Fresh water

Water, water, everywhere,

And all the boards did shrink;

Water, water, everywhere,

Nor any drop to drink.

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

Reverse Osmosis

In the boating world, reverse osmosis machines are also called "watermakers".

Rainwater Harvesting

Rain is responsible for depositing most of the fresh water on the planet, most of it over the ocean (see wikipedia).

If you ever lived in a tropical country, you quickly learn to espect a daily rain fall between 5 and 6 o'clock of about half an hour. And collecting rain fall is the easy. With a permeable soil, you even have nothing to do.

Post on collecting rain.

Dehumidification

The Watermill

Links

• Wikipedia article on desalination
• Wikipedia article on Reverse Osmosis
• Wikipedia article on Watermakers
• Wikipedia article on solar desalination
• Wikipedia article on Solar Still
• Wikipedia article on Rainwater Harvesting
• The Hurricane Tower "Fresh Water generation through simulation of natures hurricanes".
• Sea Solar Power
• Seawater Greenhouse

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