For example, induction burners are more efficient for cooking than traditional electrical burners in the same way that microwaves are—targeting the energy to a particular material (metal for induction, water molecules for microwaves) means that less energy is wasted in warming up the kitchen. We can replace furnaces with heat pumps or with thermal

Applying this kind of thinking to the vertical-farm concept will allow for its application in nontraditional situations, including the reclaiming of drinking water from grey water, the manufacturing of

Without a transition of industrial agriculture to practices that require less water or are more drought tolerant, this may mean abandoning growing crops in the region altogether.