An American start-up manufactures a special solar panel capable of extracting drinking water from the air. An innovative solution that could change the lives of millions of people.

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[Credits](http://www.jordantimes.com/news/local/new-technology-uses-solar-panels-produce-drinking-water)
Solar panels that produce hot water and electricity are certainly not new. What we had not yet seen are the solar panels that produce .... water.
Yes, you understood correctly: they are called Source and turn the water vapor suspended in the air into drinking water. [Zero Mass Water](https://www.zeromasswater.com) , an American start-up born a year and a half ago, was created by the Arizona State University incubator.
The heart of the device is a special material made by the company capable of absorbing the humidity of the air in a particularly efficient manner.

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[Credits](https://www.google.com.ng/amp/s/amp.businessinsider.com/zero-mass-solar-panels-water-from-air-launch-us-2017-12)
### WATER FROM THE SKY
The energy produced by the solar panel is used to evaporate the water again, eliminate the pollutants and bring it back to its liquid state. The water thus obtained is very similar to distilled water: the system then filters it through several layers of minerals including calcium and magnesium to make it drinkable and pleasing.

>According to Cody Friesen , CEO of the company and inventor of Source, 
Said this system could be the answer to the water problems of developing countries: each panel can guarantee up to 10 liters of water per day, sufficient for the needs of 4 people.
The company has already raised 7 million dollars to start pilot projects in Ecuador, Jordan and Mexico and is ready to enter the market.