the irrigation system. that would actually provide enough power to power the entire pavilion for the six months. and with that solar energy harvested from the sun, we are doing desalination. we draw ground water from the ground. ground water is saline in nature, so we have to do a desalination process, also powered by the solar energy and the water that is desalinated is used to irrigate the plants and water the plants, as well as for normal use for the pavilion. with 85% of the city state s population living in high rise public housing, this is a journey that singapore has been on for a long time. and now, it s trying its model out in a very different climate the desert. the main problem out here is, of course, the lack of water. but over at the czech pavilion, they re making water from thin air. or actually, capturing moisture from the air.
but anyway, it s time to get stuck into this great big, noisy, colourful event, one in which water cascades down into the desert and then at night, with a trick of the light, it cascades back up again. but bringing water into the desert is a bit of a metaphor for the times we live in. sustainability is a big theme at the expo, but will societies, whose wealth and comfort have been built using fossil fuels really push hard to go green? amongst all of the distinctive designs, one building does stand out as an oasis of green. this is the singapore pavilion, giving us a glimpse of how a city and nature can co exist. now singapore is actually a pretty green place already. a lot of its buildings and bridges have an almost post apocalyptic amount of greenery growing up them.
rise public housing, this is a journey that singapore has been on for a long time. and now, it s trying its model out in a very different climate the desert. the main problem out here is, of course, the lack of water. but over at the czech pavilion, they re making water from thin air. or actually, capturing moisture from the air. you know these packs of silica gel, which you find in food and other types of packaging to keep the whole thing dry7 well, the researchers behind this project have redesigned and reformulated this stuff, and the new type of silica is capable of capturing moisture from even the driest air. usually for the condensation of water, if you have the electricity somewhere, you need humidity of the air higher than 66%. our technology can produce water from the air that is drier than 15% of humidity.
singapore has been on for a long time, and now it s trying its model out in a very different climate, the desert. the main problem out here is, of course, the lack of water. but over at the czech pavilion, they re making waterfrom thin air. or actually, capturing moisture from the air. you know these packs of silica gel, which you find in food and other types of packaging to keep the whole thing dry? well, the researchers behind this project have redesigned and reformulated this stuff, and the new type of silica is capable of capturing moisture from even the driest air. usually for the condensation of water, if you have the electricity somewhere, you need humidity of the air higher than 66%. our technology can produce water from the air that is drier than 15% of humidity. the idea is to plonk a few of these solar