Journal of Geoscience and Environment Protection, 2018, 6, 26-36
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Novel Applications for Fog Water
Harvesting
Gloria Morichi1, Lucas Bandeira Calixto2, Alessandra Zanelli1
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Polytechnic University of Milan, Milan, Italy
Polytechnic University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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How to cite this paper: Morichi, G., Calixto, L.B. and Zanelli, A. (2018) Novel
Applications for Fog Water Harvesting.
Journal of Geoscience and Environment
Protection, 6, 26-36.
https://doi.org/10.4236/gep.2018.63004
Received: January 31, 2018
Accepted: March 10, 2018
Published: March 13, 2018
DOI: 10.4236/gep.2018.63004
Abstract
In a scenario of climate changes and increasing stress upon available fresh
water resources like rivers, lakes and aquifers, collecting fog water is a promising yet relatively unexplored potentiality. Providing sufficient water and reducing water extraction’s environmental impact at the same time can be a
challenge with conventional ways, but fog harvesting technology presents itself as a powerful and efficient alternative. Water availability profoundly determined regional economic benefit, social relations and it also influenced environmental security and ecosystem services. Underdeveloped countries have
been dealing with water scarcity issue for decades, but also wealthy countries
will have to face the water crisis soon, due to unsustainable development
processes. A review of the state of the art highlights the most relevant parameters to deal with when discussing about fog water harvesting. In regions
with frequent fog events, this technology already proved to be a sustainable
drinking water resource for rural communities and their low per capita water
usage was provided by basic devices utilization. Nevertheless, in this paper,
different fog water harvesting applications are investigated, besides the already
existing fresh-water collection, reforestation and agricultural use. Further options, such as building components, outdoor activities and domestic devices
are considered, according to different parameters, such as economic benefits,
possibility of standardized production, life cycle and market attractiveness. A
desirable novel concept would become relevant in specific contexts, thanks to
multiple functions, offering locals designed and customized solutions. Also
noteworthy are the landscape impact of such devices and the effects of the
project in terms of places regeneration, raising awareness and “green” conscience creation. The study of local climatic data and improvement in fog collector applications, integration with architectural and landscape design, will
expand the regions where fog harvesting can be applied and its sustainable
improvements.
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Keywords
Fog Water Harvesting, Urban Regeneration, Water Scarcity, Sustainable
Water Resource
1. Introduction
Among the many factors—for instance food and energy security policies, macro-economic processes such as trade globalization, changing diets and increasing consumption—that largely influence water demand, the greater applied
stress to water resources is related to population growth and urbanization. It is
estimated that by 2050, global water demand will face a 55% increment, mainly
related to higher demands from manufacturing, thermal electricity generation
and domestic use [1]. In order to preserve global water supplies and relieve the
stress on conventional, over-exploited fresh water sources, fog water harvesting
stands as a promising solution. Fog collection is a passive, low cost and sustainable technology that already provided with fresh water many rural villages in remote and semi-arid region [2].
Fog potentialities have already been studied in more than 20 countries, in particular along the coast of northern South America [3] [4]; the Canary Islands [5],
Morocco [6], South Africa [7] [8], Oman [9]; Arabia [10], western Mediterranean basin [11], Namibia [12].
The objectives of this paper are to provide an overview of regional water stress
levels and of fog formation processes and suitable climatic regions; to review
current models and designs for fog water harvesting, with reference to some
study cases. The result would include some suggestions regarding new scenarios
for fog harvesting application, e.g. urban integration, identifying chances of improvement and possibility of generating a positive impact on urban water resource management.
2. Water Scarcity
Freshwater supplies are erratically distributed in time and space. From one year
to the next, there can be considerable variability between arid and humid climates and wet and dry seasons. It is water, not land, which is the limiting factor
in most agricultural practices around the world, especially in arid environments.
The World Water Development Report [13] defined water scarcity as:
“The point at which the aggregate impact of all users impinges on the supply
or quality of water under prevailing institutional arrangements to the extent that
the demand by all sectors, including the environment, cannot be satisfied fully
[...], a relative concept [that] can occur at any level of supply or demand.”
