[Bioconversion] Soap Bubble Greenhouse

[Jeff Davis]

Hi Jason & List,


I also read that they spray water in the same area as the bubbles (for
cooling) and in this water algae can be grown. At least that was my
understanding.



Jeff



> Interesting.
>
> Here are some other pictures of the greenhouse.
>
> http://www.solarbubblebuild.com
>
>
> I wonder if they really need such a thick layer, and how long the
> bubbles remain.
>
> -Jason
>
>
> On 11/12/06, Jeff Davis <jeff0124 at velocity.net> wrote:
>> Dear List,
>>
>> Here's an idea for a greenhouse. Hey, you could grow algae or maybe
>> potatoes
>> (in tires) in it!
>>
>> http://www.tdc.ca/bubblegreenhouse.htm
>>
>> "Yes, soap bubbles are being used in the only functional plastic covered
>> greenhouse in the world to insulate when the outside temperature is as
>> cold
>> as - 30 degrees C and when the interior heat in the summer gets so hot
>> that
>> the plants in greenhouses need to be kept cool. The soap bubbles
>> insulate
>> when they need it and dissipate when they do not."


-- 
Jeff Davis

Some where 20 miles south of Lake Erie, USA