS THE GREEN PROCESSES GET GREATER ATTENTION & TRACTION, INVESTORS WILL FLOCK TO THIS MODEL. ECOLOGICAL SUSTAINABILITY & ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY. IT WILL EARN CARBON CREDITS WHICH IS A GREEN FEATHER IN THE CAP. THIS HAS A POTENTIAL TO ATTRACT HUGE INVESTMENT WITH A MULTIPLIER EFFECT ON GROWTH & EMPLOYMENT.
Eg: IT IS ESTIMATED THAT IF WATER PROBLEM IS SOLVED, INDIA CAN ADD 8% TO ITS GDP. IT IS EQUALLY TRUE FOR ALL ECONOMIES.
- Biotechnology / Bioengineering
- Software and Mobile Applications
- Rural
- Peri-Urban
- Urban
- Poor
- Low-Income
- Middle-Income
- Minorities & Previously Excluded Populations
- India
- 3. Good Health and Well-being
- 6. Clean Water and Sanitation
- 9. Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
- 11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
- 12. Responsible Consumption and Production
- 13. Climate Action
- 14. Life Below Water
- 15. Life on Land
- India
CURRENTLY : NONE
IN ONE YEAR : 2 PLANTS-4000 PEOPLE
IN FIVE YEARS : 100 PLANTS-200,000 PEOPLE
NUMBER OF PROJECTS ATTENDED & HANDLED
- For-profit, including B-Corp or similar models
5 FULL TIME EMPLOYEES
5 CONSULTANTS WHO HAVE WORKED WITH US IN EARLIER PROJECTS
OUR MARKET HAS 3 DISTINCT BARRIERS : TECHNICAL, MARKETING & FINANCIAL
TECHNICAL BARRIER : WITH OUR TECHNOLOGICAL BREAKTHROUGHS & 4 PATENTS AS WELL AS THE DEMO PLANT, WE HAVE BROKEN THIS BARRIER.
MARKETING BARRIER : WE ARE WORKING WITH PROJECT PEOPLE IN THE AREA OF CONSTRUCTION, CIVIL ENGINEERING, MAINTENANCE & OTHR FUNCTIONAL AREAS WHO CAN BECOME OUR BRAND AMBASSADORS. WE ARE TRAINING THEM IN BOTH MARKETING & TECHNICAL AREAS TO PROVIDE SALES + SERVICES TO OUR CUSTOMERS.
FINANCIAL BARRIER : IN ORDER TO FUND 75% OF PROJECT COST BY EMI BASIS OVER 4-5 YEARS, WE NEED VC/PE FUNDS WITH DEEP POCKETS. IT IS SIMILAR TO SOLAR MODEL. WE ARE ACTIVELY LOOKING FOR INVESTORS IN CLEAN TECK, ENVIRONMENT/SANITATION AREA TO TAKE EQUITY STAKES. WE HOPE MIT SOLVE CAN HELP US TAKING THERE.
IN INDIA, WE HAVE A HISTORY OF MORE THAN 5000 YEARS OF EMBRACING ALL CULTURES WITHOUT DIFFERENTIATING THEM ON ANY BASIS. WE HAVE 27 STATE LANGUAGES IN INDIA. I AM FLUENT IN 5 LANGUAGES & ACCEPT ALL. WE CELEBRATE DIFFERENCES BECAUSE THEY ARE PART OF OUR EVERY DAY LIFE. WE AS A COMPANY LOOK TO COMMITTMENT TO PROGRESS BY LEARNING & PARTICIPATION. WE NEVER LOOK INTO THEIR DEGREES, KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE, CASTE, COMMUNITY, COLOR OR CREED. THEY ARE ALL EQUAL HUMAN BEINGS. WE WORK WITH ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE.
FOR OUR EMPLOYEES WE HAVE 3 LEVELS OF COMPENSATION :
1. BASIC SUSTAINENANCE SALARY
2. EXTRA WORK/HOURS DONE FOR THE PROJECT
3. PROFIT SHARING WHEN A PROJECT IS COMPLETED
- Organizations (B2B)
THESE ARE OUR MOTIVATIONS & OBJECTIVES :
1. TO SEEK INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITIONS. WE HAVE ALREADY WON RECOGNITION IN INDIA-3 AWARDS WON. WORLD SHOULD BENEFIT FROM OUR KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE.
