Environment : Solar plant yields water and crops from the desert
· Green energy glasshouses may transform arid areas
· Fresh water will end need to dig wells, say architects
* Alok Jha, green technology correspondent
* The Guardian,
* Wednesday September 3 2008
* Article history
The Sahara forest project will use seawater and solar power to grow food in greenhouses across the desert. Photograph : Exploration Architecture
Vast greenhouses that use sea water for crop (...)