The Power of the Sun | Breakthrough

with no water coming from the

with no water coming from the state-controlled aquifer this farm

state-controlled aquifer this farm

state-controlled aquifer this farm relies solely on one well a well that

relies solely on one well a well that

relies solely on one well a well that may be running dry Aaron Mandel chairman

may be running dry Aaron Mandel chairman

may be running dry Aaron Mandel chairman of the company water effects has come to

of the company water effects has come to

of the company water effects has come to evaluate the problem this is one of our

evaluate the problem this is one of our

evaluate the problem this is one of our fields we have about 1,200 acres in

fields we have about 1,200 acres in

fields we have about 1,200 acres in total that we farm and this year we’re

total that we farm and this year we’re

total that we farm and this year we’re only able to plant about half of it

only able to plant about half of it

only able to plant about half of it because of the lack of water supply so

because of the lack of water supply so

because of the lack of water supply so that’s what our wells can reach ok so

that’s what our wells can reach ok so

that’s what our wells can reach ok so 50% of the land is actually gonna lay

50% of the land is actually gonna lay

50% of the land is actually gonna lay from fallow

from fallow

from fallow exactly the farm needs a new source of

exactly the farm needs a new source of

exactly the farm needs a new source of water and Aaron believes he has a

water and Aaron believes he has a

water and Aaron believes he has a solution

solution

solution Sarah is facing the same problem a lot

Sarah is facing the same problem a lot

Sarah is facing the same problem a lot of farmers in the Central Valley face

of farmers in the Central Valley face

of farmers in the Central Valley face which is lack of water supply that is

which is lack of water supply that is

which is lack of water supply that is causing her to have to fallow a lot of

causing her to have to fallow a lot of

causing her to have to fallow a lot of land

land

land she actually has all of the water

she actually has all of the water

she actually has all of the water resources she needs right below her feet

there is a vast pool of subsurface drain

there is a vast pool of subsurface drain water just beneath the Central Valley

water just beneath the Central Valley

water just beneath the Central Valley its runoff from irrigation unfortunately

its runoff from irrigation unfortunately

its runoff from irrigation unfortunately the ground is naturally salty so the

the ground is naturally salty so the

the ground is naturally salty so the water is tainted but aaron has devised

water is tainted but aaron has devised

water is tainted but aaron has devised an affordable way to filter out the salt

an affordable way to filter out the salt

an affordable way to filter out the salt reclaim the water and feed it into the

reclaim the water and feed it into the

reclaim the water and feed it into the aquifer the easiest way to desalinate

aquifer the easiest way to desalinate

aquifer the easiest way to desalinate water is to boil it but on a large scale

water is to boil it but on a large scale

water is to boil it but on a large scale this consumes vast amounts of energy you

this consumes vast amounts of energy you

this consumes vast amounts of energy you know that’ll open and close as you’re

know that’ll open and close as you’re

know that’ll open and close as you’re tracking air temperature and water

tracking air temperature and water

tracking air temperature and water effects co-founder and director of

effects co-founder and director of

effects co-founder and director of engineering dr. Matt Stuber are

engineering dr. Matt Stuber are

engineering dr. Matt Stuber are purifying salt water using an energy

purifying salt water using an energy

purifying salt water using an energy source California has in abundance

source California has in abundance

source California has in abundance sunshine we’ve done is developed this

sunshine we’ve done is developed this

sunshine we’ve done is developed this plant which removed the salt from the

plant which removed the salt from the

plant which removed the salt from the soil and returning this region with

soil and returning this region with

soil and returning this region with impaired soil back to arable farmland

this solar array works like a magnifying

this solar array works like a magnifying glass it concentrates the energy of the

glass it concentrates the energy of the

glass it concentrates the energy of the Sun 36 times that energy heats the

Sun 36 times that energy heats the

Sun 36 times that energy heats the mineral oil inside these pipes to over

mineral oil inside these pipes to over

mineral oil inside these pipes to over 350 degrees this creates high-pressure

350 degrees this creates high-pressure

350 degrees this creates high-pressure steam that boils the salt out of the

steam that boils the salt out of the

steam that boils the salt out of the water pumped up from beneath the planet

water pumped up from beneath the planet

water pumped up from beneath the planet so this is where the final product comes

so this is where the final product comes

so this is where the final product comes out it’s completely pure fresh water so

out it’s completely pure fresh water so

out it’s completely pure fresh water so we create two products with this from

we create two products with this from

we create two products with this from one waste source it’s fresh water and

one waste source it’s fresh water and

one waste source it’s fresh water and these salty minerals now the salt

these salty minerals now the salt

these salty minerals now the salt crystals are very valuable and can be

crystals are very valuable and can be

crystals are very valuable and can be captured and used in many industries

water effects now has funding to build a

water effects now has funding to build a plant that can desalinate 1.6 billion

plant that can desalinate 1.6 billion

plant that can desalinate 1.6 billion gallons of water per year Aaron and Matt

gallons of water per year Aaron and Matt

gallons of water per year Aaron and Matt believe this breakthrough technology can

believe this breakthrough technology can

believe this breakthrough technology can transform the Central Valley and many

transform the Central Valley and many

transform the Central Valley and many other arid regions on earth

other arid regions on earth

other arid regions on earth you