Sahara Forest Project
The Sahara Forest Project is a scheme that aims to provide fresh water, food and renewable energy in hot, arid regions as well as re-vegetating areas of uninhabited desert. This proposal combines the seawater greenhouse concept with concentrating solar power (CSP). CSP is a form of renewable energy that produces electricity from sunlight using thermal energy to drive conventional steam turbines. The project claims that these technologies together will create a sustainable and profitable source of energy, food, vegetation and water. The founding team behind the Sahara Forest Project was composed of experts from Seawater Greenhouse Ltd, Exploration Architecture, Max Fordham Consulting Engineers and the Bellona Foundation. The scale of the proposed scheme is such that very large quantities of seawater would be evaporated. By using locations below sea level, pumping costs would be eliminated. Among planned activities are one pilot project in Jordan and one in Qatar
As of February 2012, Seawater greenhouse is no longer part of The Sahara Forest Project.
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