Las Vegas startup turns desert air into water, targeting data-center demand

Name: Las Vegas startup turns desert air into water, targeting data-center demand
Uploaded: 2026-10-02T17:19:33.000Z
Duration: 2 min 52 s
Description: Las Vegas startup WAVR Technologies is developing atmospheric water-harvesting technology that uses a salt-based liquid solution to capture water vapor from desert air. The company hopes the technology can produce roughly 20 liters of water per day and help address Southern Nevada's water challenges, including potential demand from data centers.

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Las Vegas startup WAVR Technologies is developing atmospheric water-harvesting technology that uses a salt-based liquid solution to capture water vapor from desert air. The company hopes the technology can produce roughly 20 liters of water per day and help address Southern Nevada's water challenges, including potential demand from data centers.

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Gov: University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Could water pulled from the desert air help Southern Nevada confront its water challenges — and concerns about the growing demand from data centers?

That is the goal behind a developing technology from WAVR Technologies, a Las Vegas startup commercializing atmospheric water-harvesting technology developed at UNLV.

The company’s latest prototype uses a salt-based liquid solution to capture water vapor from the air. CEO Rich Sloan says the system has moved from producing milliliters of water to a goal of generating about 20 liters a day from a unit this size.

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