The air around you already holds your water
The technology is neither new nor speculative: cooling air below its dew point turns the water vapour it carries into liquid. What distinguishes the system is what happens next — filtration, treatment and the return of minerals, then storage and pumping.
- 4
- Stages in a single cycle
- All conditions
- The units operate across
- 0.24 — 0.44kWh/L
- Energy per litre
The air around you already holds your water
In Qatar’s climate every cubic metre of air carries water vapour. Four stages separate that vapour from drinking water that meets specification — with no well and no tanker.
- 01
Air is drawn in
Industrial fans pull ambient air through pre-filters that hold back dust and particulates before it enters the cycle.
Pre-filter - 02
It is cooled, and condenses
The air passes over a heat exchanger that takes it below the dew point, and the water vapour it carries turns to droplets that are collected.
Below the dew point - 03
It is filtered and treated
The water passes through multi-stage filtration and treatment configured to the client’s requirements, then essential minerals are added back.
Multi-stage filtration + minerals - 04
Water, ready to use
It is held in a sanitised tank and pumped into the building network or straight to the draw-off point, and the unit stops itself when the tank is full.
Automatic stop when full
Published figures are measured at 32°C and 80% relative humidity — the conditions that prevail in Qatar for most months of the year. The output expected at your site specifically is calculated in the site study and delivered to you in writing.
What determines your site’s output
These are the factors the site study accounts for in arriving at the figure expected at your own site, rather than the published maximum.
Relative humidity
The most important factor, and one that works in Qatar’s favour: relative humidity is high for most months of the year, and the higher it is, the more water is available in every cubic metre of air. The published figures are measured at 80%.
Air temperature
The published figures are measured at 32°C, close to daytime temperatures in Qatar for most of the year. Air temperature governs how much vapour the air can carry, so it is part of the calculation for your site.
Installation position
Free airflow around the unit is a condition of performance. An enclosed position, or one boxed in between walls, chokes the intake and raises consumption.
Filter condition
A dirty filter reduces flow and raises energy per litre. Changes fall inside the service schedule, not outside it.
What engineers ask us
Do the units work in Qatar’s climate?
The machine performs excellently throughout the entire year. Relative humidity in Qatar is high for most months of the year, and that is the condition this technology is suited to.
How much electricity does it use?
It varies by capacity and model, between 0.24 and 0.44 kilowatt-hours per litre. Consumption is calculated precisely in the site study and set against your current tanker and bottle costs to arrive at a real cost per litre.
Is the water drinkable straight away?
Yes. The water passes through filtration and treatment configured to the client’s requirements, with minerals added. Analysis reports are supplied with every system and repeated periodically within the service schedule.
How loud is it?
Comparable to an outdoor air-conditioning unit. The site study selects a position that keeps the sound away from living areas.
How much will your site produce?
The only figure that matters to you is the output expected at your site specifically. The site study measures humidity, temperature and actual consumption, and delivers it in writing with the quotation.
