The Rainmaker AW75 is an innovative Dutch windmill that condenses water from air. The mill has to be tested and that will be done at the ‘Experimental Area’ in Newton Park IV.
This innovation is developed by Dutch Rainmaker in Leeuwarden. The company wants to use this self-sustaining system particularly for agriculture in warmer areas where little or no water is available. The quality of the water produced by windmill AW75 is similar to rainwater. Kuwait is already interested in starting a water production project with Dutch Rainmaker. Besides using the water for agriculture, the produced water can be drunk after treatment during emergencies.
Space
To test this innovation, the municipality Leeuwarden offers space to Dutch Rainmaker BV. The municipality of Leeuwarden and the company Dutch Rainmaker will sign an agreement on Wednesday the 20th of April. By signing this agreement the municipality of Leeuwarden recognizes that the development of sustainable innovations is very important. It also fits into the municipal ambition as Capital of Water Technology.
Field Experiment
The Dutch Rainmaker system will be placed at the ‘Experimental Area’ in Newton Park IV. In this area several entrepreneurs can test their sustainable innovations. Dutch Rainmaker is the first company that will be testing its system in this area. The mayor and aldermen of the municipality of Leeuwarden have decided that last Tuesday on the 19th of April.
New Country Power
The decision of the College derives from the structural ambition ‘Nieuw Stroomland’ to develop an experimental space for sustainable innovations.
To encourage such inventions, many new sustainable innovations in this area will be tested the next five years.
Source: Gemeente Leeuwarden
