Water bottle uses the moisture in the air to self fill

29th January 2016

Fontus

Jordan Mulcare

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The earth's atmosphere contains around 13,000km3 of mostly unexploited fresh water. The Fontus project aims to bring an alternative way of collecting safe drinking water where there is unclean water or in drought areas. The bottles are designed to capture moisture contained in the air, condense it and store it as safe drinking water. The bottle is powered by solar cells and can harvest up to 0.8l of water in an hour's time under the right climatic conditions.

Fontus ryde is the self filling water bottle for bikes. The bottle uses the airstream riders create while riding in order to support a cooler which helps to condense the water from the air. The creators decided to combine bikes with the invention as they explained bikes are the most widespread means of transportation, especially in developing countries.

Fontus airo is for adventurers, it is a clever way of acquiring freshwater in regions where groundwater is scarce but air humidity is high. The self filling water bottles free travellers from the burden of water provision during a tour. The company worked along experts to identify problems which occurred with people who spend time in nature. They identified that a hiker must plan their rout in a way that allows them to always find fresh water sources or they must pack a lot of water in their backpack that would cause the backpack to be very heavy and put strain on the hikers back.

The aim of the water bottle and the company is to allow adventurers the freedom to go wherever they want and to provide safe water in regions with unclean water.