Vital Lyfe, a water technology company focused on universal water accessibility, announced the market launch of Access, its first-generation water filtration system. Initial Access units will be shipped this month, bringing to market a reliable, portable solution to filtered on-demand water anywhere, the company said.
Access is an easy-to-use and cost-effective system that enables anyone to generate filtered water from any naturally occurring water source, including seawater, through a simple, intuitive, push-button process. The system is designed for a wide range of applications and consumers, including off-grid exploration and communities, short- or long-term sailors, maritime environments, rural living, disaster relief organizations and emergency response.
Features of Access include:
- Delivers up to 6 gallons per hour in seawater conditions
- Delivers up to 12 gallons per hour in freshwater conditions
- Typical salt rejection rate of 99.5%+
- Operates at 200W and supports both AC and DC power sources
- Runtime: Ranges between 1-3 hours depending on source water conditions
- Weight: 25 pounds
- Replacement RO Membranes: $30
- Automated controls that manage pressure, filtration and performance in real time, eliminating the need for specialized training or complex operation
“The response to Access so far has been outstanding, and we’re thrilled to finally bring this solution to market. We believe that everyone has a right to access clean water, but so much of our society has been dependent on expensive and fragile centralized systems. Access is much more accessible and addresses both immediate field needs and long-term global demand for decentralized, reliable water access,” said Jonathan Criss, CEO and co-founder of Vital Lyfe.
“Utilizing years of engineering experience from SpaceX, Jon and I were able to build a water filtration technology with aerospace-level precision and efficiency,” said Andrew Harner, COO and co-founder of Vital Lyfe. “This allowed us to create a simple but high-performing and automated system that anyone can use. This is vital to decentralizing water and making it affordable and attainable for people even in the most remote environments.”
By decentralizing desalination and water purification, Access puts control back in the hands of individuals and makes water generation simple, reliable and portable, Vital Lyfe said. As the global water market sees continued growth driven by water scarcity and is projected to exceed $1.5 trillion, Access is helping build a future of water without limits.
