Los Padres Foundation, WorldWater & Solar Technologies, and the University of Puerto Rico Bring Clean Water and Power System for Puerto Rico

PRINCETON, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–WorldWater & Solar Technologies, Inc. (WWST), America’s longest
continuing solar technology company, has joined forces with Los Padres
Foundation and the University of Puerto Rico to provide continuous,
clean water and power to some of those affected by the hurricanes this
fall. A solar-driven Mobile MaxPure™ (MMP) Reverse Osmosis system will
provide long-term benefits to the local people of Humacao while being
used as a teaching instrument for the engineering students at the
University campus there.

The MMP was acquired by Lillian and Edgar Rios of the Los Padres
Foundation and granted to the University for an indeterminate period for
use by the students and to provide drinking water for the public.

“Lillian and I along with the Los Padres Foundation are ecstatic with
this opportunity to collaborate with both WWST and the University of
Puerto Rico (UPR) to bring clean drinking water to the people of Puerto
Rico most impacted by these devastating hurricanes”, said Mr. Rios.
“Moreover we are extremely pleased that this project will provide a
learning opportunity in the solar engineering and water purification
technology for the engineering students at the UPR”.

For more than 30 years, WWST has been providing solar and water
solutions that save lives in countries around the world, according to
Quentin T. Kelly, Chairman & CEO of WWST. The MMP Reverse Osmosis
system, which can pump, desalinate and purify over 1 million gallons of
water per year as well as provide reliable solar energy, was put in
place on the Humacao campus near the eastern end of the island under the
guidance of Interim Chancellor Enrique Suarez.

“This is ideal cooperation between the Rios family and Chancellor
Suarez, providing clean water for the people but additionally giving
hands-on training to students in solar engineering and water pumping and
purification technology, “ Mr. Kelly said.

“The University of Puerto Rico at Humacao (UPRH) is extremely
enthusiastic and ready to collaborate with Los Padres Foundation and
World Water Solar Technologies (WWST) in this unprecedented project,”
said Chancellor Suarez. “The students of Chemistry, Biology and
Engineering will have the opportunity to help those people most affected
by Hurricane Maria who still do not have drinking water services with
the technology developed by WWST”.

David Hammes, WWST VP of Sales & Marketing, added, “WWST is considering
opening operations in Puerto Rico to assemble and distribute
solar-powered water purification and desalination systems throughout the
Caribbean and Latin America. This would mean the creation of many jobs
on the Island as well as providing water and power to the people”.

About WorldWater & Solar Technologies

Since 1984, WorldWater has provided viable solutions for solar electric
power and water crises globally, including patented solar-powered
systems that can provide electric power as well as pump hundreds of
thousands of gallons per day from lakes, rivers and deep wells for
irrigation and municipal water supply. The company also produces and
installs standalone, portable water filtration technologies that convert
sea water and up to 30,000 gallons of polluted fresh water into clean
water per day for drinking, cooking and hygiene.

About the Los Padres Foundation

As part of the Puerto Rican Diaspora, Edgar Gonzalo Rios and Lillian
Reyes Rios were born and raised in NYC. Their commitment to enhance the
economic and social status of Puerto Rican/Latinos in the United States
has never waivered. To this end, they founded the Los Padres Foundation,
a non-profit organization, in 1995 with the mission of helping
economically challenged Puerto Rican/Latino students residing in the New
York and New Jersey metropolitan areas enjoy the same opportunities they
had to pursue and complete their higher educational goals. Since the
Rios’ began the foundation they have awarded over 700 grants and
scholarships.

About the University of Puerto Rico Project

To carry out this project, the UPRH is developing a multidisciplinary
internship program with the students so they can have practical
experience during their professional development while they acquire an
even greater life changing experience that is to help their fellow
citizens when they need it.

This project also aims to become a self-sustainable university business
with the purpose of generating institutional funds to help economically
disadvantaged students and continue to collaborate with Los Padres
Foundation in a gesture of reciprocity and gratitude for their
humanitarian gesture with the students of the UPRH and the community in
general of Puerto Rico.

Contacts

WorldWater & Solar Technologies, Inc.
David Hammes, 609-356-0372
[email protected]
www.worldwatersolar.com