water sources
04/28/2018
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By Edsel Cook
Fog harvesting could help alleviate water shortages
As traditional sources of water dry out or grow contaminated with pollution, we’ll need to find new ways to get the water we need. One method is fog harvesting, where you collect moisture from ground-level clouds. A Virginia-based research team has come up with a “fog harp” that collects thrice as much water as earlier fog nets, […]
09/30/2017
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By Russel Davis
Could evaporation provide power and conserve water supplies? Scientists are exploring how to harvest a new renewable energy source
Evaporation shows potential as another source of renewable energy and may one day be harnessed to power nearly three-quarters of the United States, a study in the Nature Communications journal has revealed. A team of researchers at the Columbia University has found that lakes and water reservoirs in the U.S. could generate as much as 325 gigawatts of power, which equates […]
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