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Revolutionizing Access to Clean Water with Source Hydropanels
TLDR Cody Friesen founded Source, a company that produces hydropanels capable of creating drinking water from sunlight and air, offering a sustainable solution to the global water crisis. These hydro panels use solar power to extract water from the air, providing clean drinking water to homes without access to water and offering a cost-effective and renewable-driven approach for the future.
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Cody Friesen founded Source, an Arizona-based company that produces hydropanels capable of creating drinking water from sunlight and air, potentially revolutionizing access to clean water globally.
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Cody Friesen reflects on his childhood experiences in Arizona and the global water crisis, highlighting the personal and intimate nature of water scarcity and the need for innovative solutions.
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Efforts have been focused on finding new sources of electricity, but Cody Friesen wondered if the same concept could be applied to water by utilizing abundant sources like sunlight and air to create fresh water.
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Cody Friesen and his team aimed to engineer a material that could rapidly concentrate water vapor from the air and release it upon exposure to sunlight, leading to the creation of the Source hydro panel.
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Cody Friesen developed a device that captures water vapor from the air using sunlight to create condensation, inspired by the natural evaporation process in the troposphere.
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Cody Friesen's hydro panels use solar power to extract water from the air, making it possible to produce water in various environments worldwide.
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Cody Friesen's hydro panels are made of earth and industrially abundant materials, leading to a cost structure that is difficult to beat by traditional infrastructure, and he predicts that renewable-driven approaches will take over a broader set of resources in the next decade.
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Cody Friesen's hydro panels are being used to provide clean drinking water to homes without access to water, with plans for increased productivity and cost reduction in the future.
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Source Global's business model involves selling hydro panels and water under contract to address water challenges at a systemic level.
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Source Global's advanced agriculture approaches can significantly reduce water usage and provide a sustainable solution for growing fruits and vegetables worldwide.
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