How I Built This with Guy Raz HIBT Lab! SOURCE Global: Cody Friesen
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Sep 15, 2022 Cody Friesen, the innovative Founder and CEO of SOURCE Global, discusses his groundbreaking solar-powered hydropanels that convert atmospheric vapor into drinking water. He highlights the urgent global water scarcity crisis and the staggering statistics behind it. Cody shares insights into the technology's engineering challenges and its potential to become a renewable, digitized water utility. The conversation explores the impact of these hydropanels in communities like the Navajo Nation and the brighter future they promise for sustainable water access.
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Water Usage Disparities
- Cody Friesen grew up near a cotton field that was flood irrigated for several months each year.
- Juxtaposing this, he observed desert springs thriving on trickles of water, highlighting water usage disparities.
Water Scarcity: A Human-Scale Problem
- Water scarcity is a global problem exacerbated by climate change.
- Friesen highlights the personal and intimate nature of water, contrasting it with the larger-scale issue of renewable energy.
US Water Quality Issues
- Despite easy access for many, 15% of US homes rely on wells for water.
- Shockingly, about a fifth of these wells fail water quality tests, posing health risks.