The barge is made of recyclable materials and uses solar distillation to collect 150 liters of saltwater daily and turn it into freshwater.
15% seawater is added back into the water to improve the mineral content and nutritional value of the crops.
One module is approximately 70 square meters[1] and can be used to grow between 1400 and 1600 plants per month.
[3] The project was included as part of the Expo 2015 in Milan, Italy.
[5] The architects of the module are Antonio Girardi and Cristina Favretto.