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Gates Foundation-Backed Janicki Omni Processor Converts Fecal Sludge to Drinking Water and Electricity in Dakar
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Gates Foundation-funded Janicki Bioenergy deployed its Omni Processor in Dakar, Senegal in 2015, a machine treating fecal sludge from 50,000–100,000 people and converting it into drinking water, electricity, and ash — eliminating costly open dumping. Bill Gates famously drank a glass of water produced by the device on camera, calling it 'delicious', and blogged about its deployment as a potential citywide sanitation model for low-income countries. The Foundation funded both R&D at the Washington State facility and the Dakar field pilot via a grant to Senegal's National Sanitation Office.
Source: https://www.gatesnotes.com/Development/Omni-Processor-Update
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