Solvatten: Purifying Water with Sunlight

Jaqueline and her baby demonstrates the use of their family's Solvatten

GIVE WATER, SAVE LIVES Solvatten: Purifying Water with Sunlight A Swedish portable household water purifier makes unsafe water drinkable using solar energy. Solvatten can produce 22-33 liters of clean, drinkable water when exposed to two to six hours of sunlight. This specially designed container uses heat, UV light, and a built in filter to clean […]

Peta Wadström receives prize from Soroptomists

Solvatten News Peta Wadström receives prize from Soroptomists President of the Unions, Anita Westerström together with Petra Wadström, Founder and CEO of Solvatten.   Soroptimist International is a worldwide service organisation for women. They are committed to a world where women and girls together achieve their individual and collective potential, realise aspirations and have an […]

Solvatten wins the SACC NY-Deloitte Green Award 2011

GIVE WATER, SAVE LIVES Solvatten wins the SACC NY-Deloitte Green Award 2011 Solvatten has been selected by the Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce in New York as the winner of the 2011 Deloitte Green Award. It was presented by HRH Princess Madeleine of Sweden at a Royal Gala Dinner on November 1. Petra Wadström, founder and […]

Swedish Government presents a new environmental strategy

GIVE WATER, SAVE LIVES Swedish Government presents a new environmental strategy Petra Wadström was invited speaker in at the launch of the new Swedish Governments environmental strategy.  The session was attended by Andreas Carlgren, (ministry of environment), Ewa Björling, (Ministry for Foreign Affairs), Maud Olofsson, (Ministry of Enterprise and Energy). Lean more here! Explore Collaborations

CSR with Swedish company Middagsfrid

Give Water – Save Lifes CSR with Swedish company Middagsfrid The Swedish company Middagsfrid have made a substantial contribution to Solvatten by investing 10% of their 2009 profit in voluntary carbon emission reductions. Middagsfrid is taking the lead and challenges larger companies to do the same. Providing this solution is a way to achieve both […]