WWAT (1.40) WorldWater & Solar Technologies is an international solar engineering and water management company with unique, high-powered solar technology providing solutions to water supply and energy problems. The Company has developed patented AquaMax™ solar electric systems capable of operating pumps and motors up to 1,000 horsepower (hp) for irrigation, refrigeration and cooling, and water utilities, making it the first company in the world to deliver mainstream solar electric pumping capacity.
WorldWater’s State of the Art Technology
No solar systems in the world are powerful enough to operate the high horsepower requirements of the 50 to 1,000 hp pumps and AC motors typically used for irrigation, refrigeration and cooling, and water utilities – except for WorldWater & Solar Technologies’s patented AquaMax™ system.
The AquaMax™ has several key, unique advantages:
Automatic switching technology: Should power from the grid go down, the AquaMax™ automatically and instantaneously switches power fully to the solar array. In keeping with the islanding provisions of the interconnection rules, power to the grid is off, but the pump or motor keeps operating -- without interruption -- from solar power alone. WorldWater & Solar Technologies’s system is the only solar system with this capability; other grid-tied solar systems shut down when grid power is interrupted.
Power blending technology: The AquaMax™ seamlessly blends DC power from the solar array and AC power from the grid to provide a variable frequency AC signal to the pump or motor. This does two important things: it eliminates large power surges to the motor, and so reduces peak demand charges in the electric bill. It also increases the efficiency of the motor, so it uses less energy to operate.
Soft start capability: The power blending technology noted above also means that motors benefit from “soft start” capability, thereby reducing wear and tear on the motor and extending its life.
Off-grid capability: Customers can elect to run a pump or motor off-grid, on solar power alone. This may be useful if there is a time of day when, for example, running the pump or motor would incur a large demand charge that the customer wishes to avoid. The AquaMax™ system makes operation still possible, while avoiding peak demand charges imposed by the utility.
Emergency power backup: The 2003 power outages in the Northeast and Midwest highlighted a critical application ofWorldWater & Solar Technologies’s proprietary solar technology. WorldWater’s systems are capable of driving pumps or AC motors up to 1,000 hp as backup to grid power or in combination with the grid or other power sources such as diesel generators. They are the only grid-tied solar systems that can run on solar alone in the event of a grid outage. The systems can be mobile for emergency use, or part of a permanent power installation. In either case, they provide invaluable power backup in emergencies – power than can be independent of the electric grid and reliant instead on the constant power of the sun.
With this ground-breaking technology, WorldWater & Solar Technologies has entered the U.S. agricultural, food processing, refrigeration, and water utility markets, starting in California and New Jersey. The Company is taking advantage of the various incentives these states, and others, are offering to encourage the use of renewable energy and thus decrease the demand on the electric grid.
WorldWater & Solar Technologies in the U.S.
The energy crisis in California has created an exceptional business opportunity for WorldWater & Solar Technologies’s solar technology, which is capable of reducing demand on the electric grid and replacing diesel generators with clean, renewable solar energy. Only WorldWater & Solar Technologies has the technological capability to take full advantage of this opportunity, while its customers benefit from attractive rebates and incentives offered by the state and federal governments for investment in solar energy. WorldWater has established a Western headquarters office in Foster City and has representatives throughout the state to better service its California customers.
New Jersey has also created extremely attractive incentives and rebates for customers who invest in solar energy. Its Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) is among the most rigorous in the nation and calls for the creation of 90 MW of additional solar energy by 2008. WorldWater & Solar Technologies has established an Eastern sales office within its corporate headquarters to aggressively pursue this business opportunity.
Other states, including Colorado, New York, and New Mexico, have recently adopted strong incentives to encourage the use of renewable energy. These will also present attractive new business opportunities for WorldWater & Solar Technologies’s proprietary solar technology.
International
WorldWater & Solar Technologies also continues to solve water and energy problems internationally with projects throughout the developing world. WorldWater’s proprietary solar pumping systems are operating in over 20 countries worldwide, and the Company coordinates directly with foreign governments as well as U.S. governmental agencies and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to develop and maintain support for its innovative initiatives.
In addition to developing and marketing solar technology, WorldWater & Solar Technologies has full-service water engineering and water management capabilities. It advises government and industry and all phases of the water cycle from locating sources to pumping, purifying, desalinating, storing, and recycling, and supplies the expertise and equipment to carry out these tasks.
Water and Energy
Global water and energy needs are growing more urgent with each passing day. It is WorldWater & Solar Technologies’s conviction that these needs can be met, and without exorbitant cost. Having built its business around this fundamental mission, and on the principle that water and energy are precious commodities, WorldWater & Solar Technologies has positioned itself solidly to meet the national and global challenges ahead.
