One of the largest difficulties with sea level rise is the lack of fresh water we all need every day.
3 design students from Flinders Uni and I have been working on an RO unit to make fresh water – powered just by the tide.
We envisage a partly flooded bouy moored in shallow water. Attached to the underside will be a cylinder holding a piston on a rod with its foot on the sea floor. As the tide rises, brine is drawn into the cylinder through a non-return valve. At the tide falls the weight of the bouy drives the brine through an RO filter and the clean water to a holding tank on top.
If you would be interested in collaboration, please contact me.
Regards
Charlie
Sir Charlie Madden Bt
BSc MTech MBA