{"id":139491,"date":"2010-01-05T05:32:23","date_gmt":"2010-01-05T10:32:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ecofriend.org\/entry\/physalia-a-positive-energy-amphibious-garden-to-clean-european-waterways\/"},"modified":"2010-01-05T05:32:23","modified_gmt":"2010-01-05T10:32:23","slug":"physalia-%e2%80%93-a-positive-energy-amphibious-garden-to-clean-european-waterways","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/139491","title":{"rendered":"Physalia \u2013 A positive energy amphibious garden to clean European waterways"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instablogsimages.com\/images\/2010\/01\/05\/physalia_9_fpt9o_5638.jpg\" alt=\"physalia_9\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Eco Factor:<\/strong> Renewable energy generating amphibious garden to clean waterways. <\/p>\n<p>The UN estimates that rising at the current rate, population will soar to about 9.2 billion in 2050. However, even today more than one billion people don\u2019t have access to potable water and more than 3,000 people die every day due to the lack of clean drinking water. <\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instablogsimages.com\/images\/2010\/01\/05\/physalia_Ie1u9_5638.jpg\" alt=\"physalia\"\/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vincent.callebaut.org\/\">Vincent Callebaut Architects<\/a> have come up with a solution in the form of a floating garden that is 100% self-sufficient in terms of energy. Dubbed the <a href=\"http:\/\/vincent.callebaut.org\/page1-img-physalia.html\">Physalia<\/a>, the amphibious garden is inspired by pneumatophorous called the \u201cPhysalia physalis,\u201d which means \u201cwater bubble\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instablogsimages.com\/images\/2010\/01\/05\/physalia_6_RRojm_5638.jpg\" alt=\"physalia_6\"\/><\/p>\n<p>This aquatic system is a sum of nature and biotechnologies designed to navigate European rivers between the Danube and Volga, between Rhine and Guadalquivir, or also between Euphrates and Tiger. The zero carbon emission architecture is designed to harvest renewable energy to make the prototype a positive energy one, where it can generate more energy that it consumes. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instablogsimages.com\/images\/2010\/01\/05\/physalia_7_Ex3WW_5638.jpg\" alt=\"physalia_7\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The roof of the Physalia features a double pneumatic membrane equipped with smooth photovoltaic solar cells. Under its hull are hydro-turbines that transform the energy of the fluvial stream into hydroelectricity. The surface of the structure is made of aluminum-covered steel. This is then covered with a layer of TiO2 that reacts to ultraviolet rays to clean water. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instablogsimages.com\/images\/2010\/01\/05\/physalia_8_4XqXm_5638.jpg\" alt=\"physalia_8\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The chemical and carbonated waste that is rejected by traditional boats and industries is also absorbed by the Physalia. Moreover, the amphibious garden is crossed in its double hull by a hydraulic network that enables to filter the fluvial water and to purify it biologically by the systems planted roof.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instablogsimages.com\/images\/2010\/01\/05\/physalia_10_Vixvp_5638.jpg\" alt=\"physalia_10\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The \u201cWater Garden\u201d marks the main entrance of the <a href=\"http:\/\/vincent.callebaut.org\/page1-img-physalia.html\">Physalia<\/a>. The heart of the structure constitutes the \u201cEarth Garden,\u201d which is dedicated to international researchers who analyze the aquatic ecosystem crossed by the vessel. The structure also features a \u201cFire Garden\u201d that is a confined and protecting underwater lounge and an \u201cAir Garden,\u201d which is space of oxygen and light that spreads under a pneumatophorous lens. This area opens toward the exterior landscape, toward the cities organized with chisels under an oblong ear of pneumatic and photovoltaic cushions.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instablogsimages.com\/images\/2010\/01\/05\/physalia_11_u3uU5_5638.jpg\" alt=\"physalia_11\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instablogsimages.com\/images\/2010\/01\/05\/physalia_12_rj7OA_5638.jpg\" alt=\"physalia_12\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instablogsimages.com\/images\/2010\/01\/05\/physalia_13_rxKUe_5638.jpg\" alt=\"physalia_13\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instablogsimages.com\/images\/2010\/01\/05\/physalia_14_XWpx6_5638.jpg\" alt=\"physalia_14\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instablogsimages.com\/images\/2010\/01\/05\/physalia_2_ZhXTA_5638.jpg\" alt=\"physalia_2\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instablogsimages.com\/images\/2010\/01\/05\/physalia_3_rHKRZ_5638.jpg\" alt=\"physalia_3\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instablogsimages.com\/images\/2010\/01\/05\/physalia_4_N5Wz1_5638.jpg\" alt=\"physalia_4\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instablogsimages.com\/images\/2010\/01\/05\/physalia_5_FGovD_5638.jpg\" alt=\"physalia_5\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Via: <a href=\"http:\/\/vincent.callebaut.org\/\">Vincent Callebaut Architects<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eco Factor: Renewable energy generating amphibious garden to clean waterways. The UN estimates that rising at the current rate, population will soar to about 9.2 billion in 2050. However, even today more than one billion people don\u2019t have access to potable water and more than 3,000 people die every day due to the lack of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":229,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-139491","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139491","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/229"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=139491"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139491\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=139491"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=139491"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=139491"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}