Supplying Drinking Water from Renewable Energy Sources - The Levisys Flywheel
The southern part of the Mekong Delta is facing salinity problems that led to a lack of drinking water for farmers and the population. In this region where electricity and transport infrastructures are often limited, new solutions are emerging to provide desalinated water from clean and low-cost energy.
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In partnership with South Korea's Energy Agency and Vietnam's Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Levisys, LG and Synopex have designed a stand-alone desalination unit that can produce up to 10,000 liters of drinking water per day.
The system operates on a battery powered entirely by solar energy.
The Levisys flywheel -based on the conversion of kinetic energy into electrical energy- ensures optimum efficiency by strongly limiting electrical and mechanical losses. It thus contributes to achieving the required energy efficiency.
This autonomous desalination system is currently one of the most environmentally and climate friendly solutions. The project partners wish to duplicate it in other communities under water stress.
Company name: Levisys
Date of creation: 2004
Legal form: SAS
Founders: Pierre Fessler & Michel Saint-Mleux
Sector of intervention: Energy storage, electrical network regulator, storage technology for advanced electronic equipment, self-consumption solutions.
Geographical area: France (Grand Est), Europe and Asia (Vietnam and China)
Notable achievements:
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Desalination demonstrator in the Mekong Delta.
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Self-consumption solution for housing estates of more than a hundred houses in the Grand Est region.
This article was written following the Transition Forum Call for Expressions of Interest. Levisys is part of the top 20 selected projects.
