H2O POWER
TEAM: My Forell (Sweden) – Oliver Pankhurst (England) – Jennifer Whittaker (Northern Ireland)
Water – One of the world’s unutilised resources
With the current situation of Great Britain leaving the EU our team was concerned with the situation of Northern Ireland, an often forgotten part of the UK though its detachment from the mainland. Therefore we created the solution of Northern Ireland becoming self-sustaining entity using it’s greatest asset, rainwater. Through our interpretation of a factory as a series of processes, we created a system designed to enhance growth of the population and economy by creating a national factory.
With the changing climate, fresh water is a limited resource in the world, and at the parts where it is abundant, it is not used to it’s fullest potential. Through the process of collecting and desalinating water, Northern Ireland can produce drinking water as well as convert it to energy. The British Isles are characterised with its damp climate, and Northern Ireland is no exception. With the abundance of water, it can be shipped out to the rest of the world, creating trade as well as a market. With the increased trade, Belfast can then expand their shipbuilding industry, thus creating jobs while bringing back it’s traditional role for a modern need.