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The Sahara Forest Project
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Feb 28 2014 07:45 PM | eds in Solar Power
Desert: The Sahara Forest Project,. . . is an innovative environmental solution to create:
. . . . . . re-vegetation and green jobs through profitable production of
. . . . . . food, water, clean electricity and biomass in desert areas.
The Seawater-cooled greenhouse allows for year-round production,
. . . of high quality crops, even through the hot Qatari summer.
The yield is above 75 kg of cucumbers per m2 a year.
The greenhouse achieved up to 15 degrees cooling in summer.
The water usage is half of comparable greenhouses in the region.
How many hectares of greenhouse production,
. . . will match the yearly import to Qatar:
Cucumbers = 8 hectares
Tomatoes = 40 hectares
Cucumbers, Tomatoes, Peppers and Aubergines = 60 hectares
(All Sahara Forest Project food production is based on,
. . . renewable energy and saltwater)
