Since the Tenerife pilot greenhouse, the second design evolved into a more elegant yet lower cost solution using a light but strong steel structure similar to a multi-span polytunnel. This structure was designed to be cost-effective and suitable for local sourcing. This second Seawater Greenhouse was constructed on Al-Aryam Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates in 2000.
Crop production in terms of quality and quantity has been outstanding, with the Greenhouse supplying in excess of the water required for irrigation.