The more research we do, the more we post on this site, the more obvious is becomes that different areas of the world, different peoples are need the flexibility in the approach to developing dew collection systems for plan irrigation. Some places have a lot of fog and would benefit from using nets-based D.R.I.P.S....
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Even highly developed nations have water scarcity issues. Here’s a news story from Australia, which is suffering sever water shortages:
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This is an example of a high-tech solution for condensing water out of air. This requires electricity and is not cheap. But it gave these people clean, drinking water.
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More fog collection from Nepal:
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We are doing a lot of research in these last few days. We came across a dew irrigation system that had a lot of similarity to our D.R.I.P.S. project. It is a system designed by an Israeli company Tal-Ya. Here are few photos of their product (notice the irrigation lines): At first it was...
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Okay, so how about a fan shaped metal structure? It would maximize the surface area—very important as dew collects on the surface—the larger the surface are, the more water can potentially be collected. It naturally funnels the water into the “drill” structure below. It can easily be constructed (even by us) from a perforated...
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We came across the use of clay pots for irrigation while doing research on water conservation done by farmers in rural communities. So here’s a description of VERY old technology. A large clay unglazed pot is buried in the ground next to a plant. Clay is very porous, so when this pot is filled...
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While in eighth grade, I did a video on lotus leaves and superhydrophobic surfaces. D.R.I.P.S. would benefit from having such a surface on the cone part of the dew collecting structure. Check out this video from California Institute of Technology (one of the schools I’m thinking of attending in a few years). The video...
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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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Here’s an interesting video on how dew collection is supplementing drinking water in a rural Indian village.
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In the Namib Desert there is a beetle that utilizes a similar method to the D.R.I.P.S. in order to stay hydrated. The beetle lives in an area that receives only a half inch of rain per year, but it can collect the moisture out of the wind that blows across the land. The insect...
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We’ve heard from the EDF Sustainable Design Challenge and the DRIPS project has been “validated.” We are off to the next stage of the competition!
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EDF Evaluation Question: “Please describe shortly below how your project contributes to change energy together for better living (sustainable behavior).” Answer: I think the question is asking us to evaluate our project, Deep Root Irrigation and Precipitation System, in terms of its impact on the communities where it will be deployed. We believe there...
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We’ve got an invitation to The Energy Lab — EDF’s new pavilion in France, featuring the winning designs from the EDF Sustainable Design Challenge....
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Our project and its video was just posted on The Water Channel! Here’s a description of what they do: TheWaterChannel was launched at the...
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So now we have three prototypes: two from India and one locally-produced. They are very different. But the latest version is what we are...
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We just got our first glimpse of DRIPS from India — these were produced in India and are being shipped to us now. Can’t...
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This year (2011), we are still focusing on food. We want to know the true cost of food — its price; the distance it...
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