{"id":25939,"date":"2023-03-10T09:42:59","date_gmt":"2023-03-10T07:42:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/?p=25939"},"modified":"2026-06-19T11:50:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T09:50:00","slug":"pulling-water-out-of-thin-air","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/2023\/03\/10\/pulling-water-out-of-thin-air\/","title":{"rendered":"Pulling water out of thin air"},"content":{"rendered":"

The community of Mau<\/em> and its 100 student school in the Namosi district of Fiji have just taken delivery of an atmospheric water maker. The device condenses water vapour from humid air to produce clean charcoal-filtered drinking water. The installed unit can supply up to 450 litres per day.<\/p>\n

Mau has a population of around 500 people whose water supply is currently either rainwater – which must be boiled if it is for consumption – or else it comes from a bore-hole, the level of which has been falling recently.<\/p>\n

The water-making device collects water produced through condensation and works most efficiently in conditions where the humidity is typically above 46%, the ambient temperature is around 25C, and where there is a reliable power source.<\/p>\n

The company behind the atmospheric water-maker, Waiea water, asked Fiji Victron installer\u00a0Solar Fiji<\/a> to design a three-phase off-grid solar energy power plant to provide the unit with its 4kWh – 5kWh power demand.<\/p>\n

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The installation which was funded by the Branch<\/em> family, who are also Mau residents, comprises:<\/p>\n