The australian renewable energy agency arena has announced an aussie first trial of a solar powered water producing device that extracts drinking water from the air.
Source solar panel drinking water.
Source is a solar powered and self contained device capable of harvesting up to 10 liters of clean drinking water per day from the air.
Source is a hefty device with each panel weighing around 124 kilograms and measuring 1 2m x 2 4m.
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A special mounting system is used to distribute the weight evenly.
Water scarcity affects more than 40 percent of the global population.
Called source this solar panel system developed by zero mass water a startup with a mission to democratize drinking water turns water vapor in the air into clean drinkable water.
Zero mass water an arizona state university spin off startup based in scottsdale has developed a drinking water solar panel that is a standalone system requiring no wired or water input.
A new kind of solar panel is being tested in water scarce regions of ecuador jordan and mexico where the device called source pulls moisture from the atmosphere to provide clean drinking water.
The company s source panels can be installed atop any building just like standard photovoltaics but instead of just harvesting solar energy they use the sun s rays to pull water from the air.
Zero mass water states a standard array 2 panels averages 4 10 liters of water production each day depending on sunlight and humidity conditions.
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The portable source hydropanel system from us based zero mass water sucks moisture from the atmosphere using solar power the process purifies and also adds minerals to ensure the water is 100 per cent safe for consumption.
See how it works while visiting zero mass s headquarters i was able to taste the water that came from the panels on the roof of the building.