Wednesday, September 03, 2008
The Guardian about the Seawater Greenhouse and the Sahara
forest project:
The UK newspaper The Guardian writes about the ambitious concept
the Sahara forest project which is about using seawater and using solar
power to grow food in the desert. The concept uses Seawater Greenhouses as an
integral component to make the desert a sustainable food production facility.
Fourth World Conference on the Future of Science “Food and Water for Life” – Venice, September 24-27, 2008
http://www.thefutureofscience.org/speaker/abstract/PatonCharlie.pdf
Building The Future:
The Quest For Water
1st showing 17June 2007
A documentary which includes a feature about the ‘Water Theatre’, a Seawater Greenhouse collaboration with Grimshaw architects. Please click on the Discovery channel logo to see an extract from the documentary.
The St Andrews Prize For The Environment – 11 April 2007 The Seawater Greenhouse was one of three environmental projects short listed from a total of 265 entries for the prestigious 2007 St Andrews Prize For The Environment. An environmental initiative by the University of St Andrews in Scotland , and the international integrated energy company, ConocoPhillips, the aim of the Prize is to find practical solutions to environmental challenges from around the globe. Please click on the banner for more information.
Institution of Engineering and Technology Award
12 October 2006
The Seawater Greenhouse wins the global annual Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET) award for Sustainability. The judges for the award recognised that the Seawater Greenhouse project embodies sustainability on many levels, combining several simple concepts to create a design with global application. Please click on the IET logo for more information.
Seawater Greenhouse, Tech Museum Laureate – 22 September 2006
The Seawater Greenhouse has been announced as one of the five environmental
award laureates for the annual Tech Museum Awards for 2006. The awards,
organised by the Tech Museum of Innovation, San Jose, CA, picks five nominees in
five categories for applying technology to benefit humanity. Please click on the
Tech Museum Awards logo for more information.