Gardening Tips ‘n’ Ideas: Water from the wind
By jimrob | February 16, 2007
Gardening Tips ‘n’ Ideas: Water from the wind
The invention is part wind turbine and part refrigeration which cools and condenses the air until water is extracted. But it doesn’t require vast wind speeds to generate water. In fact;
It can get water in wind as light as 2km/h. - Sunday Times 11/02/2007
The most exciting part of this planned technology is that while wind farms have sprung up around the nation consuming vast areas of land, these windmills may be efficient enough to reside in your own backyard. A small unit can produce 6000 litres per day, far more than the average household uses.
Another exciting point to mention is hot air holds more water than cold. Therefore, in the months when we use the most water there is more available.
And just when you thought this invention couldn’t get any better consider that it also produces its own energy to extract the wind’s water.
You can read more about this amazing invention here, here and here.
This is very interesting. If such technology were affordable and available, I’d readily employ it on my future homestead. I’m sure the corporate and municipal powers-that-be would have a nay-say regarding the legality of the product, or raise “health concerns” to keep it from being widespread in the U.S., but it would be hard to stop a single-home revolution.
Topics: Alternative Energy, Gardening |
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