New Wind Turbine design from France Also Harvests Moisture from the Air

I learned about the Eole Water wind turbine and water harvesting system from Ecogeek, a blog that I subscribe and link to over here. The idea of a wind turbine that can generate electricity and an attached system that can harvest and purify water from moisture in the air with no need for any external power source suggests tremendous potential in parts of South India that I know extremely well. Two places that spring to mind are the North Arcot District in my former home state of Tamil Nadu and the Anantapur / Tadipatri region in Andhra Pradesh, both of which suffer from severe water shortages and have electricity supply failures for several hours every day. Let's hope that my friends in India pick up from this point on - there's potential here that could easily be exploited. Both these areas are solidly middle class and well educated with fine educational institutions, medical facilities and industries located nearby. There should be room to offer an advanced technical solution that promises to address the severe problems that these areas face.