Arid is the atmospheric water generator built for the places that run dry. It draws clean, great-tasting drinking water straight from the air, and keeps producing down to 15% humidity, where condensation machines stall. For homes that need their own water, and for the NGOs and field teams solving it at scale.
Conventional generators chill air until dew forms. That works in humid climates and collapses in exactly the places that run short of water. Arid takes a different path through the same air.
Below roughly 30% humidity, output falls off a cliff. In a desert, that is most of the year.
A metal-organic framework adsorbs water vapor directly, so production continues down to about 15% RH.
The result is a machine that earns its place where water is hardest to find, not just where it is already easy.
Still producing where condensation machines give up.
Near distilled after multi-stage filtration, cleaner than most tap water.
Same output either way. Pair with solar for a fully off-grid water source.
Four steps, no plumbing, no chemistry to manage. The unit handles all of it after a five-minute warm-up.
A quiet intake draws ambient air through a filter, even in dry, dusty, desert conditions.
The metal-organic framework adsorbs water molecules straight from the air, working far below the dew point.
A gentle cycle releases the captured water and collects it inside the unit, ready to be cleaned.
Multi-stage filtration brings it to about 20 TDS, then it pours from the top faucet, clean and ready to drink.
About the size of a small office refrigerator. Plug it into a standard outlet or solar, and after a short warm-up it produces 10+ liters of clean drinking water a day, straight from the air.
A household unit you can buy today, and a commercial unit sized to your site. Toggle the options to see your configuration.
A whole-home drinking-water source for off-grid, well-water, and dry-climate households.
High-volume cabinet for businesses, data centers, camps, and field deployments.
| Specification | Arid Home | Arid Commercial |
|---|---|---|
| Daily output | 10+ L / day | up to 100 L / day |
| Humidity floor | ~15% RH | ~15% RH |
| Water quality | ~20 TDS, multi-stage | ~20 TDS, multi-stage |
| Footprint | small-fridge cabinet | scaled / clusterable |
| Power | 120V outlet or solar | grid, solar, or hybrid |
| Warm-up to first water | ~5 minutes | ~5 minutes |
| Filter core | regenerable, under $30 / yr | regenerable, serviced |
| Unit price | $5,000 · NGO $4,000 | quote on request |
Set your household and climate. We will estimate daily demand, the right Arid setup, and what you would stop spending on bottled or delivered water.
One Arid unit gives a household a private, renewable source of clean drinking water, straight from the air, with no well, no deliveries, and no plumbing. Here is where it earns its place at home.
No municipal line and an unreliable well? Arid makes 10+ liters a day on a standard outlet or solar, so the house has its own water, independent of the grid and the rain.
Hard water, contaminants, or a boil-water advisory. Arid's output measures near 20 TDS, close to distilled, after multi-stage filtration. Water you can trust every day.
Storms, outages, and supply disruptions. A unit that keeps producing drinking water when the grid goes down or the shelves go empty. Paired with solar, it just keeps running.
Cancel the bottled water and the delivery service. Fresh, great-tasting water on tap from the air. Lower lifetime cost, zero plastic, always on hand.
This is where Arid does the most good. Self-contained, solar-powered units put clean drinking water exactly where pipes, wells, and power do not reach, and your team can leave them behind for lasting local impact.
On a mission trip, relief deployment, or field program, your team can carry clean-water generation in with them. Set up an Arid unit, produce safe drinking water on day one, and leave the unit with the community when the trip ends. The water keeps coming long after everyone goes home.
$1,000 off every unit · volume terms for larger programs
Drinking water for camps and settlements where infrastructure is thin or absent. Units cluster to meet population demand and run on solar.
When floods, quakes, or storms knock out water systems, Arid produces safe water on site immediately, with no waiting on trucked supply.
A dependable clean-water source for health posts and schools, improving hygiene and care without piped infrastructure.
Bring water generation on the trip, serve the community while you are there, and leave the unit behind for lasting impact.
Independent drinking water for communities without reliable boreholes or grid. Renewable, low-maintenance, and locally owned.
