Coastal Fog Tower Channels Water In Chile
By Nick April 14, 2008
Here is an interesting idea which could allow sustainable agriculture to be deployed even in the most arid places on Earth. The project is called Fog Tower and it consists of a helical structure that absorbs and sewers water from surrounding areas. The designers of the Fog Tower are Alberto Fernandez and Susana Ortega and they are planning to install the concept in some areas in Chile.
The Coastal Fog Tower could provide a sustainable agriculture at the edge of Atacama Desert and its technique was inspired from a unique fog type specific to Chile called “Camanchaca”. This bizarre fog spreads from Northern Chile all the way to Peru and it’s condensed into a cloud at 200-400 meters above the surface.
The technology of the helical tower consists of channeling the moisture and sending the water to the basement then the minerals in the water are filtered through reverse osmosis system which is also very efficient. After these processes, the water is distributed via a system that produces 2-20 liter per square meter which means about 20,000 to 200,000 liters per day.
I guess we will have to wait for more information about the tower because if it were to rely only on these details then this technology looks almost perfect. Also, it would be a huge step if it could help to the development of sustainable agriculture near desert areas.
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Those things look really awesome. Is the spiral structure useful or just aesthetic?
Man, thats pretty cool. I love inventions that are functional and require no real resources. Very impressed.
The Lars family should have been using this on Tatooine, they could have farmed a lot more moisture.
but wouldnt this reduce levels elsewhere? like giant wells in the sky, of some sort
OMG! Dew Collectors! Where are the sandworms?
I love it.
The spiral structure isn’t just aesthetic in nature.. it allows the water to flow down smoothly from the top to the bottom
Nick -
Are you fucking retarded? I understand that you may not want to read the damned article; after all it has so many big words and you could get all confused. At least read the mother fucking title, jackass. Not even all the words. Stick with me through this:
Coastal Fog Tower Channels Water In Chile
Fog Tower Channels Water In Chile
**Fog Tower Channels Water**
Fog Tower Channels
**Tower Channels**
The stars are the most informative ones.
Nick, you’re a fuck up. Go die in a fire.
lmfao @ last comment
Hey Synth3t1c, learn to comprehend before you start to troll.
Nick wasn’t asking what the tower does. I think he got exactly what it does.
He was asking if the spiraling was aesthetic only, or if it helped in the channeling of the water.
Synth3t1c, you’re a troll. Please get off the internet.
Synth3t1c: clam down
person + anonymity= jackarse