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Yes, this is 100% accurate!
To the downvoters, please don't just downvote, give me a plausible scenario of when harvesting water from air is more useful than just cleaning existing water.
Condensating water is VERY energy intensive, filtering far less so.
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"Energy intensive".
There are also commercial versions that are designed for permanent use. Again, zero energy use.
Generally when you make a claim, its on you to back it up with evidence, not everyone else to 'prove you wrong'. "God is real, prove me wrong."
https://www.futurity.org/water-harvesting-condenser-humidity-2588972-2/
That works great when there is moisture in the air, whwn there is moisture in the air, there is usually a better way of collecting it for less energy.
You posted a solar still, a device which uses solar energy to distil water, an excellent solution to get water while on a desert island.
It won't nearly as well in dry climates
Also, "zero energy use"?
Are you high?
Sunlight is still energy, it absolutely uses energy.
Finally, the is a new adaption of an old tech that has been proven to not work as advertised time and time again, it is on the creators of the new tech to prove that it works, I don't have to disprove this at all, that has been done time and time again.
Haha claiming the sun is "energy intensive" is some new mental gymnastics that I'd not heard before.
Will ignore you now 👍