Comments on: Coastal Fog Tower Harvests Chilean Mist

By: Gingerfish

Gingerfish — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 14:56:05 +0000

hey nico did you find any contact info yet?
or does anyone have any e-mail of Alberto Fernandez or someone who is working on this project?

By: agyr

agyr — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:01:09 +0000

This is incredibly well thought out and uniquely sustainable. Does anybody know of similar green projects that are location specific?

By: Io

Io — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 06:30:37 +0000

The Atacaba Desert is a very long way to the Amazon Brian Lang. You better keep up with your geography reading

By: Fog Tower - Chile « Voragitectonique

Fog Tower - Chile « Voragitectonique — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 04:17:25 +0000

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By: Mike Chino

Mike Chino — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 00:37:00 +0000

Hi Politachi,
Thanks for your important consideration. I didn’t mean to infer that this tower takes advantage of south facing Solar panels or windpower (it doesn’t). That statement was meant only to ground some general ways that other structures have worked with their immediate environment.

By: giuliano

giuliano — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 23:14:07 +0000

north-facing solar panels, remember tath chile in in the south extreme of the globe.

By: politachi

politachi — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 14:26:49 +0000

“Whether it be south-facing solar panels or strategically located wind turbines, maximum efficiency is achieved”
This statement is wrong, you should do some research about the location of the project. In Chile the best solar orientation is north, therefore south- facing panels will not be efficient at all.

By: doug l

doug l — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 17:55:27 +0000

Wonderful integration of naturally abundant resource and the continued need for it, underscoring the old notion that despite the apparent shortages of resources, it is actually raining soup and here we are without a bucket. Taking moisture from fog is very unlikely to damage the hydrologic cycle in the surrounding areas as the amount taken would be insignificant when compared to the total moisture in even the driest air in that area…or really any air on the surface of the earth with the possible exception of the Antarctic plateau. Clouds, it should be pointed out for those who were concerned, are not actually “things” in the sense that they are discrete objects but are reaction zones where conditions cause the already and ever-present humidity in the air all around us to nucleate and condense so it’s visible. When watching a cloud one can sometimes see that it is composed of a region where it is being created out of thin air, seemingly, while being destroyed (returning to transparent vapor actually, in the trailing region.
In any event, a marvelous example of applying technological and scientific understanding to a problem that at other times drives us to alarm and panic and ultimately short-term solutions which might or might not solve the problem but give us the comfort of thinking we’re doing something. I really hope something comes of this as a demonstration bed as well as a beautiful design.

By: hugo

hugo — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 08:40:50 +0000

Brian is right, unless the fog floats to wet areas, the damage of extracting moist from this fog could be quite extensive. Never the less, these kind of structures let’s peolpe adapt to the world and not vice versa. So great stuff!

By: Terry » Archive » Skyscrapers that Double as Irrigation Systems - or - This is just freaking cool.

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 18:53:12 +0000

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By: M2JL

M2JL — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 15:10:33 +0000

I am truly impressed. Very inspiring.

By: Brian Lang

Brian Lang — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 15:09:44 +0000

I wonder about the environmental consequences of this concept. Where do the clouds go after leaving this area? Do they simply disperse? Do they flow over the mountains in to the upper Amazon basin? IF they flow towards the Amazon basin, then are you sure you want to strip moisture out of them? Wouldn’t that deprive the Amazon of some of its moisture?
Just things to ponder before building this….

By: nico

nico — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:05:02 +0000

Hi guys
Do you have any way to contact this guys? mail or something?
Thank you very much