Seawater Greenhouse Could Change the World
source: http://cleantechnica.com/2008/06/09/teatro-del-agua-the-seawater-greenhouse-that-can-change-...
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A greenhouse that requires no fuel to operate and can convert saltwater to fresh water? Sounds sci-fi, but it might be very real soon.
"Seawater Greenhouse inventor Charles Paton teams with the Eden Project and Grimshaw Architects to create the Teatro del Agua.
I last posted on the Seawater Greenhouse in February. After writing that post I felt hopeful that this type of desalination plant would catch on, yet pessimistic that, based on the pictures I saw, it would neither reach the necessary scale to create enough clean water nor attract the type of investors needed to take this plant to the next level.
I’m very happy to find out that I was wrong..."
"Seawater Greenhouse inventor Charles Paton teams with the Eden Project and Grimshaw Architects to create the Teatro del Agua.
I last posted on the Seawater Greenhouse in February. After writing that post I felt hopeful that this type of desalination plant would catch on, yet pessimistic that, based on the pictures I saw, it would neither reach the necessary scale to create enough clean water nor attract the type of investors needed to take this plant to the next level.
I’m very happy to find out that I was wrong..."
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- Community, Tech, Green, Water Is Life
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- tags:
- Water, Salt water, fresh water, Greenhouses, 1 more
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bobcatpoet
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Very cool!
- 3 years ago
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bobcatpoet
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Armageddon_Now
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Plus, it actually would function as a theater. Art and water.
- 3 years ago
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Armageddon_Now