There are major uncertainties about the amount of water required to meet
demand for food, energy and other human uses, and to sustain ecosystems.
These uncertainties are compounded by the impact of climate change that affects
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both water resources and its demands for all uses directly. Mitigation measures
are focused on reducing energy consumption and carbon emissions, while
smaller efforts are addressed to adaptation planning to manage increasing hydrological variability and extreme weather events. Trends in ecosystems, including the life they support, are telling us that things are out of balance. Ecosystems
do not consume water—they supply and recycle it; and if they met reduced water levels than necessary, their beneficial output is also reduced. Improving water
resource management, increasing access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation and promoting hygiene have the potential to improve the quality of life of
billions of individuals. They are also critical for the achievement of the goals to
reduce child mortality, improve maternal health, reduce waterborne diseases and
class and gender inequality (Figure 1) [14].
Cost is another factor that impacts water resource issues. Water distribution
infrastructure is expensive to build, and while water may exist in one area,
pumping and hauling it to another one increase costs so much that it may be
unaffordable to many of the communities who need it the most. Energy and water are intricately connected. Although different sources of energy and electricity
exist, all require water for various production processes, including extraction of
raw materials, cooling in thermal processes, cleaning materials, cultivation of
crops for biofuels, and powering turbines. Conversely, energy is required to
make water resources available for human use and consumption through pumping, transportation, treatment, desalination and irrigation. This double-sided interdependency of both resources has been coined “the water-energy nexus”, and
introduces key cross-sectoral vulnerabilities.
As a general trend, energy and electricity consumption are likely to increase
over the next 25 years in all world regions, with direct implications for the water
resources needed to supply this energy [15].
3. Water Scarcity Related Socioeconomic Issue
Not surprisingly, water insufficiency often correlates to worse living conditions.
Water scarcity is becoming increasingly a worldwide preoccupation giving the
fast growth rates of populations in already water-stressed regions, and even in
Figure 1. Walk in potato parc in Pisaq, Cusco (Peru), © Manon Koningstein (CIAT).
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places where such problem seemed to be a distant reality. Water is a dynamic
and bulky fluid, with tendency to transform and to “migrate” from place to place
[16], and that very characteristic is responsible for both droughts and floods.
Such dynamics are becoming increasingly accentuated due to climate change
[17].
The Moroccan NGO Dar Si Hmad attested, through one of its fog harvesting
experiments in the Atlas Mountains in Morocco, that a water surplus can have a
positive social impact other than the rather obvious economic one. Previously, in
the villages that benefitted from the new water source, women had the burden to
walk long distances to get water for their households. Young girls had similar
roles, and most of them did not have time to go to school, with the consequent
generation of gender unbalance. The extra water supply to the village alleviated
pressure not only in the existing groundwater sources but also on the female
gender, allowing for a different social mechanic to emerge and for new opportunities to arise.
World scenarios of water scarcity are mostly related to many variables other
than only meteorological/climate factors. Conflicts and civil war, especially in
Sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East, are relevant for the lack of water infrastructure in some countries that belongs to these macro regions. Poor governance almost always has a direct link to scarce water services and quality, and
this enhances the link between good public policies and an adequate water
supply. However, even if the local government is minimally responsible and water resources are abundant, water stress will be experienced if the region is heavily populated. This is the case of some regions of Asia, notably the Indian Subcontinent and China’s east provinces, which are not, from a geographical point
of view, water-scarce regions. However, the weight of human presence in these
regions is sufficiently high to put them in a sensible situation.
Other world regions, such as South and North America, differs in water usage
and available fresh water resources, although both subcontinents show a wide
variety of climates and landscapes, as well as an uneven distribution of surface
and groundwater. The United States is the heaviest water user in the world, averaging 455 - 530 litres/day per person [1]. On the contrary, South American
countries use disproportionally less water per capita. For instance, Europe’s heaviest water consumer is Italy with 241 litres/day per person, far behind the
United States. However, Europe’s large population and migration crisis are
putting an extra burden in its water resources, even in rain-abundant countries
like the United Kingdom, and especially in large metropolitan areas.
