It was launched on 17 March 2001 as a multiple Greenhouse Complex. The domes provide diverse growing conditions, and many plants are on display. The Eden Project includes environmental education focusing on the interdependence of plants and people. n December 2010 the Eden Project received permission to build a geothermal electricity plant which will generate approx 4MWe, enough to supply Eden and about 5000 households. In 2014, Eden accounts showed a surplus of £2 million. The Eden Project is said to have contributed over £1 billion into the Cornish economy.
