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We have developed and patented a technology to treat, store, monitor and distribute pressurised water to drinking water quality. It’s simple to use and has low running costs as it performs complex tasks under continuous Wi-Fi enabled supervision. Probes in the water tank measure water quality every 5 seconds. The point of entry system combines UV and Ozone treatment and pre and post filtration of the source water to deliver potable water. It also stores up to 230 litres of water which benefits from a refresh of

• zone and so provides a ready back up supply of potable water for

the end customer. Our research has shown that there is no equivalent alternative which combines filtration, UV, Ozone and storage of treated rainwater or other sources.

Our New Concept

Research Capabilities bebhinn.daly@rainsafewater.com www.rainsafewater.com The RainSafe™ has been developed over a number of years and the team has gained expertise in the following areas 1. Filtration

• Pore size, filter media, antimicrobial properties, treatment efficiency

2. UV disinfection

• Reactor Design, verification and validation

3. Ozone generation through Corona Discharge

• Air drying for humidity control
• Electrical and software control

4. Ozone disinfection and Copper-silver ionisation

• Effect and deployment for residual disinfection

5. Design and implementation of testing regime in accordance with the parameters of the Drinking Water Directive

Summary of Research Capabilities

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Key Benefits of the RainSafe project  Provides water to drinking water quality without added chemicals  Plug-and-play model with low running costs  Reduces demand on stressed municipal networks  Promotes reduction in carbon emissions as Water Utilities could reduce volumes and pressure of network water supply  Promotes environmentally friendly rainwater harvesting to reduce waste of water run-off to combined sewers with associated problems 30 Month project  Currently in month 21  4 partners –KIWA (Italy) Flextronics (Ireland) GreenLife (Germany) The University of Exeter (UK)  Demonstrators in place at 6 sites (Ireland, UK, Germany, Belgium)  Independent laboratory assessments of water quality taking place

CIP Eco-Innovation – 2012 Call

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The RainSafe Team

Science

• Dr. Ross O’Dwyer PhD (Research Chemist).

Water/Wastewater treatment (Pesticides removal) and analytical methods (Questor Funded PhD project, Dublin City University-DCU)

• Dr. Ann-Marie Deegan PhD (Research Chemist)

Water/Wastewater treatment (Pharmaceutical removal) and analytical methods (Questor Funded PhD project, Dublin City University-DCU)

• Dr. Ana Carolina de Almeida PhD (Head of Microbiology)

UV and advanced oxidative disinfection of water, (EPA Funded PhD project, Dublin City University-DCU)

Rachel Liston MSc, BSc(Laboratory Scientist)

Biotechnology, Biochemistry, University College Cork

Aoife Nolan BSc Geologist (Laboratory Scientist)

Geochemistry, tephrochronology, Trinity College Dublin

Engineering

Owen Leonard

Director - More than 20+ years experience in in the water industry in both Ireland and the USA.

Iain Lennox

MSC in Product development, Meng in Manufacturing Engineering. 15+ years in R&D, Manufacturing and technical sales and marketing roles

Damien Maguire

Btech degree in Electronic Engineering. 15+ years in R&D and production roles

Regulatory

Dr Charles Butler

PhD in Environmental Law, LLM (Masters in Environmental Law, BBS . 18+ years experience as a qualified solicitor, including 10 years as a sole practitioner. Expert in European Environment Law and Policy.