Atmospheric water generation systems and methods utilizing membrane-based water extraction

An electrical energy generation and storage system, the electrical energy generation and storage system comprising:

• a surface covering comprising:
• a plurality of solar canopy regions, each solar canopy region comprising:
• a first film layer;
• a second film layer secured relative to the first film layer, wherein the first film layer and the second film layer define an enclosed region therebetween;
• an opacity-tunable fluid disposed within the enclosed region;
• an electrical layer;
• and
• a first flexible protective sheet secured relative to a first side defined by the first film layer, wherein the electrical layer is positioned between the first side defined by the first film layer and the first flexible protective sheet, and wherein the first flexible protective sheet comprises reflective material configured to focus light on the electrical layer;
• and
• one or more controllers configured for independently varying opacity of each solar canopy region between a minimum opacity level and a maximum opacity level by applying a signal to the opacity-tunable fluid disposed within at least one of the plurality of solar canopy regions to cause the opacity of the surface covering to be independently varied at each of the solar canopy regions to an opacity level between the minimum opacity level and the maximum opacity level;
• a plurality of photovoltaic elements forming a plurality of photovoltaic arrays, wherein the electrical layer of each solar canopy region comprises a photovoltaic array of the plurality of photovoltaic arrays, and wherein each photovoltaic array is configured to collect sunlight and to convert the sunlight into electrical energy;
• and
• one or more electrical connectors extending beyond the surface covering;
• and
• one or more batteries in electrical connection with the surface covering via at least the one or more electrical connectors, wherein the one or more batteries are configured to store at least a portion of the electrical energy.