To make fresh water you must have between 60-70 Bar of pressure. You can do this one of two ways, either using a high pressure pump to push the water through membranes. This is the traditional way of making water. This is a thirsty way of doing things as you need to power the water maker using a generator.

The modern way of making water is based on a new functioning principle that removes the need for high pressure pumps. Schenker watermakers make use of a patented device (Energy Recovery System) that amplifies the pressure supplied by low pressure pumps and recovers most of the spent energy, thus enabling very high energy efficiency. The consumed energy used is up to 80% lower than a traditional system.

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