This innovative skylight uses light from the sun to desalinate water for drinking
05/21/2021 / By Divina Ramirez
Designer Henry Glogau has developed a skylight that uses seawater to provide natural ambient light and clean drinking water. The device is charged by a mini solar panel during the day. The remaining sea salt is also funneled into a dozen zinc and copper batteries that power a strip of light-emitting diodes (LEDs).
Glogau’s device, which he dubbed Solar Desalination Skylight, is a finalist of the Lexus Design Award 2021. It’s a competition dedicated to empowering participants to design and invent for a better future.
Entries are finalized and awarded based on their possible impact on human society. Glogau’s device aligns perfectly with the competition’s principles, as it could be used to provide basic services like light and clean water to homes in underdeveloped regions.
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