Fresh water can be obtained both from the air and the sea, although the methods differ significantly. Fresh water is primarily sourced from atmospheric precipitation, which occurs when water vapor condenses and falls as rain, snow, or other forms of precipitation. The sea, while primarily saline, can also be a source of fresh water through desalination processes that remove salt from the water.
There are unlimited amounts of water available through extraction from the air or the sea. The #Watersupply project, founded by Curt Bergsten are using following systems in order to solve the water supply problems in the Axarquia area of Malaga province in Spain.
A. In areas with high humidity, Atmospheric Water Generation (“AWG”) systems, supply’s fresh drinking-water from the atmosphere (#SkyH2O)
B. Another unlimited source is seawater, which can be converted into drinking water is through desalination plants. We believe that one of the best and most economical are offshore facilities, such as #FOD (Floating Offshore Desalination) plants.
Background information:
It’s important to remember that although the ocean produces at least 50% of the oxygen on Earth, roughly the same amount is consumed by marine life. Marine plants like phytoplankton produce oxygen through photosynthesis, contributing to the overall oxygen supply in the ocean. Prochlorococcus, is the smallest photosynthetic organism on Earth. But this little bacteria produces up to 20% of the oxygen in our entire biosphere. That’s a higher percentage than all of the tropical rainforests on land combined.
Like animals on land, marine animals use oxygen to breathe, and both plants and animals use oxygen for cellular respiration. There is also oxygen in the atmosphere which has accumulated over hundreds of millions of years by plants and forests.
Desalting of sea water is an ancient notion. In the 4th century BC Aristotle wrote: “Salt water, when it turns into vapor, becomes sweet; and the vapor does not form salt water again when it condenses.” In the 8th century AD, an Arab writer produced a treatise on distillation. The first patent for a desalination process was granted in England in the 17th century. In 1869, the first sea water distillation plant was built by the British government in Aden (Yemen) to supply the ships of the Empire with fresh water en route to India. The first large-scale desalination plant was built in 1930 at Aruba, in the Netherlands Antilles, near Venezuela.
In 1964, Alexander Zarchin (born in Ukraine) obtained a patent for seawater desalination. Zarchin’s method of sea water desalination involved freezing sea water in a vacuum, forming pure water crystals which are then melted to produce salt-free water. The salt is drained off in the vacuum stage.
The use of desalination plants.
The advantage of offshore desalination is, among other things, increased land costs along the coasts. In addition, an offshore plant is normally placed 0.5 -1 km from the coast, with water intake from +-200 m. depth, where plankton and other important organisms do not live, which are important for producing oxygen. Even the excess of concentrated salt is returned down to a level where ocean currents are distributed. When salt concentrate is discharged near the coast, damage occurs to bottom fauna and fish life. In addition, an offshore facility is movable if the need changes to other areas.
The use of AWG system.
SkyH2O is leading a new Infrastructure Project by innovating, advancing and scaling industrial-grade AWG technology, products and services. SkyH2O effectively combines up-stream (IP/technology + products) with down-stream (projects + financing) to most efficiently provide communities and water districts, and large commercial and industrial water users with fresh water. In addition, drinking water is produced without microplastic particles, which are now found in most purchased water. The only limitation is that a certain level of humidity is needed in the air.
Our most important goal is the environment.
Ensuring a sustainable and accessible water supply is a crucial step in protecting the environment and supporting communities. Your post outlines innovative solutions like Atmospheric Water Generation (AWG) and offshore desalination plants, both of which can provide fresh water without over-extracting natural sources.
You could consider emphasizing how these methods contribute to environmental preservation—like reducing reliance on groundwater, minimizing land disruption, or preventing plastic pollution from bottled water consumption. If you have any other to recommend, please send me info to; torredelmarketing@gmail.com
A Floating Offshore Desalination Plant
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