H2GlO

PrizeOfficial Selection in Use (product)
University/SchoolGeorgia Institute of Technology
ArtistRob Stout, Maggie Johnston, Andrew Leon Melissas
CategoryNon-Professional
Design TeamRob Stout, Maggie Johnston, Andrew Leon Melissas
CreditRob Stout, Maggie Johnston, Andrew Leon Melissas

Each year millions of people are displaced by natural disasters that cut off access to essential services like clean water and electricity. H2GLO is a personal solar-powered water pack designed to provide the security of light and clean water in the immediate aftermath of a natural disaster. Users can get their drinking water from any source, clearing it of sediment, chemical contamination, and disease-causing microorganisms. Lightweight and easy to transport, these packs would arrive in a disaster zone much faster than a slow-moving water truck or bottled water.