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Dutch Military Chooses Rainmaker Worldwide for Mission-Critical Military Base Water Supply
Dutch Military Chooses Rainmaker Worldwide for Mission-Critical Military Base Water Supply.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n AMERSFOORT, The Netherlands, Nov. 02, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Dutch Ministry of Defense, has chosen Rainmaker Worldwide, working in collaboration with its partner, Bredenoord to provide water purification systems on military bases in the field. Bredenoord and Rainmaker were invited to join an innovative development program called Fieldlab Smartbase 1.0, which resulted in choosing the MD Water Power unit for Mission-Critical Military Base Water Supply.\n A photo accompanying this announcement is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/9a12ded4-ea2d-4b05-8077-3e87fe371371 The Dutch military participates in multiple UN missions and has served in Iraq and Afghanistan. It is currently active in a UN peacekeeping mission in Mali to fight local terrorist insurgents. In these missions, the military learned that it is essential to minimize supply lines and any local dependencies to increase troop safety and maximize operational efficiency. The MD Water Power Unit – a purpose-built solution to military specifications Rainmaker’s core Water-to-Water technology will be combined with Bredenoord’s state-of-the-art military-grade generators in a purpose-built containerized solution, built by Bredenoord. Key specification criteria of the MD Water Power Unit, include low energy and maintenance requirements, reduced cost of water, fast deployment, mobility and operational efficiency. Replacing current reverse osmosis systems The ultimate objective is to replace the current reverse osmosis systems with Rainmaker-Bredenoord units. Each unit can provide up to 25 m3 (25,000 liters) of pure drinking water and 35 kW of electricity daily under all conditions without any power grid connection. This self-contained, low-maintenance solution is designed to be suitable for global military deployments, NGOs and disaster relief situations. One of 16 companies chosen out of 800 submissions The Dutch Ministry of Defence collaborated with various industry and knowledge institutes under the Smart Industry Fieldlabs program to invite companies to propose ideas that meet specific objectives in the areas of energy, water, logistics and waste, and support and services. Over 800 companies submitted proposals. Just 16 were contracted to participate. Smart Industry Chairman, Ineke Dezentjé Hamming said, \"The innov...