Hardware · design study
The Node, drawn honestly.
No prototype photograph exists yet. This is the engineering design study for the unit we are building.
Concept · engineering design · not yet in production
Solar 6 kWbattery below deck
Ultrafiltration ×3never bypassed
CarbonTOC polish
Reverse osmosis ×3bypassable
UVnever bypassed
Product tank4 m³
PLC · constraint layerAI proposes
Sensor mastLTE · Starlink
Divert valvefails closed
PLN-C · design study, not a photograph · dimensions indicative · Q1 2027 fabrication
Specification
What we are building.
Targets for the first container unit. Every figure moves to the claims register the moment it is measured.
Claims registerOutput1 to 5 m³ a day, source dependent
Enclosure20 ft container, insulated, −35 °C rated
Fixed trainstrainer · ultrafiltration · cartridge · UV
Switchablecarbon · ion exchange · reverse osmosis
Energy6 kW solar, 30 kWh battery, grid optional
Energy use0.9 to 2.4 kWh/m³ depending on train
Sensors12 wetted, 3 environmental, mast telemetry
ControlPLC with hard interlocks; AI proposes only
Fail statedivert to waste, spring return, product valve closed
AutonomyL0 at commissioning, L3 after the scenario library
RecoveryNot yet measured
Membrane lifeNot yet measured
Cost per m³Not yet measured
The line
Three scales. One control layer.
The bench loop proves the software. The container proves the site. The campus plant is where the economics live.
Concept · none of the three are built yet · bench loop first
Research track
What exists today
A bench loop under construction with a laboratory partner, running the telemetry, the ledger and the constraint layer at L0.
Designed
What is drawn
The container unit above, at the level of detail a fabricator can quote. Long-lead items identified, suppliers shortlisted.
Planned
What is not claimed
No treatment performance, energy or cost figure for a Pleione Node until it is measured on a Pleione unit with laboratory verification.