New Device Turns Air Into Drinking Water
This new device, developed and manufactured in Israel, is a global patent, and was launched June 29 at the CleanTech 13th Exhibition in Tel Aviv. The device produces cold drinking water by extracting humidity from the air while also functioning as an air conditioner. This invention, planned as a solution for the lack of drinking water in shelters and security rooms, was developed by EWA tech inc. and can be used today for water production in every room or garden.
After the long weeks spent in shelters during the Second Lebanon war, the creative environmental solution provider "EWA tech" decided to develop such a device that combines both air conditioning and water production out of the humidity in the air. It is common knowledge that air conditioners extract water, but it was always in very small quantities and not drinkable.
The company aimed to create healthy drinkable water at a rate of a liter per hour, while also cooling a room up to 40 square meters- and all this minimally consuming energy and using a compact device. This device can fit into rooms with out the need for complicated infrastructure or installing.
The system of using air to create water is familiar from biblical times and was used widely in the Negev farms, capturing dew and using it for watering. In the Negev desert in Israel, for example, annual average relative air humidity is 64 percent – in every cubic meter of air there are 11.5 milliliters of water. These conditions are similar in many Mediterranean and African countries.
This device, developed in joint efforts with Aqua-Tal water industries and TGM containing company, is assembled out of four parts that fit over each other. It is equipped with a unique condensation system that allows it to create more water even in relatively low humidity conditions and reduces the energy consumption to half of its original power. It is also manufactured in 12 or 24-Watt voltage, so it could potentially be attached to solar panels and PV systems.
The new device can be used for domestic and military use, as well as camping or outdoor use. The EWA-AC25 is the smallest of the company product line, which includes larger devices that can produce up to 250 liters per day, and are used for commercial and industrial needs.
The new device was launched at The 13th CleanTech International Summit and Exhibition for Renewable Energy and Water Technologies, Recycling and Environmental Quality, Infrastructure and Green Building June 29 to 30 in Tel Aviv, Israel. For more information, visit: www.aquaisrael.net.
SOURCE: EWA tech inc.