2. TO EXPAND OUR MARKET TO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES IN ASIA, AFRICA, SOUTH AMERICA & MIDDLE EAST.
3. TO SEEK CAPITAL/VC/PE FOR OUR EXPANSION PLANS TO GO GLOBAL.
4. KEEN TO SHARE OUR PRODUCT, SERVICES, TECHNOLOGY & EXPERIENCE FOR THE BENEFIT OF HUMANITY.
- Financial (e.g. improving accounting practices, pitching to investors)
- Product / Service Distribution (e.g. expanding client base)
FINANCIAL : PITCHING TO INVESTORS TO MOBILISE CAPITAL/VC/PE/CLEAN TECH INVESTORS.
MARKETING : TO MARKET OUR PRODUCT/SERVICES/KNOWLEDGE TO COUNTRIES WITH WATER CRISES.
WE ARE OPEN TO WORK WITH ALL INTERESTED ORGANISATIONS/NGOs,/CRUSADERS/COMPANIES/GOVT., FOR MUTUAL BENEFIT & GAIN.
IN INDIA, WE ARE WORKING WITH APARTMENTS, OFFICES & GOVT.,
AMONG PROFESSIONALS-CIVIL ENGINEERS, BUILDERS, REAL ESTATE DEVELOPERS & PROJECT SUPPLIERS AS WELL AS INFRA-STRUCTURE MAINTENANCE PROFESSIONALS.
- Yes, I wish to apply for this prize
OUR ACHIEVEMNT IS ABLE TO MAKE THE STP/WWTP A PORTABLE OR A MOBILE SOLUTION, WHICH CAN BE EASILY TRANSPORTED, INSTALLED WITHIN A DAY. IT IS IDEALLY SUITED FOR REFUGEE CAMPS, DISASTER SITES & REMOTE AREAS :
1. JUST 300 SQ. FT LAND
2. MODULAR, PORTABLE & MOBILE
3. ASSEMBLED ON A FRAME FOR EASE OF LIFTING, SHIFTING & INSTALLING
4. READY TO PLUG-IN. USES 70% LESS POWER. CAN BE RUN ON SOLAR ENERGY ALONE.
5. TREATED WATER CAN BE REUSED AT SITE FOR ALL USES EXCEPT DRINKING. REFUGESS NEED JUST 65 LITRES/CAPITA/DAY (JUST 50% OF NORMAL USAGE).WITH THIS SET-UP, PROBLEMS OF REFUGESS -SANITATION, HYGIENE, WATER FOR NON-ESSENTIAL PURPOSES-ALL WILL BE MET AT SITE.
6. CAN BE EASILY DISMANTLED & MOVED TO ANOTHER SITE.
7.NO NEED FOR ELABORATE SITE WORKS, PIPING etc., CAN TAP FROM EXISTING FACILITIES.
IDEAL SOLUTION FOR REMOTE AREAS WITHOUT INFRA-STRUCTURE, HILLY AREAS, AREAS WITHOUT POWER & DISASTER PRONE AREAS APART FROM REFUGEE CAMPS.
- Yes, I wish to apply for this prize
SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES : OUR CONTRIBUTION
AS OF NOW 2 BILLION AROUND THE WORLD DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO WATER. AS THE WORLD'S POPULATION ZOOMS TO 9 BILLION, AROUND 50% WILL HAVE NO ACCESS TO WATER. WATER SCARCITY IS NOW UNIVERSAL, REGULAR & PERENNIAL. IT IS NO MORE OCCASIONAL, REGIONAL & LOCAL.
CONVENTIONAL CENTRALISED STP & WATER TREATMENT SCHEMS ARE OUT OF DATE, OUT OF FASHION & PASSED THEIR UTILITY. THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEMS OF THE TOWARDS TWIN CHALLENGES :
RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS & SUSTAINABILITY.
