Seawater Greenhouse - Awards

Awards

The technology has won a number of awards including:

1. Clinton Global Initiative 2010 Commitment, the Bellona Foundation commits to implement the first realization of the Sahara Forest Project (2010)
2. The Buckminster Fuller Challenge Finalist - Sahara Forest, The Buckminster Fuller Challenge, (2009)
3. “Power Generation & Water Solutions Innovation Award”, 2009 Power Generation and Water Solutions awards, Dubai (2009)
4. St Andrews Prize for the Environment, University of St Andrews and ConocoPhillips, (2007)
5. The Tech Award, Technology for the benefit of Mankind, Tech Museum of Innovation, San Jose CA, (2006)
6. Global annual Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET) award for Sustainability, Institution of Engineering and Technology, (2006)
7. A special environmental award was made for the Seawater Greenhouse, which (distils) seawater for use (in agriculture) in arid climates, Galvanizer association, (2001)
8. Design Museum Sense Award for best practice in sustainable industrial design and architecture, Design Museum, (1999)