4. Fog Phenomena
Fog collection efficiency rate proved to be dependent on both the wind speed
and the fog droplet size. Therefore, understanding fog phenomena and formation process is essential for application and technical improvement [18]. Fog can
be defined as a cloud of water vapour condensed into small water droplets, with
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1 to 40 microns diameters, suspended in the atmosphere at ground level. Their
small size prevents them from settling rapidly. Fog has fall velocities from less
than 1 cm/s to approximately 5 cm/s. These rates of fall are sufficiently low to
modify the angle at which the drops fall, depending on wind speed. For this reason, even the mildest wind will transport them horizontally [19].
Fog characteristics differ in relation to its formation process. The most frequent fog typologies are radiation fog, advection fog and orographic fog. Radiation fog is common in autumn and winter in temperate latitudes; it is associated
with the radiative cooling of the lowest layers of the atmosphere during clear and
cool nights (Figure 2(a)). Advection fog is always associated with horizontal
movements of air currents and can result in two different manners. The cooling
of surface air can occur when warm, humid air moves across a cold surface. If
the air is cooled to the dew point, fog is produced. Advection fog can also be
termed high-elevation fog when it is produced by the wind blowing clouds over
mountains or hills. This fog will persist as long as the cloud is forced over the
terrain (Figure 2(c)). Orographic fog is formed when warm, damp air moves
toward mountains; as it rises along the slope, it expands and is cooled (Figure
2(b)). If it is sufficiently humid, then fog will form on the surface [20]. However,
discerning these processes can be difficult, as they may occur simultaneously.
5. Fog Water Harvesting: State of the Art and Common
Mechanism
Present-day technologies for harvesting water from the fog are passive, cheap to
install and easy to maintain. Such maintenance is made largely by the community, which benefits from the technology, which is a quintessential requirement
for the harvesting devices’ proper functioning and crucial for the survival of a
project of such nature [20]. Although the numbers of solutions already found by
researchers and designers is significant, they mostly consist of some fundamental parts, such as the mesh, the supporting structure and the distribution network/storage facilities. The functioning is based on the same mechanism:
wind-driven fog water droplets are caught in the meshes, then they group together and slowly move down through gravity to reach reservoirs.
Among the many variants that can condition the efficiency of this technology,
one of the most relevant is the fog’s LWC (Liquid Water Content), allied with a
sufficient wind speed to transport enough water to the meshes [19] [21] [22]. In
Schemenauer and Cereceda’s experiments in Chile, an assessment of the total
(a)
(b)
(c)
Figure 2. (a), (b), (c) Types of fog. Diagram © Federico Lorenzon.
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water collection rate using one hundred Large Fog Collectors (LFC) showed the
potential to harvest an average 15.000 liters of water a day, more than enough for
a whole village. In intense fog conditions, the nets collected more than 100.000
liters/day of water [8] [20] [23].
The most widespread fog collector used is the LFC, which is a two-dimensional
textile surface sustained by a rigid structure anchored to the soil, with a pipe
connection to a reservoir in most cases. Some other morphologies exist, such as
the three-dimensional collectors, which draw their main advantage to the larger
surface area adaptable to different wind directions. Another example is the
Warka Tower project, in Ethiopia. Water collected from fog falls within World
Health Organization (WHO) fresh water standards, a large advantage of such
technology, which can provide easy and fresh water to people who dwell in regions where access to such goods would require the installation of major infrastructures. Water infrastructures may not be affordable for some country’s annual budget or deemed to be secondary investments, while fog harvesting technology, although far from reaching its full potential, is undoubtedly a promising
alternative that will show increasing positive outcomes.
6. Application of Fog Harvesting Technology
The most productive conditions for fog water harvesting are found on mountains where the wind moves clouds over the surface of the ground. In contrast,
radiation fogs in valleys, or sea fogs on the coast, are considered less productive.
