Patent 9090486 was granted and assigned to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute on July, 2015 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A system and method for treating wastewater using concentrated solar energy are described herein. The system includes a lens that is positioned either on or adjacent, or forms part of a façade of a building. A fluid passageway, through which the wastewater is circulated, is positioned either within or adjacent the lens. The lens is configured to direct solar energy onto the wastewater to treat the wastewater.