Solar power, desalination and crop growth in Tunisia
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Solar power, desalination and crop growth in Tunisia

Tue, 2016-07-05 09:26

The Sahara Forest Project aims to bring solar power, desalination and crop growth to the arid deserts of Tunisia.

The project is slated to cover 10 hectares and be completed in 2018. It is expected to at least have the success rate that a similar facility had in Qatar, producing vegetables at a "comparable rate to European farms."

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Solar power, desalination and crop growth in Tunisia
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