🔹 Advancing Independent Validation of Atmospheric Water Harvesting in Arid Environments 🔹

AzAWH testbed welcomes the newly announced collaboration between WAVR Technologies and AzAWH (a part of the Global Center for Water Technology GCWT) at Arizona State University (ASU) to independently evaluate atmospheric water harvesting systems under real-world desert conditions in Phoenix, Arizona.

Atmospheric water harvesting has long been recognized as a promising solution for addressing water scarcity. However, its widespread adoption depends on independent, transparent, and publishable field validation, particularly in low-humidity environments. This initiative represents an important step toward meeting that critical need.

AzAWH will operate, analyze, and publish results from testing WAVR’s system across environments representative of the arid U.S. Southwest. The findings are expected to help move water-from-air technologies from niche concepts toward field-validated solutions capable of serving industry, communities, and critical infrastructure where water scarcity is already a pressing reality.

We commend this strong academia–industry partnership and look forward to the insights and impact that will emerge from this work.