WRENSHALL, Minn. (Northern News Now) – A Wrenshall farmer is working with the University of Minnesota Duluth on a portable device designed to pull water from the air for farming and drinking.
Jason Amundsen, co-owner of Locally Laid Egg Company, said he has seen a drastic change in rainfall on his farm over the past few years. He reached out to UMD’s Swenson College of Science and Engineering, where they developed an idea to use HVAC technology to collect water from the air, similar to a dehumidifier.
The device, called H2O Now, is designed to operate outdoors using solar panels and a battery.
“The goal is that a teenager, someone not very strong, can set these up in less than an hour, deploy it and have water,” Amundsen said. “If we achieve that goal, it would be remarkable.”…