Efficiency and scalability
The system has been designed to be highly efficient, with an average energy conversion rate of 94%. This means that 94% of the electrical energy generated by the solar panels is converted into clean drinking water.
The system's scalability is also significant, with the potential to supply large communities and even entire municipalities with low-cost, sun-powered drinking water. The MIT team has already demonstrated the system's effectiveness in a small community setting, where it supplied Enough water for a population of around 3,000 people.