Producing Water From Thin Air
"All I need is the air that I breathe..." Australians could soon be humming that old Hollies hit as they drink pure water made from moisture in the atmosphere.
SolarCo dealers are agents for an amazing new technology that can produce potable drinking water, air-condition and heat your house and treat your greywater, all for a few cents a day.
Australia's humidity provides ideal conditions for the machines The Australian Army recently trialled a 500,000 litre a day water-making machine across Queensland and the Northern Territory and they were so impressed they bought it immediately.
Although the machines can also be used to purify non-potable water from rivers and bores for example, their major advantage is that they can be sited away from a water source. By condensing the moisture in the atmosphere, the water is as pure as the air it's made from. In a relatively pollution-free country such as Australia, this means the water quality is exceptional.