By Sophie MignonTHE HAGUE―Dutch researchers unveiled Tuesday a model of what could become within two decades a floating mega-island to be used as a creative solution for accommodating housing, ports, farms or parks. But the project remains at the early stages, the institute said. The islands would be anchored to the sea bed and also moored to the shore. The “Space at Sea” project in collaboration with other countries has won about 1.6 million euros ($1.8 million) in European subsidies to carry out three years of studies into different uses for such islands―from seaweed and fish farms to floating cities and ports. Under growing pressure for space “the Netherlands will have to divert back towards the water,” Buchner told the Telegraaf.

Source: The Standard July 12, 2017 11:48 UTC