Archive for May, 2011

PUR: International Organization for Dew Utilization

May 19, 2011
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We just came across this non-profit organization while we were doing a bit of additional research on dew collection and dew “harvesting.” Here’s a link: http://www.opur.fr/index.htm
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Dew as Drinking Water in Rural India

May 19, 2011
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Here’s an interesting video on how dew collection is supplementing drinking water in a rural Indian village.
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The Crux of the Idea

May 19, 2011
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The Crux of the Idea

Recently, we’ve been busy contemplating about our D.R.I.P.S. idea. We’ve even started putting together a prototype! (Although being in high school it’s a little more difficult.) We’ve considered various materials: clay, plastic, metal. We want to design something that the local population can easily produce themselves. We assume that cost of production is a...
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We are traveling to Paris!

May 19, 2011
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We’re continuing the difficult task of researching the dew collection process. I’ll post a few links in our research section shortly. But the big news today is that we’re going to France to present our D.R.I.P.S. idea. We’ve been working on this for several years (since about 2008). EDF Sustainable Design Challenge gave us...
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