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Clean the Sky - Positive Eco Trends & Breakthroughs

The World's First Floating Golf Course Will Run on Solar Power

— April 25, 2011 — Eco
The world’s first floating golf course is set to be a reality by the companies Waterstudio.NL, Dutch Docklands and Troon Golf. The luxurious golfers' paradise, which will be built in the Maldives, will also be eco-friendly and run on solar power. Visitors will have the chance to stay in a luxury hotel that boasts incredible ocean views. They'll also be able to walk through some amazing underwater tunnels that lead out to the links.

The floating golf course will have 18 holes and use special technology such as water cooling, water desalination and floating solar blanket fields. This exciting new project is estimated to cost around $500 million. Once it's complete, I'm sure that there will be many golfers who want to experience tee time on this course!
Trend Themes
1. Floating Golf Courses - This trend of floating golf courses presents an opportunity for disruptive innovation in the hospitality and tourism industry, as it combines luxury accommodations with unique and eco-friendly golfing experiences.
2. Sustainable Sporting Facilities - The use of special technology such as water cooling, water desalination, and floating solar blanket fields in athletic facilities like the floating golf course showcases potential disruptive innovation opportunities in the renewable energy and sustainability sectors.
3. Underwater Tunnel Attractions - The underwater tunnels leading out to the links in the floating golf course highlight the potential for disruptive innovation in the engineering and underwater tourism industries, offering breathtaking experiences and unique architectural solutions.
Industry Implications
1. Hospitality and Tourism - The development of floating golf courses like the one in the Maldives provides a disruptive innovation opportunity for luxurious accommodations and unique golfing experiences in beautiful oceanic settings.
2. Renewable Energy and Sustainability - The incorporation of water cooling, water desalination, and floating solar blanket fields in floating golf courses indicates disruptive innovation potential in creating sustainable sporting facilities that reduce environmental impact while providing recreational opportunities.
3. Engineering and Underwater Tourism - The construction of underwater tunnels as attractions in the floating golf course showcases disruptive innovation potential in the fields of engineering and underwater tourism, offering visitors immersive and extraordinary experiences in the realm of architecture and aquatic exploration.
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