The contest
The highlight of the fourth TUM DeSal Challenge will be the finals, which are planned for June 17 and 18, 2016 on the campus of the Technical University of Munich (TUM) in Garching. Between 10 to 20 selected teams will present their projects to the public and an independent jury of experts from 10 am to 5 pm.
Since it's impossible to judge the viability of the plants based on a single criteria, the jury will determine the winners by judging the concepts based on six categories:
- Drinking water capacity and quality
- Cost planning
- Maintenance effort, ease of use and installation
- Degree of innovation
- Design and engineering
- Communication
(Detailed description of all categories can be found here)
Exclusion criteria are water quality (salinity level <1,000 ppm) as well as energy self-sufficient operation based renewable energy sources. To be able to realize the plant in developing countries and to generate fair conditions for the competition, the plant must cost less than 2,000 euros.
Leaderboard: This document (.xls) shows the points achievable of the 6 categories which are weighted differently. It helps you to develop a strategy for your application.