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SunGlacier by Ap VerheggenArtist <a href="http://sunglacier.blogspot.com/">Ap Verheggen</a> has hatched a plan in cooperation with <a href="http://www.cofely-refrigeration.de/en/">Cofely Refrigeration</a> to create a solar-powered leaf-shaped structure that uses condensation principles to create ice in the Sahara desert. If this sounds too good to be true, read on - it turns out that Cofely and Verheggen, who is also the Cultural Ambassador for <a href="http://www.unesco-ihe.org/">UNESCO-IHE</a> (the water training institute of the UN) have simulated desert conditions in a shipping container to test the product's theory, and have already produced 10 cm of ice.1
SunGlacier by Ap VerheggenThis may look like just a concept, but Ap Verheggen and Cofely Refrigeration are well on their way to making the SunGlacier a reality2
SunGlacier by Ap VerheggenPV panels power cooling condensers that form ice on the leaf-shaped structure3
SunGlacier by Ap VerheggenIn order to test the theory, the designers have created a simulated desert environment in a shipping container4
SunGlacier by Ap VerheggenThe shipping container, in the Netherlands, is heated, has a humidifier, and has a fan that mimics desert winds5
SunGlacier by Ap VerheggenAlready they have managed to create a 10cm slap of ice, demonstrating the very real possibility that this project could become a reality.6
SunGlacier by Ap VerheggenUNESCO-IHE is providing support for the project!7
