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Ambient Water Sees Market Opportunity as Vertical Farming Gains Popularity
Ambient Water Sees Market Opportunity as Vertical Farming Gains Popularity.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n Ambient Water Sees Market Opportunity as Vertical Farming Gains Popularity\n \n \nAmbient Water Sees Market Opportunity as Vertical Farming Gains Popularity\n\nAs New Indoor Farms Set to Open Around the Country, the Need for Cost-Efficient and Potable Fresh Water Will Increase\n\n \n SPOKANE, WA--(Marketwired - Dec 2, 2014) - Ambient Water (OTCQB: AWGI), a leading provider of atmospheric water generation systems for extracting water from humidity in the air, today commented on the growing popularity of vertical farms, an environmentally friendly solution for food production in urban regions, and the market potential it represents for atmospheric water generation systems.\n Vertical farming has increased in popularity over the last several years as populations continue to explode in urban areas throughout the world, which coupled with challenges created by draughts, is expected result in food scarcities. According to a 2014 Forbes article, the World Resources Institute suggests the world population's caloric intake requirements will be at least 69% larger in 2050 than today. As the world's largest vertical farm is set to launch in New Buffalo, Michigan, the need for fresh water resources to feed significant and diverse plant life becomes an essential part of the business.\n While water is expected to be both recycled and optimized in terms of consumption and loss, atmospheric water generation solutions have been highlighted for their potential to provide water to a large number of crops within a small space. This is ideal for vertical farming, which is frequently found in warehouses, high-rises, and other buildings found within urban settings. In fact, Green Spirit Farms (GSF) who is building the New Buffalo, Michigan-based farm, was recently quoted in an article highlighting savings of \"98 per cent less water per item of produce than traditional farming, accomplished in part by scavenging water from the grow room's atmosphere with a dehumidifier,\" referencing a humidity harnessing process common in atmospheric water generation.\n Ambient Water believes its atmospheric water generation systems, including the 'Ambient Water 400' and 'Ambient Water 20K' or variants thereof, represent a viable solution for vertical farming. In addition to providing fresh clean water, these systems can additionally be used to regulate the ...