Eco Factor: Vertical farm in Dubai to use sea water for plantations.
Dubai is a country rich in oil but equally poor when it comes to fresh water sources. These geographical limitations make possessing a car in Dubai cheaper than being the owner of a garden. Of course, plants cannot be brought up in sea water, then how can Dubai go green? Simple, develop technology to convert sea water into fresh water without using your prime asset – oil.
Italian architects Studiomobile are there to help Dubai do just that with their ingenious Seawater Vertical Farm to be built in Dubai. The vertical farm will make use of seawater to cool and humidify greenhouses and convert the humidity back to freshwater to irrigate the crops. The air going in the greenhouse is first cooled and humidified with seawater, providing necessary conditions for plant growth. As this air leaves the growing area it is mixed with warm dry air, making it more humid and more hot. This warm and humid air is then condensed, again using sweater, until condensed drops of fresh water appear. These drops are then collected in a tank and used to irrigate the crops.
The Dark Side:
Dubai has already shown its potential in financing extravagant architectural designs. We don’t have any doubt that the architecture is absolutely important to aid plant and vegetable growth in Dubai.
Via: Treehugger/TheDesignBlog
