Thursday, October 13, 2016

This Wind-Powered Device Pulls 11 Gallons Of Drinkable Water From The Air Each Day

This low-cost, low-tech water condenser could help create water self-sufficiency in communities around the world that lack regular access to clean, drinkable water.

Whereas many individuals in developed nations often worry over catching their favorite television show, a constant stress for approximately 2.3 million people on the planet has to do with obtaining clean, drinking water. Fortunately, a solution to the latter conundrum has been presented, and it’s one that might ease generations of worry in locations where purified water is hard to come by.

Credit: Water Seer

The Water Seer collection device relies on simple condensation to collect drinkable water from the atmosphere and can provide up to 11 gallons of clean aqua without one external power source each day. Best of all, it can potentially run forever and does not create greenhouse gas emissions which contribute to climate change.

Credit: Water Seer

To ensure the device works, it’s planted six or more feet into the ground, then soil is packed around its metal neck. Inhabitat relays that the device holds a vertical wind turbine in which internal fan blades spin and draw in air into the subterranean chamber. Because the underground portion of the invention is cooled by the surrounding earth, water in the air drawn in by the turbine condenses and is collected in a sort of artificial reservoir. It’s from this well that people can draw clean, safe drinking water 24/7.
 
VICI-Labs is responsible for creating the game-changing device in collaboration with UC Berkely and the National Peace Corps Association. It didn’t take long for the IndieGoGo campaign to raise over $77,000. Apparently, many people are interested in seeing “orchards” of water collection devices in communities around the world.


In August 2016, the prototype for the Water Seer device was finalized. Once the IndieGoGo campaign closes, the National Peace Corps Association will conduct field tests on the invention. Hopefully, the Water Seer will be utilized as a possible solution for the millions of people who lack regular access to safe drinking water.

If every village had just a few Water Seer devices, enough water could be collected to ensure more than enough for all members. To make this vision a reality, the not-for-profit company will match U.S. purchases of each unit by donating a Water Seer collection device to those in developing countries or arid climates in need.Click here to learn more.

Source:  http://www.riseearth.com/2016/10/this-wind-powered-device-pulls-11.html#more

3 comments:

Unknown said...

Investor scam. If your basement is wet you dry it out by blowing air through it with a fan. But this unit breaks the laws of physics and deposits water on surfaces that are warmer than the dew point temperature.

Unknown said...

Investor scam. If your basement is wet you dry it out by blowing air through it with a fan. But this unit breaks the laws of physics and deposits water on surfaces that are warmer than the dew point temperature.

Anonymous said...

Have YOU tried it? There are MANY who have the devices, and this is their source for water in the areas in which they are currently living. Perhaps you will want to argue your point with them, as their units pull in the water with no trouble or adverse side affects whatsoever!!! As for your basement, dehumidifiers - perhaps commercial - are generally used to pull the water out of the atmosphere, including from carpeting and furnishings that may be wet. After assuring that as much water as possible has been removed, then the use of heaters to dry the areas and perhaps even your 'fans' to finish the job. You don't 'dry it out' by simply using fans - unless you just spilled a glass of water. Simply using a fan to blow all that moisture back and forth can create more problems. There is a danger of mold growing within a day or so of dampness, and that is both stinky and dangerous to one's health. http://blackmold.awardspace.com/mold-flooding.html Any other information on this that you want to share with readers to let them know of your vast knowledge on the subject?