Watly : The computer provides internet,energy & drinking water

Today billions of people do not have access to clean water, electricity and the Internet. Watly is a generator that aims to deliver these fundamental things to the developing world.

The Watly machine, created by an Italian-Spanish start-up of the same name, resembles a futuristic space capsule. But its mission is to provide electricity, clean water, and Internet services that could transform lives and economies across rural Africa.

An extremely robust – and quite beautiful – piece of hardware, each Watly unit is low maintenance. For one unit of the Watly system, which could provide clean water for a village for the next 15 years, the team would have to raise $75,000 and receive the matching funds promised by a philanthropist.

The battery also powers a connectivity hub that provides wireless internet access within an 800-meter radius, and a charging station for electronic and mobile devices.

During its 15 years of service, one Watly can reduce emissions to the tune of 2,500 tons of greenhouse gases, equivalent to 5,000 barrels of oil, its makers say.

Watly has already tested a prototype in rural Ghana, and the next step is to roll out units across the continent, starting with Nigeria and Sudan.