{"id":20885,"date":"2015-10-29T04:47:32","date_gmt":"2015-10-29T04:47:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/we-can-create-rain-during-sunshine-sa-company\/"},"modified":"2015-10-29T04:46:07","modified_gmt":"2015-10-29T04:46:07","slug":"we-can-create-rain-during-sunshine-sa-company","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/we-can-create-rain-during-sunshine-sa-company\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018We can create rain during sunshine\u2019 – SA company makes water from air"},"content":{"rendered":"
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{ {{Durban – It may not be blood from a stone, but a South African-based company has sold nearly 400 machines over the last three months that actually make water out of air.
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The company, aptly named Water from Air sells machines that suck in air, cool it down, and use the condensation to create filtered mineralised water.<\/p>\n

“The water is 100% pure and clean,” Water from Air’s Ray de Vries told News24. <\/p>\n

The machines work on the basis of humidity in the air.<\/p>\n

The smallest machine made up to 32 litres in 24 hours, while the largest one made up to 1 500 litres a day. They retail for R25 000 and R785 000 respectively.<\/p>\n

The machines can also connect to homes and allow people to live off the grid – with their taps running water pulled from the air. <\/p>\n

De Vries said while there were companies using the same technology elsewhere in the world, Water from Air was the first company to make home units available.<\/p>\n

They sold 384 units over the past three months and were talking to lots of investors.<\/p>\n

\u2018We can create rain during sunshine\u2019<\/p>\n

He said a mobile unit could be used during the aftermath of a natural disaster, or at a large sporting event.<\/p>\n

De Vries said they were proud that this was a South African initiative.<\/p>\n

“This [making water out of air] is nothing short of miraculous. It is actually very obvious: the solution, air, has been right there in front of our noses.”<\/p>\n

He said the machines also solved the problem of transporting water over long distances.<\/p>\n

“We don’t take the water somewhere. We make the water,” said De Vries.<\/p>\n

“We can create rain during sunshine.”<\/p>\n

NEWS 24<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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