{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftech-for-change.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fsolving-indias-water-problem-JMyujYuX","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Solving India's Water Problem!","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/ae6533df-095e-4fef-b7ef-69ea44f76a8c/a936b46a-ff01-4116-afde-cc9c5b99a896/whatsapp-image-2022-01-18-at-7-57-00-pm.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/40e51ed4-c94f-46e3-bfb3-c77e24768c20\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Solving India&apos;s Water Problem!\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"Bengaluru-based watertech startup Uravu Labs uses solar energy and non-polluting chemical desiccants like Silica to adsorb water from the air, sterilise it, and prepare for consumption. Founded in 2019 by Pardeep Garg, Swapnil Shrivastav, Venkatesh R and Govinda Balaji, Uravu Labs is dedicated to building an ‘atmospheric water generator’ that runs on 100% renewable energy. \n\nThe water-from-air concept is not new, though, as many startups already operate in the space. But unlike Uravu, most of them use refrigeration as a method to condense air in the atmosphere, which is an expensive process with high energy requirements. Uravu’s method which uses a desiccant is relatively less capital-intensive and energy-intensive and also requires much less maintenance. The desiccant used in the machine has a shelf life of around ten years, and the rest of the components are mostly conventional electronic components like fans and pipes.  "}