Sahara Forest project aims to use algae, renewable technologies to bloom deserts

Last month, Norwegian company Yara teamed with the Qatari government on the Sahara Forest project that will use solar power and sea water to produce food crops such as tomatoes, cucumber, melon, fodder crops, freshwater, clean energy, salt, algae and for biofuel.

Source: Biofuels Digest, January 28, 2013