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Technology Anastasiia Ivanova
P R E P A R E D B Y A N A S T A S I A I V A N O V A
is a world exhibition held in Dubai (UAE) in 2021-
2022
water from the air, even in desert conditions. According to the creators of the pavilion,
Rainmaker extracts 800 liters of water from the air every day. The process is based on
renewable energy produced by lightweight, transparent organic solar panels mounted on the
roof. At the same time, sunlight passing through the panels helps the plants in photosynthesis.
Many of the materials used are local,
reusable and biodegradable. For example, the
curtains are made of cornstarch, and the floor
is created using mushroom mycelium.
A typical concrete building was abandoned here in favor of a biotope. At the
center of the pavilion is a 19-meter giant green cone covered with approximately
3,500 edible plants (such as basil and lettuce) planted in circular rings around the
cone. Inside the building is a mushroom nursery.
As the director of the pavilion, Michel Raaphorst, pointed out, this solution and
the Rainmaker technology can solve the problem of water shortage, especially in
arid and dry climates, but not only:
"It is a smart system in which you do not have to waste liters of water for irrigation. It is able
to serve itself. The pavilion demonstrates a new way of thinking about how to combine water,
energy and food. Such an approach helps to find solutions for future problems related to
population growth and scarcity of natural resources."
EХРО 2020
is a kind of gateway to the era of the fourth industrial revolution,
which promises further automation of services and intellectual
activity.
If the first, second and third industrial revolutions
radically changed the capabilities of people, then
the fourth is completely unique