Italian cleantech seeks funds
Italian cleantech start-up company Watly has launched crowdfunding to test their solar powered clean water device in Ghana.
The technology within Watly was developed through Horizon 2020 funding and will also help to generate electricity and internet connections for the African nation.
A Watly prototype that decontaminates water using solar energy and photovoltaic panels enable it to produce its own electricity, as well as electricity for other devices including mobile phones and laptops. Furthermore, the Watly hub creates its own powerful WiFi signal.
A scaled up version of the hub is now required for Watly to achieve its goal of providing clean water, electricity and connectivity to those without them. Marco Attistani, the CEO of Watly, said: “By delivering internet connectivity, along with clean water and electricity, we give people the three pillars that are required for modern civilisation. In other terms, we are providing the internet of things where there is no internet, and very few things.”
The start-up states amongst its mission objectives the improvement of global living standards, the empowerment of the needy and the realisation of their potential so their efforts can focus on ‘social evolution and education rather than mere survival’.
Their website continues: ‘Our primary product is not necessarily water or electricity, but people happiness and wellbeing.’
For more information on Watly and how you can become involved, click here.