WE ENTER THE STAGE : OUR SOLUTION IS ABLE TO CONVERT WASTE WATER WITH MINIMAL RESOURCE INPUTS INTO TREATED WATER FIT FOR RECYCLE/REUSE AT SITE. IT REQUIRES VERY LITTLE LAND, CIVIL WORKS, ENERGY, MATERIALS & CAPITAL. BIGGEST RESOURCE IN PROJECT MANAGMENT IS TIME. TIME IS MONEY. MORE THE TIME, MORE THE MONEY & CAPITAL SUCKED IN. SUCH PROJECTS TODAY NEED MONTHS & YEARS TO PLAN AS WELL AS EXECUTE. OUR PORTABLE/MOBILE SOLUTION CAN BE SIMPLY TRANSPORTED ON A 3 TON TRUCK & UNLOADED IN A DAY. CAN BE COMMISSIONED IN A DAY OR TWO. WITH SOLAR ROOFS, IT DOES NOT NEED EVEN ELECTRICAL CONNECTION. POWER CONSUMPTION IS SO MEAGRE TO GENERATE MICRO & NANO BUBBLES.
HENCE, WITH ALL THE ABOVE MERITS, OUR SOLUTION IS AN IDEAL SOLUTION FOR GM TO BUILD SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS. BIGGEST BONUS : OUR EXPERIENCE IN BUILDING GREEN BUILDINGS GIVES US A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO SOLVING ALL THE PROBLEMS IN RURAL/REMOTE AREAS TO BUILD SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES. IN INDIA WE HAVE PROPOSED THIS TO RURAL COMMUNITIES TO SOLVE THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS :
1. SANITATION
2. HYGIENE
3. TREATED WATER FOR REUSE AT SITE
4. WATER FOR TOILET FLUSHING
5. WATER FOR AGRICULTURE
6. WATER FOR CONSTRUCTION etc., TO SUBSTITUTE COSTLY TANKER WATER WHICH IS TRANSPORTED OVER LONG DISTANCES
7. EXCESS WATER CAN BE USED FOR GROUND WATER RECHARGING THEREBY GIVING RESILIENCE & DROUGHT PROOFNESS.
HENCE, EVEN THE PROBLEMS OF GLOBAL WARMING & CLIMATE CHANGE CAN BE ADDRESSED MEANINGFULLY.
GREAT SYNERGY OF ECOLOGICAL SUSTAINABILITY + ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY.
WATER TREATMENT COST : BROUGHT DOWN BY 75% DUE TO SAVINGS IN CAPITAL & OPERATING COSTS/ENERGY COSTS.
- No, I do not wish to be considered for this prize, even if the prize funder is specifically interested in my solution
- Yes, I wish to apply for this prize
GOOD NEWS & GREAT NEWS : MICRO & NANO BUBBLES CAN REVOLUTIONISE FISHERIES & AQUA-CULTURE
PROBLEM CONTEXT : OVER FISHING HAS LEAD TO THE IMPORTANCE OF INLAND FISHERIES/AQUA-CULTURE. THREE ADVANTAGES OF INLAND FISHERIES :
1. REDUCTION IN CARBON FOOT PRINT/TRANSPORTATION DISTANCE
2. REDUCTION IN CHILLING/REFRIGERATION REQUIREEMNTS
3. FRESH FISH TO CONSUMER SINCE LOCALLY SOURCED
INDIA IS THE LARGEST THIRD LARGEST FISHERIES NATION IN THE WORLD WITH A COAST LINE OF 7000 KMS ACROSS EAST COST & WEST COAST. LARGE EXPORTER OF SHRIMPS/PRAWNS etc., WITH HIGH VALUE ADDITION.
BIGGEST PROBLEM OF INLAND FISHERIES : TODAY'S TECHNOLOGY OF HIGH DENSITY AQUA CULTURE NEEDS HIGH PROTEIN FEEDS & RESULTS IN HIGH LEVELS OF WATER CONTAMINATION BY AMMONIA, NITROGEN, POTASSIUM etc.,
MORTALITY RATES ARE : 25 % & DUE TO TOXICITY AVERAGE SIZE/WEIGHT IS SMALLER WITH LESSER YIELD THAN THEORETICALLY POSSIBLE.
CONVENTIONAL AERATION SYSTEMS ARE CAPITAL, ENERGY GUZZLERS WITH LONG PAY BACK PERIODS.
