My apologies for the hiatus in writing. I’ve been busy learning about textiles. (More on that another time.)
Elements Four's WaterMill
Today, I’d like to talk about a very cool idea from a company called Element Four. They have developed a product called the WaterMill, which sucks moisture out of the area and produces up to 12 liters of drinking water per day.
I really like this idea because I’ve seen something like it at work, IMBY…that’s “in my back yard.” Well, not my yard, but in my girlfriend’s back yard. In Arizona, the air conditioning units sit on the roof. I noticed one day that there was an unusual wet spot on the patio (no jokes please). When I investigated, I discovered that the A/C unit was indiscriminately spitting out the moisture it sucked from inside the house. Hmmm, I thought. Can’t something be down with that? So, I put a 5 gallon water bottle under the unit’s hose and now capture enough water to help in yard work and washing the car.
I digress. The WaterMill has built-in water purification technology like carbon filtration (think Britta) and UV light disinfecting to insure a clean and healthy drinking experience. Element Four definitely gets the Period E sustainability rating for using cool technology as an innovative and environmentally friendly solution.
