An artificial cloud has been designed at Qatar University which could be the solution to the summer heat at the 2022 World Cup.
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..The cloud, manufactured from light carbon materials and helium gas, can be held in place by solar power and moved by remote control.
Because they will block the sunlight they will be able to have a regulating effect on the temperature.
Since winning the World Cup bid in December, there has been plenty of debate amongst football fans about whether a summer World Cup, where the average temperature in Qatar exceeds 40C, would be fair on players or spectators.
FIFA president Sepp Blatter has subsequently stated though that the tournament will not move from its traditional dates in the summer.
Saud Abdul Gani, the head of the department at Qatar University, told the Gulf Times that the project would be taken forward in co-operation with the Qatar Science and Technology Park.
"We are in discussion with the QSTP about the costs and to create an initial model on a trial basis," Saud said.
The initial model for the cloud could be produced for $500,000 (£309,000), but costs could come down considerably if they were produced on a commercial scale.
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..The cloud, manufactured from light carbon materials and helium gas, can be held in place by solar power and moved by remote control.
Because they will block the sunlight they will be able to have a regulating effect on the temperature.
Since winning the World Cup bid in December, there has been plenty of debate amongst football fans about whether a summer World Cup, where the average temperature in Qatar exceeds 40C, would be fair on players or spectators.
FIFA president Sepp Blatter has subsequently stated though that the tournament will not move from its traditional dates in the summer.
Saud Abdul Gani, the head of the department at Qatar University, told the Gulf Times that the project would be taken forward in co-operation with the Qatar Science and Technology Park.
"We are in discussion with the QSTP about the costs and to create an initial model on a trial basis," Saud said.
The initial model for the cloud could be produced for $500,000 (£309,000), but costs could come down considerably if they were produced on a commercial scale.
