13 December 2021: Genius Watter innovative talent and commitment to the environment and social sustainability have been internationally recognized and celebrated at the prestigious AFSIA Solar Awards 2021.
Genius-RO, our solar-powered reverse osmosis desalination technology has won Genius Watter the "Solar Innovation of the year" award, while the Chairman and Co-founder of Genius Watter, Franco Traverso, has won the “Lifetime Achievement” award for his 40 years of experience in the solar sector and his significant long-term contribution to the development of the African solar industry.
Genius Watter has engineered and patented a battery-free modular desalination technology that can provide high volume clean water in off-grid areas by using exclusively solar energy. Genius-RO can successfully meet the water demand from the agriculture, tourism, health care and humanitarian aid sectors in water-stressed locations.
Click on the links below to find out more about the two awards and watch the awards ceremony at the Africa Energy Forum, held in London:
- Solar Innovation of the year - Genius-RO, solar-powered reverse osmosis desalination technology: https://www.geniuswatter.com/afsia-solar-awards-2021-solar-innovation-of-the-year/;
- Lifetime achievement - Franco Traverso: https://www.geniuswatter.com/afsia-solar-awards-2021-lifetime-achievement-award/.