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The transpiration mechanism has been proposed to reroute in order to convert this transpirated water vapor into clean energy and potable water. Since electrostatic force has the tendency to tug down the water, thus, a static electricity force creating plastic tank has been proposed to install at the bottom of plants to capture the transpiration water vapor and treated it in site by applying UV technology to meet the domestic water demand. A given amount of collected water (H2O) is also be decomposed into oxygen (O-2) and energy state hydrogen gas (H-2) by implementing electrolysis (Anode-oxidation: 2H(2)O(l) -> O-2(g) + 4H(+)(aq) + 4e(-) E degrees = + 1.23 V; Cathode-reduction 2H(+)(aq) + 2e(-) -> H-2(g) E degrees = 0.00 V) to produce clean energy. Since the standard potential of the water electrolysis cell (E degrees(cell)= E degrees(cathode) - E degrees(anode)) is - 1.23 V at 25 degrees C at pH 0 ([H+]= 1.0 M) at 25 degrees C with pH 7 ([H+]= 1.0x10(-7) M), thus, the thermodynamic standard of cell potential can be obtained from standard- state free energy calculations by using the equation: Delta G degrees = -nFE degrees (where E degrees is the cell potential) to collect the activated hydrogen energy for domestic use to meet the energy demand. Implementation of this technology would indeed be new field of science to mitigate global water, energy, and climate change crisis.