{"id":4978,"date":"2016-03-25T13:54:56","date_gmt":"2016-03-25T08:54:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cawater-info.net\/all_about_water\/en\/?p=4978"},"modified":"2016-03-24T16:05:31","modified_gmt":"2016-03-24T11:05:31","slug":"device-that-harvests-water-from-thin-air-wins-the-james-dyson-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.cawater-info.net\/all_about_water\/en\/?p=4978","title":{"rendered":"Device that harvests water from thin air wins the James Dyson Award"},"content":{"rendered":"

Young Melbourne-based inventor Edward Linacre has won the 2011 James Dyson Award, making it the second year in a row where the prestigious prize has gone to an Aussie. Linacre stole this year’s competition with his Airdrop irrigation concept that collects water from thin air.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"airdrop-0\"<\/a>The Swinburne University of Technology design graduate was driven to transform an ancient cooling technique into a new sub-surface irrigation system, following the enduring Australian drought that saw high levels of farmer suicide along Australia’s Murray- Darling Basin.<\/p>\n

The Airdrop irrigation concept is a low-tech design that uses the simple process of condensation to harvest water from the air. Utilizing a turbine intake system, air is channeled underground through a network of piping that quickly cools the air to soil temperature. This process creates an environment of 100-percent humidity, from which water is then harvested. The collected water is stored in an underground tank, ready to be pumped out via sub-surface drip irrigation hosing. The Airdrop design also features an LCD screen displaying water levels, pressure strength, solar battery life and system health.<\/p>\n

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“The one that I made in the backyard at mum’s house was creating about a liter of water a day,” Linacre told Gizmag. Although the backyard trial was successful on a small scale, Linacre did prove that it could be implemented on a large agricultural scale. “The low-tech solution is perfect for rural farmers,” explained Linacre. “[It’s] something they can install, something they can maintain … taking water out of the air and irrigating their crops.”<\/p>\n

\"airdrop-5\"<\/a> \"airdrop-7\"<\/a> \"airdrop-8\"<\/a>The James Dyson Award is an international competition that attracts designs and inventions from young creators all over the world. As the winner, Linacre will receive GBP10,000 (US$14,000), with a further GBP10,000 (US$14,000) going to Swinburne’s Faculty of Design.<\/p>\n

Edward described the Airdrop system to Gizmag at the Australian Design Awards, in a video that we shot earlier this year.<\/p>\n

Source: http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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