Before revision: Technical characteristics In his TEDMED 2010 presentation, Kamen announced several goals for and characteristics of the machine: five years of operation without overhaul or maintenance use less than a kilowatt of power (lower than the power consumption of a microwave oven) generate 1000 liters of pure water/day, enough for 100 people for hygiene and cooking meets the U.S. pharmacopoeic standard for water for injections requires no pre-treatment, pipelines, engineers, consumables (osmosis membranes, charcoal, etc.
After revision: Technical characteristics In his TEDMED 2010 presentation, Kamen announced several goals for and characteristics of the machine: five years of operation without overhaul or maintenance use less than a kilowatt of power (lower than the power consumption of a microwave oven) generate 1000 litres of pure water/day, enough for 100 people for hygiene and cooking meets the U.S. pharmacopoeic standard for water for injections requires no pre-treatment, pipelines, engineers, consumables (osmosis membranes, charcoal, etc.