have you chaps heard of the seawater greenhouse?
it made for interesting reading
www.seawatergreenhouse.com/
(Dangermouse., Wed 27 Aug 2008, 9:58, archived)

If that works, that would be quite cool.

( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Wed 27 Aug 2008, 10:01, archived)

Oooh.

( Newington, Wed 27 Aug 2008, 10:04, archived)

Shit, that's so obvious
why didn't I think of that? innovative cunts.

I'll just stick my grump in by pointing out that they are re-introducing seawater into the sea at a much higher salinity, so any major exploitation of the technology would render areas of the sea biologically dead on a localised basis ;)
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Wed 27 Aug 2008, 10:09, archived)

Do they have to put the runoff back into the sea?

( Newington, Wed 27 Aug 2008, 10:11, archived)

not strictly, I suppose
but what else are you going to do with it, particularly if it's exploited on a large scale?
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Wed 27 Aug 2008, 10:12, archived)

Sell it to Glasgow to put on their fish suppers.

( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Wed 27 Aug 2008, 10:14, archived)

genius.
the concept is complete. we've done it.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Wed 27 Aug 2008, 10:29, archived)