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Sahara Forest Project Converts Desert into Oasis

Posted on September 04, 2008

Recently a trio of entrepreneurs announced an incredible solution for the world's resource problems: turn the Sahara desert into a source for food, water, and energy. The Sahara Forest Project (.PDF) is a solution that combines seemingly disparate technologies - Concentrated solar power and Seawater Greenhouses - and turns them into a mean, green super-massive biomachine. The elegant system could potentially produce enough energy for all of Africa and Europe while turning one of the world's most inhospitable regions into a flourishing oasis. (more )Tags: sahara, forest, initiative, solar, po...

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europe , solar