Sustainable Technology for Atmospheric Water Harvesting (WaterSustTech)

大气水收集的可持续技术 (WaterSustTech)

• 批准号: 85766
• 金额: $ 31.45万
• 依托单位: STORMSAVER LIMITED
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Feasibility Studies
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2022 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=85766
• 关键词: Sustainable; Technology; Atmospheric; Water; Harvesting

Water scarcity is a worldwide issue that affects 1/3 of the world's population. This project will focus on alleviating water shortage issues in regions where there is a lack of access to water such as Sub-Saharan Africa and particularly in Ethiopia and Sudan, which represent two typical climates on the African continent. In both countries, the total number of people lacking access to clean water is about 74 million, and over 100 million lack access to improved sanitation. The situation is exacerbated by climate change causing erratic rainfall patterns in areas already experiencing prolonged drought.Michael Farnsworth of StormSaver Ltd will lead the consortium in a feasibility study of a novel Sustainable Technology for Atmospheric Water Harvesting 'WaterSustTech', a simple yet very effective system for collecting drinking water from the air, using the difference between night and daytime air temperatures. The technical lead is Prof Saffa Riffat, University of Nottingham. He and his team developed the concept and technology that utilizes phase change materials to create a simple system that will be ideal for Sub-Saharan Africa and many arid regions of the world.The UK team has longstanding collaborations with many African countries on research and charitable projects addressing issues related to food security, energy and water supply and therefore are deeply aware of issues that affect African communities. Through the established network, two identified African partners from both countries offer local research expertise and commercial capacity and therefore are highly suitable for joining this project.

缺水是一个影响世界人口1/3的全球问题。该项目将着重于减轻缺水问题的地区，那里缺乏水（例如撒哈拉以南非洲，尤其是埃塞俄比亚和苏丹），这代表了非洲大陆上的两个典型气候。在这两个国家中，缺乏清洁水的总人数约为7400万，超过1亿以上无法获得改善的卫生设施。气候变化使情况加剧了这种情况，导致已经经历了长期干旱的地区的降雨模式不稳定。技术领导是诺丁汉大学Saffa Riffat教授。他和他的团队开发了利用相变材料来创建一个简单系统的概念和技术，该系统将是撒哈拉以南非洲和世界许多干旱地区的理想选择。英国团队与许多非洲国家进行了长期合作，在许多非洲国家和慈善项目上解决了与粮食安全，能源和供水有关的问题，因此对影响非洲社区的问题深刻了解了。通过既定的网络，两个国家的非洲合作伙伴都提供了本地研究专业知识和商业能力，因此非常适合加入该项目。