Norwegian AgTech company Desert Control has developed a liquid natural clay (LNC) that restores soil and reduces water usage for agriculture, forests, and green landscapes.
Amarenco provides infrastructures for low-carbon solar panels for the production of photovoltaic electricity, reducing the carbon footprint of its customers and improving their competitive edge.
Together, a strategic partnership agreement will be developed to implement the use of LNC in undertakings related to the regeneration of soil and forest program in connection with solar photovoltaic infrastructure initiated.
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Sandnes, Norway, 21 September 2022 – Desert Control AS (DSRT) signs a Memorandum of Understanding with Amarenco to support the regeneration of soil and forest regeneration
Desert Control and Amarenco sign the ECHO Pledge Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). This MoU forms part of Desert Control’s early-stage preparations for future global addressable markets.
The ECHO pledges are Amarenco initiatives to offset its energy production facilities by investing in programs for biodiversity protection and for soil regeneration and positive footprint for the future generations. This encompasses as for today, soil depollution and regeneration, forest regeneration, micro forestation, regenerative agriculture, pastoralism, pollination among others.
Desert Control will support the Amarenco initiatives in strategic locations aligned with strategic objectives from both sides; by supplying its patented product called Liquid Natural Clay (LNC), a liquid natural mineral compound that enables sand and degraded soil to retain water and nutrients, vital to soil regeneration.
Ole Kristian Sivertsen, President and Group CEO of Desert Control, said: “Amarenco and Desert Control share the mission to combat desertification and soil degradation. Amarenco will identify soil regeneration opportunities within the Amarenco Pledge, and Desert Control will support feasibility studies and provide LNC to achieve the objectives for the programs. Our vision of Making Earth Green Again is a solid driver for our partnership.”
Bernardo Mota Veiga, Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer at Amarenco, said: “This engagement with Desert Control confirms the commitment of Amarenco to deploy meaningful solar infrastructures with strong environmental and social commitment. Our use of land for our photovoltaic lands should not be a consequence to, but a goal to protect, biodiversity. We believe a partner as Desert Control will bring a solution to achieve our goal of regenerating 5000 hectares of land. We look forward to bringing this innovative technology to France, Portugal and Spain where our activity is growing significantly.”
The MoU outlines common targeted territories affected by drought, water scarcity, desertification, and land degradation in Southern Europe. Desertification has been a growing threat in the EU. The negative economic and environmental impact have pushed the pressing importance of this problem to see more actions.
The LNC solution comes as the success factor to achieve the mutual mission of soil regeneration with optimal impact.
The partnership targets the implementation of regeneration programs with Desert Control technology in more than 5000 Hectares of soil in the target Territories over a five (5) years period from the establishment of a strategic partnership agreement.
The LNC innovation combats desertification with loss of fertile soil and helps prevent plant fatalities in areas with limited access to freshwater or sweet water resources. Following 12 years of R&D, the LNC innovation has been undergoing external validation in the United Arab Emirates from 2019 throughout 2021, and extended validation to the United States in 2022. LNC can improve the quality of the soil with better water and nutrient retention, vital to regenerate biodiversity of the soil ecosystem.
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This release contains forward-looking information and statements relating to the business, performance, and items that may be interpreted to impact the results of Desert Control and/or the industry and markets in which Desert Control operates.
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For more information, please contact:
Nancy Carda
Head of Group Marketing and Communications
Desert Control
Email: nancy.carda@desertcontrol.com
Mobile (UAE): +971 50 66 01097
Ole Kristian Sivertsen
President and Group CEO
Email: oks@desertcontrol.com
Mobile (NOR): +47 957 77 777
Mobile (USA): +1 650 643 6136
Mobile (UAE): +971 52 521 7049
About Desert Control:
Desert Control specializes in climate-smart AgTech solutions to combat desertification, soil degradation, and water scarcity. Its patented Liquid Natural Clay (LNC) enables sustainable ecosystem management by restoring and protecting soil’s ability to preserve water and increase yields for agriculture, forests, and green landscapes. LNC enables sand and degraded soil to retain water and nutrients, thus increasing crop yields and ecosystem resilience while preserving water resources by up to 50%.
Agriculture and food production already consume more than 70% of all available freshwater. Desertification and soil degradation further increases water consumption in a negative spiral. Our growing global population will require more food in the next 40 years than was produced over the last 500 years, putting even more pressure on vital resources such as water. This is the problem Desert Control is determined to solve. According to the United Nations, twelve million hectares of fertile land perish to desertification, representing an annual $490 billion loss to the global economy.
Desert Control’s vision is making earth green again.
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About Amarenco:
Amarenco, which has built over 2000 solar projects to date and a significant part of those tied to agriculture sector, is committed to driving the global energy transition by providing competitive edge photovoltaic infrastructure solutions.
Amarenco will apply its ECHO pledge, the corporate commitment to improve ecosystems, in those new projects by bringing soil and biodiversity regeneration initiatives to several target territories.
This partnership with Desert Control will create the roots for Amarenco deeper involvement in soil regeneration.
Amarenco Group with offices in Ireland, France, Portugal, Spain Thailand, Egypt, Oman and Singapore, is a leading independent solar power producer, which develops, finances, delivers and manages solar infrastructure with over 300MW of assets in operation.
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For more information, please contact:
Pierre Ferra
Group Head of Outreach Communication
Email: p.ferra@amarencogroup.com
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