Comments on: Renewable Energy Used to Make Drinking Water From Air Humidity

By: Carol

Carol — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 08:08:51 +0000

Malaysia is such a humid country with plenty of natural resources but with development not properly planned, clean water is limited to dams. I hope soon a big conglomerate in Malaysia will take up the challenge to start this program. YTL Group is the most capable to take this up.

By: Nick

Nick — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 00:01:58 +0000

There is a company in Canada (Element Four – WaterMill) that has a little self contained condenser to do just this. The effect on the locality is nil – the water is stored only temporarily and then drunk or used and returned to the environment. Net change in water – nil.

Don’t do this with your AC unit water – the Canadian unit is made from stainless steel and uses UV lights to keep bacteria from growing.

By: Susan Kraemer

Susan Kraemer — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 00:57:38 +0000

Lets try it and see!

By: Meg from FruWiki

Meg from FruWiki — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 23:53:36 +0000

I’m surprised that people haven’t done more with this — even here in the U.S. I live in Florida and we use a dehumidifier indoors sometimes when it’s too humid indoors but we don’t want to run the AC. We could get gallons a day from that little thing!

I’d be curious to have it tested to see if it is potable. Goodness knows, we’re probably breathing in whatever is in it anyhow! And at the very least, it can be used to water plants, flush toilets, etc.

I wish it was easier to use that water — and that we could somehow do the same with our AC. Maybe someday my husband will link it altogether in some nifty gray water system!