We are not the only ones thinking of how to use atmospheric water in places where water is scarce. Here’s a project the University of Engineering and Technology of Peru (UTEC). The students turned a billboard into an atmospheric water collector and added a tap for everyone to use! Check it out:
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There’s a very interesting project being launched in Qatar this month — sea water is collected by evaporators and used to create an oasis in the middle of a desert: The ultimate aim of the Sahara Forest Project is to return vast areas of desert back to life, providing food, water and clean energy...
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There was an interesting article in the Economist about a chemist, Mr. Chhatre, who developed interesting coatings for aluminum mesh to increase their fog collecting properties. He’s starting a test project in South Africa. We can use technology like this as one of the possible top to the DRIPS project. Since the his invention...
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Here’s an expensive piece of technology that India’s army is using for its water need. This is a CNN report:
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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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And here’s another: Skywater 300 Atmospheric Water Generator.
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Here’s another cool technology to generate water from air using electricity: EcoloBlue:
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This is a very cool invention: https://youtu.be/MEqCyAe_ClM This guy is using electricity generated by a wind turbine to cool the air and extract liquid. Here’s more:
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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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