Solar Atmospheric Water Generators: The solution to fresh water scarcity

In this video we are going to look at Atmospheric Water Generators. In the last decade, there has been a lot of development for creating efficient machines that can extract water from the air.
Their are four different technologies being used. They are refrigerant based AWG, Desiccation based AWG, Peltier (thermo electric generator) based AWG and hydrophilic surface based AWG.
At present the company called Watergen has been able to produce a litre for just 300 Wh of energy.

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[@problactive285]

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[@SydneyD28-6]

Moses invented this Technology

[@cryptoworld806]

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[@lujitsu1251]

@@SydneyD28-6not at all. His technology is that if a humidor which has been around for many decades if not a century.

[@miguelon1995]

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What a God we serve. We can even get water from the air Wow

[@Chimonger1]

This was VERY informative; Thank you! It helps choose which one, or, informs about how to DIY a system. Having a simple, nature-replicating water harvester, that just about anyone could make for themselves, is truly a compassionate gift. The only thing I would add to this description, is links to show diagrams or plans for each type.

[@ralphhofmeier8840]

The atmosphere is actually the biggest aquifer we have. Refilling itself 100% every nine days it is unlimited water source .

[@zuutlmna]

Excellent video! Desertification is continuing and spreading in the temperate latitudes. Glad to see this technology evolving. It'll be a win-win for developing countries, since it will not only bring more water, but cleaner water!

[@OgdenThorntonFamily]

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[@steveg2406]

Window AC units can produce lots of condensed water during humid warm/hot climates...used to collect from "overflow" drain into open air containers for birds & wildlife use - they didn't have any problems drinking it.

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[@skellingtonmeteoryballoon]

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[@helenfein6103]

Thank you for a highly informative and interesting video about the AWG. Hopefully one day these machines will be more available and help with our water problems.

[@GradyMack-wn1gc]

I'm so thankful that a black man named Moses West invented something more important than Tesla or a weapon.. unlike the inhumane people poisoning water and pretending to strive to cure diseases.

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[@justanamerican9024]

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[@linggiman]

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[@lemo85bee]

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[@homesteadingusa]

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[@48sunray]

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[@HostileRespite]

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[@jaredrenfro7933]

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[@amethysturanus6351]

Thanks for simplified explanation 👍

[@synergyfiles3536]

My pleasure

[@jackrodgersjr]

AC units produce water from the air when the warm air passes over the cooling coils water is released due to the heat loss. Been doing this for a hundred years. When the drains get clogged with algae or bugs, then the drain pans over flow and cause spots in the ceiling or water on the floor.

[@Zenden1ST]

so the awg does this but has filters in place to prevent their company from getting sued?

[@tinker7998]

This will definitely be the water source of the future, eliminating plastic bottles and providing clean fresh water...

[@jonwelch564]

It absolutely will not. It's an utterly absurd way to produce water, you need a huge amount of power for minimal amount of water. Plus you need to then purify the water as you have dragged huge amount of air through your machine, along with all contaminants. There is is reason dehumidifiers say don't drink the condensed water.

[@tinker7998]

how-hydropanels-work ... This is not a $75 dehumidifier and uses no electricity whatsoever

[@miamismartass5039]

Thank you.

[@Jarmezrocks]

That was excellent! I was wondering about Pelletier technology for creating something like this? I see the home made versions in your clip 👍 Now I'm going to go researching 🙂

[@chandansaha9472]

Excellent

[@SimpleTek]

Been looking into this a lot recently. Thank you so much for the video. to me it just sounds like a dehumidifier, add a stolar panel to it for free water...... I wonder which would be cheaper making a DIY version... sorry, I've a huge DIY kind of guy always trying to make something simpler and cheaper.... Cheers from Manitoba, Canada. Great video.

[@synergyfiles3536]

You are better off buying an existing dehumidifier and adding water contamination filter and remineralizer to it .It wouldn't be the most efficient but it will do the trick

[@hadesomegamoto7639]

Great video great info =)

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very Important For Beginers

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[@thelivingmarkable]

Mind blowing

[@JawslinJabers]

Could the power for this be generated from the moving parts of the water condenser it's self? I have seen some hubcaps on cars that spin generating some power putting it back into the car battery. It's an idea. It would make the condenser more self sustaining a maybe provide more than just clean water. Just a thought to try and help.

[@5starrater1]

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[@Lambert7785]

excellent - thanks :)

[@theknifedude1881]

I was in the USN in the’60’s and the air droppable rubber life rafts had floating solar stills for fresh water production.

