Don’t Face Water Scarcity Again

By Author: Will Frazer
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Water is a basic human need — to drink, wash, bathe, clean utensils and even in industrial applications. You might face water scarcity even if you don’t live in a desert area. It could be caused by a breakdown in the supply lines of a utility company; by a storm or a variety of other reasons. To ensure there is a continuous supply of drinking water in your home or office, you can install a solar water dispenser which will purify the water and warm it too if needed. However, there are models which can use the reverse osmosis technology to purify hard water and make it drinkable.
When you need to create water supply on an industrial measure, you should invest in solar water generators. These utilize the moisture in the atmosphere to extract water. In a water generator, the moisture is harvested and filtered repeatedly to remove bacteria and particulates. The more humid the air, the easier it is for a water generator to harvest water vapor efficiently. This cooling condensation method ...
... of atmospheric water harvesting is popular, but it uses a lot of energy. However, since it is dependent on solar power, it is still very cost effective in a straight energy consumption comparison.
Another water extraction technology uses a chemical process involving special salts called desiccants. These desiccant salts absorb moisture from the air, and equipment then extracts the moisture from the salt. This technology uses less energy than cooling condensation water generators. The technology which uses sea water to convert into potable water needs to be followed closely since there are many water scarce countries which have a sea coast. These countries can utilize renewable energy in the form of solar power instead of non-renewable sources like coal, petroleum etc. to desalinate the sea water and meet their drinkable water needs.