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Environment: Solar plants in deserts could yield water and crops

guardian.co.uk » 2008 » September » 3rd » Environment: Solar plants in deserts could yield water and crops

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Vast greenhouses that use sea water for crop cultivation could be combined with solar power plants to provide food, fresh water and clean energy in deserts, under an ambitious proposal from a team of architects and engineers. The Sahara Forest Project, which is already running demonstration plants in Tenerife, Oman and the United Arab Emirates, envisages huge greenhouses with concentrated solar … Continue Reading »

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