Re:Atmospheric Water Harvesting
by somishere on Sunday August 23, 2020 @03:52AM
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They've been trialing this on a remote island on the GBR for a couple of years now. They don't produce a lot of water, in the tens of litres per day I think, but they work (and are fully solar powered). Agree it's a fairly edge use case.
https://ladyelliot.com.au/sustainability/water-conservation/
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That looks awful compared to compact, simple and readily available desalination units... [1]
On an island, desalination looks much more efficient and reasonable than these contraptions.
[1] https://www.foreverpureplace.com/500-GPD-Seawater-Desalinati...
Absolutely agreed. LEI are using both systems. But still, given the tech works (and current efficiencies aside), surely it shouldn't be written off so early in the game? Also on anecdotal evidence the hydro panel water tastes a bit better than the desal!