The ability to harvest water from air is a technology that has existed for a long time, even going as far back as the Incas. But success in scaling up this technology has been elusive. The largest hurdle is that the technology is energy-intensive, making it cost-prohibitive with dubious results. The end game has been plenty of startup companies that promised to revolutionize the delivery of drinking water, but ended up fading from view. Similar…
Harvesting water from air with solar: a sustainable drinking water solution?
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