[@mrluevano4534]

A lot of these inventions were over a hundred years ago but those guys are dead now we have the internet on our side

[@joepeeer4830]

Ty

[@joeattard4819]

Water shortage in Australia what a crock of shit we are experiencing floods from too much rainfall along the west coast. I live in Adelaide and have a constant variation from using my rain water from 30,000Lts down to 15,000 Lts throughout the year over the last 14 years. Never has my water run out and I run the whole house on it from the kitchen, laundry, bathroom, toilet and on my garden. I even wash the car with it. There are two of us my son and I.

[@mmortazav]

In 8:24 the video refers to a study from MIT. Could you share the link to their article on this topic? Thanks!

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Nice

[@abin5699]

Great!

[@arthursantosuosso9684]

10X THANKS !!!

[@floydbertagnolli944]

How can I get more info about the 2nd Peltier device you showed, the one on the tripod?

[@realhannahkirkpatrick]

Great information, appreciated! Can anyone share insights for how I could analyze/shop the options for the best low-humidity required machine for family consumption in case of emergency? I have an extended family of 7 to care for in Phoenix AZ with low humidity (under 40%) and am not sure how to make an intelligent purchase on this! Thanks in advance for any guidance :)

[@1MauricioGarcia]

Hello Hannah, you can check on SOURCE.CO they are located at Scottsdale, AZ. Regards! Their residential equipment works with a minimum of 10% humidity.

[@africanartlegacy9593]

5 thumbs up

[@bevonostro................]

We have two electric atmospheric water generators at my house, one we affectionately call HVAC, and the other that we named D. Humidifier. Cheaper electricity, like that from improved effeciency solar panels, would help them make even more water.

[@LitaKatz94]

Does anyone know where I would be able to purchase some of the mesh towards the end of the video?

[@Aravena.M]

this system also can be connected to an water (the atmosferic distilled water obtained by mean of this method) electrolysis-hydrogen combustion system for free energy generation

[@DreadX10]

If you have enough money, these things work but like you mentioned at the end of the video, it's in 4th place when it comes to getting potable water. These are not long term solutions as the sellers of these types of equipment never seem to be able to figure in all the costs of running them. Spare parts and the cost of filters (coming from halfway across the world) are conveniently forgotten when the it comes to price per liter. Where does the dry hot air (capable of taking in the moisture from the surrounding air) go?

[@williamlloyd3769]

Maybe we’ll all become water farmers like Luke’s uncle on Tatooine! If you have excess solar power that you’re not getting paid for by the grid, why not use power to run this or a similar system?

[@BarryMambo]

Hello - which of probably more than 100 available dehumidifiers is the most efficient? Is there a recommended model for high yields, longlasting and not to expensive? 50 Liters per day produced by 15KWh out of solar panels would be perfect for my finca in Spain. Might it be smarter to store most of the electricity and focus on nighttime water production?

[@synergyfiles3536]

During the night relative humdity is higher so its better to run it during the night particularly if you are living near coast. 50 litres per day is very doable with 15 Kwh daily. Most AWGs would do that.

[@alyrawk]

Thank you the very informative video . Any recommendation for AWG's that can be sourced in Karachi

[@lennardchurch8483]

It's a scam. They lie about how much water they can get out of these machines. Every few years a new "water from air" machine is presented, but they all have the same problem, they can't pull more water from the air than there is in the air. These machines cannot produce enough drinking water to sustain people, especially in dry climates where people think these would be most needed.

[@xmarabu]

Does anyone know, where to buy an integrated solar-panel option for total independency?

[@EricPham-gr8pg]

If we use peltier effect like for example soda can wrapped around with sand paper and linked to drive the load or to battery then to ground that way it take the heat out of the ambient to drive that load

[@jollygreen4662]

Have a water nation produce hydrogen with solar and wind. Transport the H to the arid area. And turn it into H2O and electricity

[@mbeliv3763]

Hydrogen as no use. So useless when u compare with electric batteries

[@jollygreen4662]

@@mbeliv3763 battery can't hold long term

[@wdwerker]

@@jollygreen4662 hydrogen molecules are so small leakage is inevitable. Transportation of highly compressed hydrogen is like carrying a bomb. Massive amount of energy to cool it to liquid.

[@jollygreen4662]

@@wdwerker EU Japan and South Korea has been using it for a decade. CALIFORNIA too. Just recently a tesla exploded. And almost once a week a gas car catches fire. And last night the microwave exploded when 1 of the co workers put eggs in it.

[@williamkenyon3913]

Best Saharan idea yet.

[@choysum9030]

My air conditioner does basically the same thing.

