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Everyday Solar Distiller
Designed to aid in providing safe drinking water for people in developing countries, Gabriele Diamanti’s Eliodomestico water distiller harnesses the sun’s power to produce up to 5 liters of drinking water daily. Eliodomestico is almost 3 times as efficient as traditional solar stills and functions without electricity or even much maintenance as it works autonomously during the day. Made from only terra-cotta and zinc-plated metal sheets, the design could also be produced or repaired by locals quite easily.
The distiller itself is very easy to use: in the morning simply fill the water tank with salty or dirty water from a local source, and in the evening collect clean, evaporated and re-condensed water in a portable recipient placed underneath the tank.
Designer: Gabriele Diamanti
15 Comments »
Jean-Marc says
I like the very clever design, but Zinc is not good for food contact, use tin instead.
Jimmy C says
You know, people in that region will be more likely to want the water in the morning.
sudhanwa says
great!
Ben says
This is the most bigotry post I’ve ever seen. How about photographing a ‘Male’ pouring in and retrieving ‘fresh water’. O sorry…. just a female is only good for this job. How about ‘Filterpure’ and numerous other clay pot filtering systems? How about IDEO and their fresh water bike? How about thinking about that fresh drinking water is essential to mankind? You’ve struck upon and spit on one of the most important needs of mankind (this includes everyone on the planet and their children) ‘FRESH WATER’. We all know that we have the technology to give everyone a fresh drink of water every day. Once we figure out a way to distribute fresh water, everyday, we shall save thousands of lives, daily.
Alek says
Dude, chill…. while the women are collecting water, the men are busy hunting wild animals for food. Do you want it the other way around? Yeah.. that’s right.
It’s just trying to depict a more real scenario and how this thing can fit in well in their every day lives.
Mic says
Brill
jeremy says
where can i get one?!?!? i see there only $50 but no one says where to get it
jeremy says
holy crap man, maybe her husband is dead. why do you have to jump to this is most bigotry post? do you look for a fight in everything in life? must be tiring! and who says only women can get water? seems to me only you did. if they would of pictured a guy then what? someone else like you would bitch about that. how about just be happy they have water to drink and not care who gets it.. so by your definition only males should get water? thats stupid. equality right. try spreading the love not the anger and hatred over something so trivial as fetching the water. or a better idea yet. how about not at all. peace.
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