Breakthrough: Converting Sahara Desert to Useable Farmland
June 26th, 2006
Written By: Adam Sussman
Nearly 2 billion people live in regions of the world where there is very little water. Norway native Torfinn Johnsen has launched a new startup company, Albedo Technology International, which has developed a cutting edge fertilizer that can “boost the soils ability to reflect the sun, thereby reducing surface temperatures, carbon dioxide emissions, and the need for water by as much as 80 percent”.
Albedo plans to release its product in 2007 and are expecteed reach $1 billion by 2010. According to June 2006 of Business 2.0 “A Zip-Lock Bag for Planet Earth”.
1. A biomembrane made of water and organic waste is sprayed onto farmland.2. The layer of pigmented fertilizer increases the soil’s ability to reflect solar energy.3. With less sun absorbed, the land’s temperature cools and its water content increases.
Check out Albedo Technologies home page, they have a great flash presentation on this.
April 23rd, 2007 10:11
make the pictures bigger and then its all good