Device that can extract 1,000 liters of clean water a day from desert air revealed by 2025 Nobel Prize winner — claimed to work in desert air with 20% humidity or lower, delivering off-grid ‘personalized water’
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The system can function in air with 20% humidity or less. But these 1,000 liter a day machines are not small, at around shipping container size.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/59925291

The system can function in air with 20% humidity or less. But these 1,000 liter a day machines are not small, at around shipping container size.

  • TigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    2 days ago

    There have been so many of these devices promoted in Kickstarter, dragons den, etc.

    I’m highly sceptical, as so far scientists have told me there simply isn’t that much moist in the desert air to get even one liter of clean water per day. You simply cannot create water out of nothing.

    • Malfeasant@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 hours ago

      I live in Phoenix. When I first moved here, I lived in a shitty apartment that didn’t maintain my air conditioning, and the condenser drain clogged and started leaking, so I had to put out buckets to catch the water. I could easily squeeze a gallon out of the air in a few hours, and that was just a 750 sqft apartment…