Atmospheric Water Harvesting Network System AquaAir Completes 100-Unit Deployment in the Sahara: Extracting Drinking Water from Dry Air

Atmospheric Water Harvesting Network System AquaAir Completes 100-Unit Deployment in the Sahara: Extracting Drinking Water from Dry Air

AquaAir, an atmospheric water harvesting system deployed in partnership between Source Global and the UN Water Programme, completed 100-unit deployment in Niger on the southern edge of the Sahara Desert on August 24, 2030. Even in extremely dry environments with relative humidity as low as 15%, each AquaAir unit can extract an average of 500 liters of clean drinking water from the atmosphere daily.

AquaAir uses a "Metal-Organic Framework (MOF) adsorption-solar desorption" cycle. At night, MOF materials adsorb water vapor from the atmosphere. During the day, solar energy heats the MOF materials to release water vapor, which is condensed and collected as liquid water. The entire process requires no external power and is entirely driven by solar energy.

Source Global's CEO said: "2.2 billion people worldwide lack safe drinking water, most living in arid regions. AquaAir proves that even in the driest places on Earth, water can be extracted from the air."

Each AquaAir unit costs $3,000 to manufacture, with a design life of 10 years, translating to a per-liter water cost of approximately $0.002. The UN Water Programme stated plans to expand deployment to 1,000 villages in the Saharan region by 2031.