January 22, 2010—A renewable-energy "oasis" intended to be built in 2010 will serve as a proving ground for new technologies designed to bring green living to the desert, project managers have announced.
The planned research center, shown above in an artist's conception, is part of the Sahara Forest Project—but that doesn't mean it'll be built in Africa. Sahara means "desert" in Arabic, and the center would be a small-scale version of massive green complexes that project managers hope to build in deserts around the globe.



