Eliminate water stills


Problem: Water stills purify water by boiling and condensing it with running tap water. Boiling takes a lot of energy, and electricity is the least efficient energy source for the task. Constant running water uses up thousands of gallons over a year.

Solution: Use reverse osmosis or ion exchange methods when possible.

Benefits: This saves many kWh and gallons of water per liter of purified water. The bypass water for RO could potentially be used for other purposes such as toilets or even irrigation if it is not too hard.

Costs: Some quality standards require ultra-purity water delivered with distillation, (e.g. tissue culturing) and there is no feasible alternative.