[@kellikelli4413]

Mine too. but it's not designed to be used to drink that water it takes out of the air. That extra step (a water purifier), would enlarge the unit and need a larger storage closet for that A/C expansion.

[@jefferee2002]

Is your air conditioner designed to run off solar? What's your electric bill when you run it?

[@AndreaHernandez-hg7st]

Where can I buy one of these??

[@phantomzone2571]

Interesting video. This tecnology has some dark side. For example, every human need about 2 - 3 litres of water each day. If in a small area the daily production is 15,000,000 litres (5,000,000 people), how is the local humidity influenced? How does the weather change? Are the changes local or medium radius?

[@limeric6435]

Permaculture principles all the way for the home run. Check out Toofan Aala song puts it beautifully.

[@ajai1619]

Maithri Aquatech in India is successfully running projects of 25000 Litres/day AWG

[@terraint3697]

Also add, geothermal cooled air to water transmutor.

[@edwo6648]

It's called a dehumidifier they sell them at Walmart, Amazon and just about any other retailer on line.

[@ianstobie]

I have a dehumidifier, but I wouldn't drink the water it produces. A huge amount of air is pulled through these systems, so the resulting water also contains dust, pollen and pathogens concentrated from that air. So an extra step is needed to purify the water. That's why the machines discussed in this video have better filters and things like ozone generators in them to disinfect the water and make it drinkable.

[@wesamalwesam6895]

Welcome Is this type of water lacking minerals because it is considered distilled water?

[@synergyfiles3536]

Yes. You have to add minerals to it

[@GradyMack-wn1gc]

Thanks to Moses West right??

[@user-hm4qs6di6l]

السلام عليكم هل يوجد لكم فرع في اسعوديه او الإمارات المتحده وكيف استطيع ان احصل على هاذا النوع

[@jamesgrayasrider]

A Black man in America build this a few years ago. It wasn't solar but it worked!

[@benmedka]

❤❤❤❤

[@johnlaccohee-joslin4477]

Have none of these people ever heard of where ships get their water from? After twelve years in the forces i am surprised that sommany people have forgotten how it was done, and just how much water per hour these units would turn out. It was done using an evaperator using steam, that took in seawater Boiled it by reducing the air pressure so it boiled at a much lower temperature than normal leaving a brine at the bottom and the steam went to the top and was taken away through a condenser and turned into just plain water without salt in it, the water was checked every few minutes to makevsure it was pure water with no salt , in othervwords distilled water as youncould only use distilled water in the boilers for superheated steaming for the turbines that drove the ship . We are told that sea levels are rising so lets use a bit of common sence andvuse these eveperators to provide water for watering the plants and vegitables so all the world has food, we help reduce the rising sea levels . They can be as big or little as you want depending on how much fresh water you want, they can ve powered by the sun in hot countries, only require saturated steam, someasy to use solar heaters. Just think how much land can be used that at present is just too dry. This is technology that is asvoldvas the hills but works well, at least a far more viable idea than this getting water out of the atmphere.

[@franslangashivute6844]

what is the price and Where can I get it?

[@williamhill2221]

Biodiesel vegetables oil generator can resolve electrical grid for atmospheric water generator.

[@JohnC-iv8jo]

solar - energy falling from the sky - why bother burning diesel rubbish in that position

[@ingbtc]

no.4

[@ManMountainManX]

TY. /

[@williamwaugh8670]

So the hydrophilic technique requires no energy input, no chemical input, and no chemical removal? You just expose this structure to the air and it collects water?

[@synergyfiles3536]

Yes

[@williamwaugh8670]

@@synergyfiles3536 Does it require a mist or fog, or can it also condense from gaseous vapor?

[@dimensionexo.]

I trust this technology can one day soon be available : For all the barren lands world wide,because water is : The most valuable resource ✦

[@daniellow426]

the movie; "Dune" and their hydration system came to mind.

[@CaseyTurnerMusic]

🤙🏼

[@nareshbagga2492]

Any company selling on a big scale?

[@craigpharaoh4669]

are you still working toward this? i am extremely interested in making this a reality

[@kellikelli4413]

Question... If you suck up water 💦 from the air of dry climates, couldn't you then make that dry place even drier⁉️

[@synergyfiles3536]

There are a lot of humid cities like Karachi, Cape Town etc which are coastal. They however have a huge fresh water scarcity. This method is just an alternative to Desalination.

[@kellikelli4413]

@@synergyfiles3536 I like the idea of the system. I'm questioning the effect it could have in already DRY climates. Could it draw every bit of moisture from their air making them even drier❓ You didn't answer my question.