NOVEL DESIGN : SOLAR MICRO & NANO BUBBLE AERATORS FITTED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POND CAN REDUCE POLLUTION LOADS, PROMOTE PROPER MIXING OF NUTRIENTS & CAN INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY.
COLLABORATOR : WE ARE COLLABORATING WITH UAS-UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES,BANGALORE- FISHERIES DEPARTMENT FOR THE FIELD TESTING OF THIS NOVEL PRODUCT. CONCEPT HAS BEEN APPRECIATED.
LOW INVESTMENT, 100% SOLAR ENERGY & ELIMINATION OF POLLUTION PROBLEM LEADING TO INCREASED YIELDS & LOWER MORTALITY. FOR SMALL FISHERMEN WHO OWN SMALL POANDS-IT IS A BOON.
NANO BUBBLES ARE HERE TO STAY. UNLIKE LARGE BUBBLES WHICH DISAPPEAR NANO BUBBLES ARE HERE TO STAY FOR LONGER PERIODS TO EFFICIENTLY WORK FOR MIRACLES.
- Yes, I wish to apply for this prize
OUR SOLUTION CAN CONTRIBUTE TO DECARBONISTION.
TODAY : WASTE WATER TREATMENT INDUSTRY CONSUMES AROUND 2-3% OF TOTAL ENERGY FOR ITS WORKING. IN LARGE MUNICIPAL WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANTS, 60-70% OF COSTS ARE ATTRIBUTED TO CONSUMPTION OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY TO RUN LARGE BLOWERS WHICH PRODUCE COARSE & FINE BUBBLES WHICH HAVE A JUST 5% EFFICIENCY BY WAY OF OXYGEN DISSOLUTION EFFICIENCY. NANO BUBBLES THAT WE GENERATE ACHIEVE 95% THUS RESULTING IN TIME REQUIRED FOR AERATION FROM 24 HOURS TO JUST 24 MINUTES. IN TOTO, POWER CONSUMPTION IS REDUCED FROM +3 KWH/KL OF TREATED WATER TO LESS THAN 1 KWH/KL. A CLEAR SAVING OF 67% IN ENERGY CONSUMED & REDUCTION IN CARBON FOOT PRINT.
FURTHER, IF BIO-GAS RECOVERY FROM SLUDGE IS ACCOUNTED FOR, IT BECOMES A NET ENERGY SURPLUS PROVIDER. BIO-GAS CAN BE USED AT SITE FOR COOKING & POWER GENERATION AT SITE.
GREEN FOOT PRINT OF OUR MICRO & NANO BUBBLE TECHNOLOGY IS OBVIOUSLY THE BEST CHOICE FOR THE SERVICENOW PRIZE.
- No, I do not wish to be considered for this prize, even if the prize funder is specifically interested in my solution
- Yes, I wish to apply for this prize
WE HAVE SYNERGISED 3 TECHNOLOGY PLATFORMS :NT + BT + IT
NT-NANO TECHNOLOGY UTILISES THE IMMENSE POWER OF MICRO & NANO BUBBLES TO EFFICIENTLY OXYGENATE TREAT WASTE WATERS.
BT-BIO-TECHNOLOGY USES AN IMMOBILISED BED OF A CONSORTIUM OF AEROBIC BACTERIAL CULTURE ON A CLAY MEDIA TO EFFICIENTLY REMOVE BOD/COD.
IT-INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INTERFACE USES A DIGITAL PROCESSOR COUPLED TO AN e-GATEWAY TO OPTIMISE THE PROCESS, ACQUIRE DATA, SHARE WITH USERS/OPERATORS/REGULATORS. THIS FEATURE IS CURRENTLY NOT AVAILABLE IN SMALL SYSTEMS, TO BE FOUND IN LARGE SYSTEMS RUN BY THE CITIES/MUNICIPALITIES. BY BRINGING IN THIS DATA ACCESS, TRANSPARENCY, SHARING & COMPLIANCE WILL MAKE POSSIBLE TROUBLE SHOOTING, MONITORING-A WELCOME FEATURE. THIS LEADS TO AWARNESS, DEMOCRATISATION, PARTICIPATION OF USERS LEADING TO GREATER SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY ABOUT WATER CONSUMPTION & WASTE WATER TREATMENT CONSUMPTION ISSUES.

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