AWARD YEAR
2017
CATEGORY
Home
GOALS
Clean Water & Sanitation
KEYWORDS
drinking water, water shortage, remote areas
COUNTRY
United States of America
DESIGNED BY
Jacobs Institute for Design Innovation, University of California, Berkeley
YC Chen Jessica Chiu Jimmy Huang Xian Sijun
WEBSITE
https://www.hackster.io/hydrolily/hydrolily-creating-water-from-thin-air-602a6f
HydroLily
Turns air into water by accelerating natural condensation processes.
Inspired by the water lily, the system takes the form of a tetrahedral “stem” and a woven wood basket and includes solar panels that power a thermoelectric cooler to create condensation. During testing, the device produced an average of 291 mL of water every day and produced a full liter on sunnier days, when the system’s solar panels were more fully used. Alternative water source to communities and bio-inspired by the hydrophobic petals of water lilies.