This is because of the lower wind speeds and lower fog liquid water contents
normally encountered in these situations but can also be attributed to the
low-tech and low-cost technology. Current employments of fog nets include applications in two major sectors:1) Fresh water supply, meeting WHO drinking
water standards, to rural communities and groups of homes; 2) Water for reforestation and for habitat maintenance, where it is impractical to import water
from conventional sources [20].
However, with technological improvement of the textile mesh, the study and
monitoring of fog pattern and involvement of locals, the technology seems
promisingly applicable in other fields. In the following section, general relationships between the fields of application and social and economic aspects are established. In this way, it is possible to analyze new opportunity for fog harvesting
application and to express some considerations on feasibility. The application
investigated are agriculture, domestic use, urban design, building component
and outdoor activities, while fabrication processes, market and sustainability of
the product are some of the parameters included in the evaluation.
6.1. Opportunity for Implementation: Agriculture
Starting with agriculture, one option is that already existing methods, for example the ones which involve the use of meshes to protect vegetation, is converted
into fog harvesting meshes and the textile material improved and connected to
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the irrigation system. Cost of materials’ performance testing in order to find an
optimal mesh-material combination and production would be high. The novel
device can be standardized and made for mass production due to a desirably
simple, feasible shape. However, constant exposure to weather hazards means
increased maintenance difficulty.
6.2. Opportunity for Implementation: Private Domestic Use
On the domestic use, possibilities of fog harvesting are open, such as devices to
collect fog water for cooking, toilet or irrigation use. The existing technology
would need to be incremented and scaled to the private users’ needs. Possibility
for mass production exists, which demands a standardized design to make the
device user-friendly and its production easy. The general European and
North-American public, though, does not perceive water scarcity as a serious
problem, leading to a low market attractiveness of this product in wealthy countries, while it would not be affordable in poor countries. Improvement in home’s
sustainability, at the same time, is not incisive because of results that are more
evident are coming from other systems, such as rainwater recycle and management.
6.3. Opportunity for Implementation: Building Components
When it comes to building components, there are several options to consider,
such as generating a “smart facades” that textile meshes in the facade design, so
it could be combined with green facades and at the same time provide water for
it. Another option does not include just facades, but different building components such as terrace fences, canopies, or decorative elements that would be
made of meshes integrated along with the structure. Their main purpose would
be to provide water and to be connected to the water supply system in the
building in order for water to be used for washing or planting. Cost-wise, as well
as production and implementation in the building, it is rather a considerable investment. Moreover, since buildings differ from each other, the standardization
and mass production is not as easy as for the other scenarios. Regarding durability and life cycle, they might have a high technical maintenance need and not so
virtuous life cycle. However, in term of market attractiveness, this innovation in
building technologies can be considered a good opportunity for the European
market, also due to the fact that this one specifically improves the sustainability
of the building itself.
6.4. Opportunity for Implementation: Outdoor Activities
Outdoor activities, such as mountain climbing, hiking or camping in nature are
becoming more popular because cities are transforming into extremely polluted
environments. Thinking in terms of fog harvesting and how to integrate it with
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tion devices into outdoor activities does not require expensive materials and
technology, as well as production. The device can be easily standardized and designed for mass production, since it is desirable to be user friendly. Moreover,
durability and maintenance needs are not difficult to achieve, since it is not all
the time exposed to the hazards. When it comes to the market attractiveness, it is
a new and enticing concept that, along with appealing design can, attract investments from different stakeholders of the sport sector. Although all these
points are highly desirable, this device does not make a significant improvement
in sustainability, since it is being used individually and from a reduced segment
of people.
6.5. Opportunity for Implementation: Urban Design
The urban design sector is undoubtedly one of the most open to the positive innovations, which can be developed in urban environments through the fog harvesting technique. Even if the cost of experimentation on material and technology production could be high, European funds could be used to promote project
to raise the awareness of water scarcity problems. Studies of urban metabolism
and loop closing are more and more diffused and thus urban design is not to be
considered only as an extra part of the city, but also an important part of the
space perception. It often represents a landmark and meeting point and it can
affect people’s experience of space and personal behavior. Regarding the fact that
each urban project is different, some possibilities for standardization and modularity are still open, depending on the type of the project itself. A wide range of
private and public stakeholder could be attracted and involved (such as municipality, NGO, EU funds). Therefore maintenance and durability should not represent
a problem. Since this is not a single-user product but it opens several different
multi-users options, it can improve the sustainability of the surrounding.
