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Sustainable Technology for Atmospheric Water Harvesting (WaterSustTech)

大气水收集的可持续技术 (WaterSustTech)

基本信息

批准号：
85766
负责人：
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

项目摘要

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.

缺水是影响世界三分之一人口的世界性问题。该项目将侧重于缓解撒哈拉以南非洲、特别是埃塞俄比亚和苏丹等缺水地区的缺水问题，这两个地区代表着非洲大陆的两种典型气候。在这两个国家，无法获得清洁水的总人数约为7400万人，有1亿多人无法获得改善的卫生设施。气候变化在已经经历了长期干旱的地区造成了不稳定的降雨模式，这加剧了这种情况。StormSaver Ltd的Michael Farnsworth将领导该财团对一种新型的可持续大气集水技术进行可行性研究，这是一种简单但非常有效的系统，可以利用夜间和白天的气温差从空气中收集饮用水。技术负责人是诺丁汉大学的萨法·里法特教授。他和他的团队开发了利用相变材料创建一种简单系统的概念和技术，这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在研究和慈善项目上有着长期的合作，以解决与粮食安全、能源和水供应相关的问题，因此深刻了解影响非洲社区的问题。通过建立的网络，来自两国的两个确定的非洲伙伴提供当地的研究专门知识和商业能力，因此非常适合加入这一项目。