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"So don’t forget to also buy a small portable solar panel. You can get them online for about $70." The cost of the solar panel is mentioned but not the actual
by bruceb 4y ago
"So don’t forget to also buy a small portable solar panel. You can get them online for about $70."
The cost of the solar panel is mentioned but not the actual unit? Neither is the amount of water produced in a set amount of time.
Good product but weak article.
Looked at the abstract and found:
"The portable system desalinates brackish water and seawater (2.5–45 g/L) into drinkable water (defined by WHO guideline), with the energy consumptions of 0.4–4 (brackish water) and 15.6–26.6 W h/L (seawater), respectively."
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.est.1c08466 https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.est.1c08466
- romellem 4y agoIt also says the device has a “0.33 L/h production rate,” which is a little less than a 12oz can, so seems like a decent rate to keep one hydrated.
- willcipriano 4y agoShould keep 4 people well hydrated if it can run all day, would probably keep 10-15 alive for a while until rescue. Half those numbers if it only works when the sun is out. I'm not one to call a technology revolutionary at the drop of a hat (most of the time it isn't a new technology but instead another website) but this seems world changing if it pans out.
- scoot 4y ago> a little less than a 12oz can Or exactly a standard 330ml can. :)
- lrem 4y agoIsn't this a prototype, not a product?
- noja 4y agoI'd like to know if it could be hooked up to use power generated by the ocean current.