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Industry Solutions
 Challenges FacedThe main challenges identified for 2070 were: -Thermal stress on cows. -Declining production of oil. |  Thermal stressThermal stress on cows impacts on the milk production during drought season whilst being exposed to the sun. Vertical farming will solve this by limiting the cows exposure to the sun therefore increasing milk production. |  Compoments of Vertical FarmingThe cows are protected from the sun by steel slabs. These slabs are built in layers with the steel being the exterior and the interior being organic soil. These slabs are held in place by three large steel poles which rise out from the centre and both ends of the cow shed. Wires come off these poles and they are attached to the slabs by steel poles coming off the slabs. Hence the slabs are free to move vertically and horizontally. The cow shed is fixed at ground level for easy access. |
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 Functionality of Vertical FarmsThe controls for the movement of the automated slabs will be situated in the cow shed. This allows the controls to be maintained easily. As the shed is situated at ground level, it will be easy to collect the milk from the vertical farm. Milk will be collected and transported to hubs by hybrid trucks. The milk will then be transported from the hubs to the dairy facility by the Maglev train. |  Components of Maglev TrainMilk is transported in insulated tanks to keep the milk chilled. This tank sits on top of the bottom component of train. The tank and bottom component of train is made from steel which is a strong material. Milk is transported by Maglev train from hubs where milk will be collected from a number of dairy farms to the dairy facility. Once milk has arrived to the dairy facility, butter is produced. The butter must be exported and this will be done by ships that utilise ocean energy. |  Functionality of the Maglev TrainThe Maglev train will be used to transport milk from dairy farm to dairy facility in 2070. This resolves problem of low oil production as it is powered by electricity coming from a renewable energy source. This functions by the interaction of the permanent magnets on the train and the electromagnets on the guide way. This allows for the levitation and propulsion of the train. |
 Integrated SolutionFirstly vertical farming is implemented to resolve the effect of thermal stress on cows. Maglev trains is implemented to transport milk to the dairy facility. The ships running off of wave and wind energy will be implemented for transportation of butter between NZ and exporting countries. These resolve the issue of declining oil production. |  Ships utilising renewable energyThe ships will run off of a combination of wave and wind energy. The wave energy is harnessed by buoys off the boat, stored in lithium-ion batteries and inverted on the ship for electricity. The materials used are carbon and glass fibre with aluminium. These materials are energy efficient due to their light properties, hence the ability to export more butter. The shape of the boat will have a triangle end which reduces drag. The ship needs a four blade propeller to glide through water easily. |  Components of ShipThe buoys have a permanent magnet instilled in them, and through the movement of the waves creates an electric current. After 2 days of collecting energy, the energy can be stored on ship in huge lithium-ion batteries. An inverter is used to convert the stored direct current electricity to alternating current which then can be used for the ships refrigeration and more. Ships using renewable energy solves the problem of oil declining. It allows more butter to be exported in a sustainable manner. |
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