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Water-From-Air Demonstration Successful

NORFOLK, VA (OCTOBER 12, 2005) – Oklahoma-based Sciperio, Inc. showcased a prototype water-from-air system today at a NATO-sponsored, 5-day experiment to demonstrate emerging technologies in water generation, purification, bottling and distribution. The “Potable Water Technology Demonstration” concluded on Wednesday with a VIP presentation at NATO headquarters in Norfolk, Virginia.

Sciperio’s successful demonstration system produces 10 liters of water per hour requiring very low energy input. The prototype system represents months of research and development under a Phase II grant from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Sciperio is currently seeking a military partner to share the financial responsibilities for Phase III funding from DARPA for the concept shown below.

Sciperio’s Phase III project will produce 100 liters per hour on a trailer-mounted unit at relative humidity levels (RH) anywhere between 15 to 100%. Sciperio’s technology can produce water at RH levels as low as 10% while maintaining a profitable exchange of water output compared to energy input.
The “Potable Water Technology Demonstration” was part of a NATO event to demonstrate possible solutions to part of the logistical burden of transporting water into areas where potable water is not abundantly available, such as the Middle East. US Army sources say 60-65% of the military road traffic in Iraq is transporting potable water to the troops.

For the U.S. military, water storage capacity is a key issue driving water logistics, especially at the small unit level. Infantry units require a steady source of fresh water but have a minimal capacity to store or carry water. Light, efficient individual water generation systems capable of providing minimum daily requirements for potable water would be a significant capability enhancement. Instead of planning requirements for daily water delivery to infantry units conducting tactical combat operations, a water-from-air system would be required to meet only surge water requirements for decontamination or support of field hygiene during sustained operations. Military services are in a critical period of developing concepts and future combat vehicles to support smaller, more mobile forces operating on a dispersed battlefield.

Sciperio’s water generation demonstration was the only was the only water generation technology to be demonstrated at the event. A German company, Karcher Tecwar, demonstrated reverse osmosis water purification and bottling techniques.

For more information about Sciperio’s water-from-air technology or its successful NATO demonstration, please contact Robert Taylor at (405) 622-9256 or by e-mail at rmt@sciperio.com.