Public-sector deployments for resilience and rural access, with volume pricing and structured delivery.
Arid's NGO and humanitarian partnerships are led by Patrick Tarlton, who works directly with relief organizations and clean-water initiatives around the world. If your organization is solving water access in the field, bring him your program →
Designed for low-humidity, water-stressed regions where conventional supply is expensive, unreliable, or simply absent.
Across Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Kuwait, and the wider Gulf, desert humidity is exactly the band where Arid's MOF technology outperforms condensation machines. For villas, remote sites, and government programs, Arid is an on-site alternative to desalination and trucked-in water, solar-ready and built for extreme heat.
Discuss a Middle East deployment →For rural and remote properties, cattle stations, mining camps, and drought-prone communities, Arid produces drinking water independent of rainfall, dam levels, and bore quality. Pair it with existing solar for a self-sufficient supply that holds up through the dry season.
Discuss an Australia deployment →Working with NGOs, governments, and local partners, Arid brings safe drinking water to rural communities, clinics, and schools without depending on boreholes, piped infrastructure, or a reliable grid. Self-contained units that run on solar and keep producing where water is scarce.
Discuss an Africa deployment →The established players are small and premium, just entering commercial deployment, or tuned for humid air. The mid-volume, low-cost, dry-climate slot is open.
| System | Output / unit | Works in dry air? | Relative cost | Arid edge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOURCEhydropanel | ~13 L/dayper panel | Limited | Premium | 10 to 20x lower cost per liter |
| AtocoMOF-303 | up to 1,000 L/day | Yes | Facility-scale | Home and commercial sweet spot, not just facilities |
| Aquariacondensation | 90 to 1,000 L/day | Falls off below 30% RH | $3.5k to $30k | Keeps producing down to ~15% RH |
| AirJouledesiccant | Pilot-scale | Yes | Early-stage | Manufacturing today, not piloting |
| Arid Home | 10 L/day | Yes, to 15% RH | $5,000 · NGO $4,000 | Low cost plus dry-air performance |
Metal-organic frameworks, the class of porous crystals at the heart of every Arid unit, are the materials breakthrough recognized with the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Arid's framework comes from published, patent-free literature, so the chemistry is proven and the technology is ours to manufacture at scale.
Yes. That is the whole point. Arid uses a metal-organic framework that adsorbs water molecules rather than chilling air to dew point, so it keeps producing down to roughly 15 to 20% relative humidity, where condensation-based units lose most of their output. Production still scales with humidity and temperature, so very dry days yield less than humid ones.
Factory testing measured output near 20 TDS (total dissolved solids), below the EPA recommended drinking-water guidance and close to distilled. Water passes a multi-stage filter before dispensing. Independent lab certification for your region is part of our pre-sale process.
The two ongoing costs are electricity and the filter core. At typical power rates, all-in water cost lands under 10 cents per liter, and the regenerable filter core runs under $30 per year. Solar operation removes most of the electricity cost entirely.
No. The home unit is plug-and-play. Set it up, plug into a standard outlet or solar, and it produces after a five-minute warm-up. Continuous fill to a storage tank and a hot or cold tap are optional add-on configurations.
The home cabinet is roughly the size of a small office refrigerator and produces 10+ liters of drinking water per day. The commercial unit produces up to 100 liters per day, and units cluster to meet larger site demand.
Either a standard 120V wall outlet or solar, and output is the same on both. Power draw is modest, so pairing the unit with existing home or site solar removes most of the running cost. The commercial unit also supports hybrid grid-plus-solar setups.
Home units are available to order now, with delivery timelines confirmed on your consultation call. Commercial and volume orders are built to order and scheduled directly with our team. We will walk through current lead times, delivery, and any installation support during the call.
Financing is available on multi-unit and commercial orders. A specialist can outline terms and structure during your consultation based on your configuration and volume.
Yes. We are actively building a distributor and installer network, and exclusive worldwide distribution is structured through Arid Water Systems. Visit the partners page or book a consultation and choose Become a distributor.
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