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DECENTRALIZED CIRCULAR UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE
Electric generator and water decontaminator powered by corn bioethanol.
Electric generator and water decontaminator powered by corn bioethanol.
At the end of 2024, my country, Ecuador, faced a terrible drought that caused widespread devastation, including power outages lasting around 14 hours, daily water service interruptions, and days when we had neither electricity nor drinking water. It was very difficult for urban areas, but it was a thousand times worse for rural areas. This situation created the need to develop new sources of electricity generation, as well as find economical methods to purify water, which is scarce during droughts. This led to the creation of ILUMINATE, an initiative that seeks to develop safe, efficient, and low-cost technology to address these two problems brought on by drought: the lack of electricity and the lack of access to safe drinking water. Our first prototype, called LUMINA 1, is capable of purifying water to levels safe for human consumption. In the process, it generates surplus usable electricity, and its power source is not a fossil fuel like gasoline or diesel. The fuel that powers LUMINA 1 is a biofuel obtained from the fermentation of corn (96% bioethanol).
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Ecuador-Cuenca, May 25, 2026
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Currently, the idea is protected under a pending patent application at SENADI (National Intellectual Property Service of Ecuador). Through community outreach, the initiative aims to raise the necessary funds to improve the prototype and then begin pilot testing. This testing will involve delivering the machine to families living in extreme poverty who lack access to electricity and potable water.
Currently, the idea is protected under a pending patent application at SENADI (National Intellectual Property Service of Ecuador). Through community outreach, the initiative aims to raise the necessary funds to improve the prototype and then begin pilot testing. This testing will involve delivering the machine to families living in extreme poverty who lack access to electricity and potable water.
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