It is an unfortunate fact that, as a result of global climate change and human overconsumption, the Earth’s freshwater reserves are declining rapidly, while at the same time, paradoxically, the amount of water stored in the air is constantly increasing. I have long been professionally interested in solutions to water scarcity, unorthodox water production technologies such as water extracting from the atmosphere. If you are wondering how this method can be a solution, read on!
According to UNESCO’s UN World Water Development Report 2023, 3/4 of the world’s population today has access to healthy drinking water from surface or underground sources, which are declining at an ever faster pace. In contrast, nearly 2 billion people (residents of 80 countries) live in “water poverty, which has generated significant migration today, as well as numerous civil wars, health and humanitarian disasters due to lack of drinking water.
At the discussion of the water targets of the UN Sustainable Development 2030 Program, it was said that billions of people do not have access to sanitation, more than two billion people do not have their own toilets, three billion people 
lack basic handwashing essentials and 700 children die every day from water pollution. “It is a moral failure to live in a world where we are capable of high levels of technological innovation and success, and even allow billions of people to live without drinking water and without the possibility of washing their hands,” said UN General Assembly President Volkan Bozkir. UN reports, resolutions and actions highlight the catastrophe, but it seems that despite the billions spent on it, these bureaucratic institutions are unable to solve the problem with involvement of the often destructive local politicians and insider NGO’s…
This may be a “drop in the sea” compared to the global problem, but let’s not forget that about 12,000 to 16,000 km3 of water vapor is stored in the Earth’s atmosphere (this amount of water is equal to the body of water in the Great Lakes of North America, the largest natural freshwater reservoir on the planet). One cubic meter of air (depending on humidity) consists of 4-25 grams of water vapor. In principle, current AWG technologies can condense an average of 20-30% of air vapor into drinking water. This could be one of the most promising innovations for solving the global drinking water problem! 
PennState University has written a comprehensive study regarding Atmospheric Water Generators showing that while traditional water sources are declining, global warming has steadily increasing amounts of water vapor in the atmosphere. Less evaporation removes less heat from the ground, which further strengthens warming. The central point of their study is that a warming Earth should have a more humid atmosphere and indeed that is the case, and more water vapor means more energy in the atmosphere.
Most people I know are surprised when I offer them a glass of tasty water produced by our own atmospheric water generator. They don’t think about the fact that water is in the atmosphere around us and that there is modern AWG technology that can use this inexhaustible water source. The idea is not new: the Incas, Persians and other ancient civilizations drained the vapor through various passive processes, Many people think that condensate also comes from the air conditioner ergo this is not a big innovation, but there is one thing that the average person does not think about: distilled water is not consumable! The principle of air tapping seems almost trivial today, but advanced industrial technologies, such as heat pumps and microprocessor-controlled water treatment systems, have created efficient and economical atmospheric water production facilities.
Vapor stored in the air can be an inexhaustible source of water wherever water is needed! Using the revolutionary water production and treatment technology offered by AWG-Europe, anyone can provide drinking water (10-10,000 litres/day/module) tailored to their needs, be it a household, office, school, community, hotel or small backyard farm.
AWG PRODUCT BENEFITS
- Clean, healthy water (free of hormones, drug residues, filters out microorganisms)
- Optimized mineral contents and PH level for daily consume
- Dehumidifies and filters the air (when used indoors)
- Can be used anywhere (above 15 0C and 25% relative humidity)
- Easy install – Home and office AWG’s are Plug &; Play
- No infrastructure (only electricity supply need)
- Well complemented with a solar or wind generator solution
- Long service life (up to 15 years)
- Sustainable and environmentally friendly, no need for chemicals does not create ecological loads and does not generate sewage.
- Adaptable to user needs and local conditions
- No water supplier needed, no bill, no bickering, no need to transport or stock
- Environmentally friendly: no PET bottles and packing problems
