 By the time they were ready for their first practical installation , they heard that one of their members , <unk> Sharan , had obtained a grant to construct a dew condenser in <unk> , India . In April 2001 , Sharan had incidentally noticed substantial condensation on the roof of a cottage at Toran Beach Resort in the arid coastal region of Kutch , where he was briefly staying . The following year , he investigated the phenomenon more closely and interviewed local people . Financed by the Gujarat Energy Development Agency and the World Bank , Sharan and his team went on to develop passive , radiative condensers for use in the arid coastal region of Kutch . Active commercialisation began in 2006 . 
