The Hindu 03.08.2009
Novel project to generate water from atmosphere
Special Correspondent
VISAKHAPATNAM: A novel product to generate pure drinking water from atmosphere has been launched by Skywater India Private Ltd. in the city.
Speaking to mediapersons on the occasion on Sunday, managing director of the company Maidam Krisnachaitanya said that the product was based on new revolutionary technology harnessing the simple principle of condensation to produce water.
Water vapour condenses on a surface when the surface is cooler than the temperature of the available water vapour. Cutting-edge technology took this principle and created a water generator that delivers 500 litres to over 1,000 litres according to varying climatic conditions, he said.
“The generator is optimised to perform between 30 degree and 45 degree Centigrade and relative humidity of 50 per cent to 100 per cent. Under these conditions, it delivers 500 litres to 1000 litres a day, using very less power. The cost per litre of water works out to only 65 paise,” he said.
The company was a wholly owned subsidiary of Salton Inc., an US based global consumer product company with an annual sales of nearly two billion US dollars, he said. The cost of the generator was around Rs.7.5 lakhs. The machine had only two moving parts and therefore the wear and tear was less and practically it was maintenance-free, he claimed.
Replying to questions, Executive Director of APIIC Eswara Rao, who was present, said that there would not be any problem to allot land to the company at the SEZ since it was an export-oriented unit.
Distributor M. Seshagiri Rao was present.
