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Trend comparison of three search terms used by people looking for information about water-from-air systems

25/11/2024

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Google Trends comparison of the search terms "atmospheric water generator", "water from air", and "air to water".

Surprisingly, the search term "air to water" appears to be more popular than "atmospheric water generator" or "water from air". This has implications for search engine optimization of websites owned by atmospheric water generator suppliers. The term "atmospheric water generator" first showed up in Google's data in April 2008. Related---you may find my "Water Lexicon" web page, which explores the difficulty of translating "atmospheric water generator" to be interesting/thought-provoking/amusing.

"Water from air" and "drought" search term trends and correlation

21/11/2024

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"Water from air" and "drought" search terms show an interesting positive correlation (r = 0.83) over the past 12 months---worth noting and delving into further. Also of interest are the top five countries where people used the search term "water from air" suggesting that technologies tapping directly into this water resource are indeed seen as viable solutions. Percentages are calculated out of searches for both terms in the country. Data source: Google Trends. Explore other relevant trends using the terms listed at our webpage, Water-from-Air Trends. The nine listed terms are classified as either problem-focused or solution-focused.

Guide to marketing AWGs to regions in USA affected by PFAS pollution

2/5/2024

If you sell AWGs, I think the interactive map accompanying this Water Online article could serve as a useful guide for where to focus AWG marketing efforts in the USA.

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World Water-from-Air Companies & Products Handbook now available in your choice of paperback or eBook

20/4/2024

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World Water-from-Air Companies & Products Handbook: 2024

20/2/2024

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Our latest publication is available as an eBook (PDF). This handbook includes active companies and tables detailing specifications of their atmospheric water generator products. You can order it at the Atmoswater Shop.

Nature Water Editorial: Converting air moisture to water

13/9/2023

Water-from-air technologies are attracting serious attention as shown by a recent editorial in the journal Nature Water. Highlights from the editorial include:

Materials science is fostering advances;
Globally, there are relatively few commercial installations;
The energy cost of water-from-air remains an obstacle;
Desiccant technologies coupled with renewable energy sources are likely to be a versatile path forward;
Relevant markets are remote arid regions with little or no conventional water supplies;
Energy efficiency depends on a deep understanding of water properties; and
Although water-from-air has "unique advantages" being "accessible anywhere" and readily used with renewable energy its "role in providing freshwater is still open for discussion".

Water News Europe article—Opportunities for technology that extracts water from air

21/7/2023

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Water News Europe published this article in July 2023 outlining the present state of the water-from-air industry. Several industry sources are referenced, including Roland Wahlgren, Atmoswater Research.

Water-from-Air Market Analyses: Part 5 of 7—Schools, Basic Hygiene Services

26/8/2022

Basic hygiene services in schools depends on clean water being available for handwashing. AWGs could be designed specifically for this application. Table 5 below shows the national statistics. The world file tables available at https://washdata.org/data/downloads also show urban and rural statistics so quite detailed market analyses are possible.

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Table 5: Forty-four countries, areas, or territories have school basic hygiene services less than 75% of the school age population. This data is for 121 out of 180 countries in the database. For 59 countries there is no data for school basic hygiene services. The blog author condensed and sorted the data according to lowest to highest national proportion of basic hygiene services. Data source: Progress on household drinking water, sanitation and hygiene 2000-2020: five years into the SDGs. Geneva: World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), 2021. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO. Data gaps are indicated by a dash (-).

Status of the water-from-air industry in 2021 from the viewpoint of Global Water Intelligence

18/11/2021

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This interesting article by Global Water Intelligence (GWI) gives their view of the state of the water-from-air industry in July 2021. Drupps AB provided a link to the full article via their website.

Atmospheric water vapour connects all of humanity

8/9/2021

More musings---see previous blog post. This time I was reading a recent issue of Eos (August 2021), published by the American Geophysical Union (AGU). One article (Climate Clues from One of the Rainiest Places on Earth, page 11, by A. J. Wight) contained a wonderful quote. "In the atmosphere, we are all connected," and the [low-level jet stream] "is part of the engine that redistributes the heat from the tropics to higher latitudes." So stated John Mejia, associate professor of climatology at Nevada's Desert Research Institute. The water-from-air industry's main resource is the water vapour in the atmosphere. Water vapour is transported great distances between regions on Earth by the global atmospheric circulation processes. We are all connected in seeking to utilize this water resource residing in our "atmospheric commons". Atmospheric water vapour is, of course, just one part of the water cycle, one of the many essential planetary cycles of natural materials.

"Atmospheric Water Harvesting" article in Chemistry World

6/7/2020

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This is an interesting article about the drinking-water-from-air industry. It also includes a section on fog harvesting. Atmoswater Research got a nice mention!

Just Published! Water From Air: A Pipe Dream Or New Frontier?

17/3/2020

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This newly published article, by water industry experts Mary Conley Eggert and Graham Symmonds, is worthwhile reading for current perspectives about the role of water-from-air technologies in drinking water supply infrastructures.

Drinking #Water Industry Organizations Links

15/10/2019

Drinking-water Industry Organizations Links is a new page on the Atmoswater Research website. I hope people in the industry find it to be useful. Please tell me if there are other industry organizations that should be listed on this page. Thanks!