Watering A Forest In the Desert
As the founder of Waffle Forest, I am excited to share my passion for innovation and my commitment to making a positive impact on the environment. Growing up in Phoenix, Arizona, I was fascinated with taking things apart and putting them back together. I would often take apart appliances in my home, including my parent's dehumidifier. It was this fascination with understanding how things worked that led me to think about how we can gather water from the air. Growing up in Phoenix, the desert environment always made me think about the challenges of maintaining green spaces in such a dry climate. As I grew older, I was inspired by innovators like Elon Musk, who are pushing the boundaries of technology to make the world a better place.
When I started thinking about planting a forest, one of the main concerns I heard was, "if deserts are not suitable for trees, how can you possibly plant a forest in the desert?" It's true that deserts drastically lack one of the key ingredients that trees need to survive, which is water. However, I knew that if I could find a solution to this problem, it would be a game changer.
That's when I began thinking about how water exists in three forms: solid, liquid and gas, with humidity being the gas form, and how we can extract it from the air. By cooling the air, we can take the humidity back into a liquid form to water the forest. It reminds me of taking apart the dehumidifier when I was a kid. We are using cutting-edge atmospheric water generators (AWGs) to extract water from the air and sustain our forest in the desert. These AWGs are not only used to give people clean drinking water in places where it is scarce, but also to water our trees in the desert. This technology is not only sustainable but also
environmentally friendly and efficient.
We are using reverse osmosis technology which also purifies the water to make it safe for drinking and adding necessary nutrients to the water for the trees growth. The AWGs work by extracting water from the air through a process called water harvesting, even in the dry months, when humidity levels are low, we can still generate high-quality water for our trees. The best time to run the generators is at night, when the air is more humid during the summer months.
We plan to have several generators on site at our forest, as well as a backup generator in a location that is high in humidity. This will ensure that we always have a source of water stored, even in the driest months.
One of the key benefits of using these generators is that they are like big dehumidifiers, turning moisture in the air into water. This means that we do not have to rely on irrigation for our trees, but instead can extract the water from the air through natural humidity.
We will be starting with the Tsunami T500 generator, and then working with Tsunami Products to design custom generators specifically for Waffle Forest. This way, we can maximize the efficiency of the generators and ensure that we have a steady and sustainable source of water for our trees.
At Waffle Forest, we are committed to finding innovative and sustainable solutions to water our trees in the desert and proving that planting a forest in the desert is possible. We believe that our technology will not only help sustain the forest but also help the environment and the community.
Written By: Ernest Lerma
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