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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2022
Universitaet Hohenheim, Stuttgart, DE;
Volker Wulfmeyer, Stuttgart, DE;
Oliver Branch, Leinfelden-Echterdingen, DE;
Universitaet Hohenheim, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
Apparatus for obtaining fresh water by artificially generating a precipitation. The apparatus comprises at least one darkening body that forms a darkening surface which has a width and/or length of at least 3 km and an albedo of less than 0.1. The apparatus further comprises at least one base frame which is arranged on a ground and configured to support the at least one darkening body so as to keep the at least one darkening body spaced apart from the ground in order to form a space between the at least one darkening body and the ground. Still further, the apparatus comprises a precipitation collection system which is arranged at least partially within the space and configured to collect the precipitation falling on the darkening surface.