Is Fog Farm Technology an Answer to SA Water Crises?

Grant Vanderwagen and his H2O Catchers team are looking to set-up around 100 H2O Catchers on the first farm in South Africa. 

Cape Town is currently experiencing the worst drought it has seen in a century and while the government is desperately looking for immediate solutions, in the near future fog farms could be the answer.

Entrepreneur Grant Vanderwagen got the idea to use fog farming, a simple yet effective way to capture water for human consumption, while watching a news channel a couple of years ago.

“After diving into some pretty amazing research of how to capture water from fog. I noticed that there are proven methods of how we can capture water from a new source such as fog. That being said, the projects I have seen so far are below average, yes they still catch water, but I honestly believe we could be capturing a great deal amount more with new materials, technology and recycling,” Vanderwagen explains.

He’s currently seeking funding to produce what he’s called H2O Catchers to be set up at the first fog farm in the Western Cape.

Vanderwagen and his H2O Catchers team are looking to set-up around 100 H2O Catchers on the first farm in order for them to get the best results in the near future.

“Based on research that has been done into fog catchers, they’re proven to be able to capture anywhere from 100 litres a day all the way through to 10 000 litres per day, all depending on the sizes and amounts of fog. This is a method of sourcing water and we need this water now. All we need to do is innovate a little and we will witness compelling results,” he says.

Vanderwagen is looking at building H2O Catchers in three different dimensions based on locations. He and his team will also be testing different mesh materials used to capture water from fog.  

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• Water Access
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• Water Supply
• Water Resources
• Drought
• Water Supply
• Water Management
• Water Resource Management
• Water Resources Management
• Renewable Water Resources