[@ianstobie]

Yes, but only for that small quantity of air passing through the machine. So a negligible effect in terms of local climate.

[@thirumalairaj333]

I think in this digital age where is the need for mega cities, solution to solve polution and water scarcity may depends on how we are going to develop self reliant villages

[@ngbrother]

You didn't mention MOFs.

[@williamhill2221]

Use biodiesel generator to resolve electrical grid for atmospheric water generator.

[@lnatrinacria1473]

Very interesting… but taking of humidity off air can’t cause other problems (parallels for plantes ? Animals ? … I Hope humains will understand that we can’t let humans démographie grow without doing something..I know the only sense of life it’s having kids ,( a life with no kids will not have sens for me) but control it must be necessary….

[@snygg1993]

I'm wondering what happens to the local environment, if humans start to extract air humidity in a significant amounts? Nearby plants, animals, and micro-organisms need the air humidity, too. Thus there might be severe damage if humans harvest that?

[@synergyfiles3536]

Our main source of water will remain fresh water from lakes, rivers and reservoirs. This system will be only suitable where there is scarcity of water

[@635574]

A lot of rivers are being drained by populations and agriculture, if we can make more water out of air we will find a lot of use for it. I also dony have any data but existent weather modification such as used im China can dry out some places when rain doesnt get there, but this technology is not dependent on that.

[@paulcollins4932]

The oceans evaporate and provide all the humidity we could ever want,

[@jorwan25]

Precio en Perú en sus diferentes modelos

[@roselineberthel7330]

How much for this machine

[@alexmacias1515]

It's great any sales inf in texas USA ?? $$$$$$

[@subhashmalipatil6498]

What is the cost of this

[@joemiller8257]

my atmospheric water generator is broken do anybody know how to repair one I'm in Houston

[@lennardchurch8483]

Is it broken, or just not producing as much water as you need? You can't pull more water from the air than there is in it, and there's not enough water in the air to sustain people.

[@kolle128]

Evaporating and thus Condensing water involves a very large amount of energy. Ever tried boiling a liter of water away? The same thing must be done here in reverse. Even if you can do it at 100% efficiency it is still not going to be efficient. An other weak point is the filters of the device. They are also not cheap, and don't last that long. Inverse osmosis is superior method to get large quantities of fresh water in my opinion if salt water is availeable. If not a well can be digged, or rain water can be collected, and filtered.

[@92Blackjeep]

These aren't new a new invention. I've seen this a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away.

[@NikkiTheOtter]

Also in Dune, the RTS. And (sorta) mentioned in the Dune novels. Except it's mentioned that the air on Arrakis is so dry that the water collectors have to be several stories tall to supply just one family.

[@635574]

Interesting what implications this have for the ecosystem if this becomes large scale.

[@Amuzic_Earth]

Nothing much, as moisture is a constantly renewable resource. If you take out vapor out of water, it will immediately be balanced out by the surrounding atmosphere, and if we take out enough water from the entire atmosphere, that itself will make the ocean release some extra water into the air. Unless the entire humanity decides to take out water from a very concentrated place(which we won't) that will channel the moist air towards the relatively dry air zone and change the air pattern, there shouldn't be any impact at all. We make more effect in the air by simply breathing in and out or running our ACs or from the heat emitted from our cars.

[@harveymyers6391]

@@Amuzic_Earth If the oceans give up more water, wouldn't that make them saltier?

[@tilmaen]

You do mention the need for decontamination. using uv for bacteria and viruses. Air pollutants (sut, heavy metals..) can not be removed that way. Might be a serious problem in cities like Karachi..

[@synergyfiles3536]

If you look at the video, that aspect is cover. Its one of the things that separates a water generator from a simple dehumidifier

[@solosailorsv8065]

I'm sure the USA anti-water-capturing laws will limit this to foriegn use

[@gabrielmorrone144]

Pero es agua destilada

[@Daniel-os9tb]

It’s a dehumidifier with a filter system. It’s not unique. It was the second foreseen use of dehumidifiers.

[@carterdjohnson9673]

It's a large system dehumidifier people, it's not new

[@anthonyhobson8595]

MOSES WEST 🙏

[@thecatsbackyard4833]

4:25 It kind of looks like a cpu heat sink.

[@daniellow426]

it is. That thing with wires coming out of it in the middle is a Pelletier 'something or another' that will Generate electricity if it is place between a cold surface and a hot surface. AND; Will cool one surface transfering the heat to the other surface if electricity is applied to it. Awesome little device's .