Global warming and melting ice-caps are a threat to countries like Singapore - and floating structures may be the solution. “We have close to 700 sqkm of sea space which we can easily use,” says Lim Soon Heng, founding president of the Society of Floating Solutions.
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Countries like Japan and the Netherlands are developing concepts for floating cities and ports respectively. Shimizu Corporation’s Green Float, for example, could house up to 50,000 people.
In Singapore, GL Engineering & Construction has built a concrete platform used as a floating dry dock for ship repairs. It could also be used for land-intensive industries such as petrochemical refineries, ports, and even recreational purposes. Meanwhile, Keppel Data Centres is moving its data centres onto water, with a model designed with low carbon footprint.
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