Solar Powered Floating Farm

http://www.ewao.com/a/this-solar-powered-floating-farm-can-produce-20-tons-of-vegetables-every-day/

This solar powered floating farm can produce 20 tons of vegetables every day
Forward Thinking Architecture has designed a set of modular floating farms that are able to desalinate saltwater,
harvest rainwater and sunlight, and is able to grow thousands of tons of vegetables yearly.
Measuring 200×350 meters, these rectangular units were inspired by Chinese floating fish farms.
They can be connected to each other by walkways, and by utilizing waterways it enables farmers to use
more locations making farming more available.
By incorporating lakes and rivers, this design will reduce the need for importing food by allowing farmers to localize food growth.
Each unit has been designed with three levels. The roof is fitted with solar panels, rainwater collectors and skylights,
the second floor focuses on hydroponic crop cultivation, and the first floor on
water desalination and cultivation.

It is anticipated that each module is capable of producing 8,152 tons of produce
every year as well as 1,703 tons of fish.
This design allows for the modules to connect, making a large grid that can b
e scaled up to large farms that can produce enough food for local cities.

This progressive thinking will allow for areas, with a water source,
to produce crops and catch fish, thus fighting world hunger.
These types of efforts show that if we all join together,
we can end famines and feed those who go hungry too often.

(http://www.ewao.com/a/this-solar-powered-floating-farm-can-produce-20-tons-of-vegetables-every-day/)

I can' t think of a quicker way of polluting and screwing up those lakes and rivers,
just ask those lice ridden Alaskan salmon farmers ...
shame its mis-guided, mis directed crap

I wouldnt think this would be a good thing on a river or open ocean. A big enough lake maybe, but the idea spot seems to be perhaps in a clam bay.

It would be cool to do something like this. But food production isnt the reason we have world hunger. The societies that have regularly suffered from famine were once prosperous agricultural lands. Think of Rhodesia. As a colony ran by Europeans, it fed itself and prospered. The natives ran the Europeans off, then invited them back when they started to starve only to run them off again. The problem isn't good farm land.