As a result of the previous considerations, urban design emerges as a promising field for fog harvesting implementation. The major influencing factor is the
opportunity to a wider public and to have a relevant positive impact on environment. Due to population growth, cities are experiencing a more and more
critical land, water and energy consumption crisis instead of showing efficient
use of resources. In this perspective, urban fog harvesting would also improve
people’s attitude towards water management practice.
7. Regional Application Scenarios
Taking into consideration some foggy but urbanized regions both in poor contexts and in rich ones (Tenerife, Lima and Milan), WaLi team proposed some
possible urban scale application of fog-harvesting devices [24]. Tenerife is an
island famous for its spring-like weather year-round and many resorts that make
it a top attraction in world tourism. The region experiences massive tourism
during summer season, which places an extra burden on the island’s little
groundwater resources. Apart for its groundwater, the island experiences heavy
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fog that is present on the mountains but especially near the coast, a huge opportunity for a fog harvesting project. With the scope of increasing the installation’s
success, in each city/region of intervention, a selection of optimal places both for
fog collection and for accessibility for local was made. That includes Tenerife
Island’s Plaza de Europa in Puerto de la Cruz, parque Doña Chana in La Orotava, Plaza Doctor Pérez Caceres in Vilaflor and an empty, triangular terrain in
Granadilla.
Lima is the capital of Peru and one of the driest metropolis in the world. It
experiences heavy fog, particularly during the morning. The city’s deficiency in
water distribution infrastructure and its many needy peripheral inhabitants
make this intervention location an optimal place for a fog harvesting experiment. In Lima, all project intervention places were squares, with variable proximity to the city centre; the intervention would start in Plaza San Martín and the
Maria Reiche Miraflores Park, very central in Lima’s urban fabric, then progressively expanding towards the periphery, passing by the Plaza de Armas until
Mercado Primero de Mayo, in the hilly outskirts of the city.
Lastly, the fog-shrouded city of Milan, which is Italy’s main economic hub but
also one of Europe’s foggiest city. Intervention here would start in Piazza Leonardo da Vinci in the Politecnico di Milano campus, open to students, professors and enthusiasts alike. Additional installations would be placed near to Bibliotecadegli Alberi park and Piazza Gae Aulenti, to represent, together with
Bosco Verticale, a sustainability landmark and then to Bovisa district, famous in
the past for its pollution but now in a continuous urban rehabilitation process.
These are only few examples but clearly show how much, with studies of local
climatic patterns and population needs, fog harvesting technology can have a
positive impact on society and help facing water variability due to climate
changes.
8. Conclusions
This article dealt with fog water harvesting, starting from current world water-stress situation and its consequences on economy, health and social relations.
Through a description of principal fog phenomena, fog collection process, traditional fog-harvesting devices and projects state of the art, it emerged that some
field of application are still unexploited. Reporting a study conducted by WaLi
team, considerations on building components, urban design or outdoor activities among the others were made, with specific reference to some foggy selected
areas (Tenerife, Lima and Milan). Therefore, the application of fog harvesting in
cities is expressed as a promising opportunity, which can be a chance for urban
regeneration, sustainable improvement and construction of water management
awareness and virtuous practices.
Acknowledgements
WaLi research was supported by Alta Scuola Politecnica, a graduate fellowshipamong Politecnico di Milano and Politecnico di Torino. The authors thank the
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rest of WaLi team (Runze Li, Federico Lorenzon, Sara Miladinovic), and academic tutors Carol Monticelli (PhD in Technology of Architecture for the Built
Environment) and Gabriela Fernandez (PhD, Department of Architecture and
Urban Studies).
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