Challenge
According to the United Nations (UN), by 2025, two-thirds of the world’s population will be faced with drought or water deficiency. There are already 14 countries classified under the extreme drought category. In 2018, wildfires cost the United States alone a total of $400 billion USD along with immeasurable biodiversity loss.
Description
Permalution is using fog to disrupt the water industry and present a solution to our world’s access to water challenges with its technology, the Water Radar, the REIF and Fog Catchers. The fog catcher is able to provide 150 to 400 liters of water per unit, which is enough to fulfill the water needs of a family of four to six individuals. Permalution´s technology is capable of capturing three times more water than rain in areas that experience heavy fog, without straining or altering the local ecosystems. Permalution is the only one to provide fire-proof technology, making it a solution for remote water access in arid areas.
Permalution’s solutions are cheaper than desalination plants, safer than groundwater mining, and more efficient than rain capture.
Outcomes
Built a project with the government of Mexico; Started new projects with private sector, NGOs, and research institutions; Reduced water stress areas by providing a new water source; Introduced fog-specific meteorological data-gathering technology; Provided fire-proof fog collecting devices