Solar reflector Evaporation Salt water Condensation Cloth Distilled water How it works A piece of cloth is soaked in seawater and clamped between two frames covered with transparent tarpaulins Two reflectors intensify the power of the Sun the water evaporates and condenses on the tarpaulin while the salt remains in the cloth The water is collected in a container by a means of a tube With a frame the size of one square meter 11 square feet five liters 5 3 quarts can be obtained per day Why it s needed 2 2 billion people worldwide have no regular access to clean water according to Unicef Some 785 million people not even have a basic supply of drinking water Supporting encounter Mehdi Berrada runs a company in Morocco that is engaged in alternative water resources Morocco is the kingdom of seawater salt removal By 2030 the water supply of the entire Agadir region is planned to be guaranteed in this way says Corentin de Chatelperron Solar powered seawater salt remover sail for an expedition back to France in constant pursuit of a self sufficient existence In the green house below the deck he cultivated vegetables us ing the Sun as an energy source But a long period of time would pass before everything worked out My plants were withering away And then while gather ing wood on remote islands I brought termites into the boat that attacked my bamboo mast so it broke down in the first storm I who had already seen my self as a modern Robinson Crusoe soon felt like a stray of the seas says Corentin describing his be ginnings With the benefit of these experiences from the class of constructive failures he continued his journey on board of the catamaran accompanied by a crew in 2016 albeit this time around the world Spreading knowledge gained By that time they d long become a focus of media at tention In his native France the sailor and his com panions are celebrated as environmental heroes In exhibitions and road shows in appearances at special events and with massive media presence they re spreading their ideas for climate and environ mental protection and for energy transition Coren tin de Chatelperron is fascinated by the low tech design philosophy and has implemented a wealth of clever ideas on board of the exhibition boat For in stance the crew managed to employ a special sea water salt removal system to obtain drinking water to use a solar stove and to produce energy by means The team converted the Nomade des Mers catamaran into a floating low tech lab with an insect farm greenhouse and chicken coop of a do it yourself wind turbine see examples The young explorers have also tried out alternative forms of nutrition such as cultivating edible algae Numerous stops encounters adventures and inven tions have marked the crew s journey They impart the knowledge they ve gained to oth ers by the personal example they re setting as well as by sharing tips not only on their journey but also by teaming up with NGOs that in turn offer assistance in capacity building to refugee camps regions in crisis or poverty stricken parts of the world for example 66

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