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Related: About this forumNew Zealand Designer Makes Ingenious Solar-Powered Skylight That Desalinates Water For Drinking
By Andy Corbley -Feb 23, 2021
People living in the shanty towns of Chiles coastline have all the water they could ever need, but they cant drink it because its too salty. Theres also abundant solar energy here, but nothing to harness it.
Henry Glogau
Now, a finalist in the 2021 Lexus Design Award, Henry Glogau, has created something that takes advantage of both these abundant resources: a solar-powered lighting fixture that desalinates water.
Clean water is scarce for the 110,000 families in the area, and power comes through unreliable electric lines. Windows are often boarded up to increase privacy and security, which removes almost all natural light.
I wanted to achieve a design which was sustainable, passive, and created a striking feature inside the dark settlement home, writes Goglau, a New Zealander who graduated from the Royal Danish Academy with a masters degree, specializing in architecture for extreme conditions.
In my development process it became apparent that I could address the lack of indoor lighting and water access by creating a hybrid skylight and solar desalination device.
Goglaus device can purify 440 milliliters of water a day, with leftover brine being sifted into batteries made of zinc and copper where they power an LED strip for use during the night.
More;
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/solar-desalination-still-by-henry-goglau-purifies-water-and-makes-light/
Also posted in Environment and energy:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1127143663
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New Zealand Designer Makes Ingenious Solar-Powered Skylight That Desalinates Water For Drinking (Original Post)
Judi Lynn
Mar 2021
OP
That's great, but years ago in1968 I took a college extension class in Wilderness
abqtommy
Mar 2021
#6
Blue Owl
(50,325 posts)2. K&R
Cirque du So-What
(25,914 posts)3. That should be mass-produced
on a scale that brings the cost down to the point where wealthy humanitarians can purchase millions of units to give away.
marble falls
(57,055 posts)4. Way cool and very low tech.
UpInArms
(51,280 posts)5. Outstanding!
The future is brighter with such awesome creators in our world.
abqtommy
(14,118 posts)6. That's great, but years ago in1968 I took a college extension class in Wilderness
Survival. Part of our training was to build a solar-powered desalination still using a piece
of clear plastic, a few sticks and a bowl. It was pretty cheap to build, and very effective!
Besides saltwater, any refuse or human waste could be placed in the still. Waste not,
want not!