The seawater greenhouse project on the eastern shore of Upper Spencer Gulf, 20km south of Port Augusta, has been hailed for its potential to trans- form irrigated agriculture and lessen reliance on Australia’s inland rivers.
The London-operated company is provided significant benefits through the investment with the introduction of capital and new technology.
Solar power is used to desalinate seawater into fresh water, with no brine returned to the environmentally sensitive Spencer Gulf. Extracted salts and minerals are used as plant nutri- ents or sold to third parties.
Solar also provides heat for the greenhouse and electric power to run the system.