Water purification systems and methods

A solar-powered water processing system, comprising:

• a reverse osmosis filter coupled with a water intake and configured to receive water from a water source through the water intake and to produce filtered water by filtering the water:
• an array of light-focusing elements configured in an arrangement to produce light in a focused beam, wherein the array of light-focusing elements comprises lenses coated with electrochromic film layers, each of the lenses coated with an electrochromic film layer, wherein the electrochromic film layers are configured to controllably darken;
• a heat exchanger device located in the vicinity of the focused beam, the heat exchanger being coupled with the reverse osmosis filter to receive a portion of the filtered water and configured to heat the portion of the filtered water by using the light in the focused beam to produce steam;
• a turbine generator coupled with the heat exchanger and configured to produce electricity from the steam;
• a battery configured to store a portion of the electricity;
• and
• an electrical distribution panel coupled with the turbine generator and configured to distribute the electricity to a plurality of elements, the plurality of elements comprising the battery and the reverse osmosis filter, wherein, based on the electricity being produced, the electrical distribution panel is configured to start powering the reverse osmosis filter from the turbine generator.