Halophyte-based Energy & Agro-ecological Transitioning (HEAT)

基于盐生植物的能源和农业生态转型（HEAT）项目旨在通过在退化土壤中引入咸水灌溉生物质生产，实现撒哈拉以南非洲地区盐生植物农业生态方法和生物能源技术的商业化，以实现向清洁能源和土地再生的局部转型。该项目以生物能源生产和碳封存为目标，将与现有合作伙伴和投资者一起测试综合生产和加工模式以及基于服务的商业模式，目的是在项目时间轴结束时将结果投入运营/商业化。该项目将在加纳和纳米比亚进行，合作伙伴来自英国，欧盟和非洲注册实体，在全球各个地区都有合作记录。HEAT非常重视农村社区的社会经济发展，性别包容性和安全获得清洁能源，预计将利用为期24个月的项目成果，为西非，西南非洲和南亚三个重点地区的社区和现有财团带来长期利益。

The Halophyte-based Energy & Agro-ecological Transitioning (HEAT) Project seeks to commercialise halophytic agro-ecological approaches and bio-energy technologies in Sub-Saharan Africa by introducing saltwater-irrigated biomass production in degraded soils for localised transitions to clean energy and land regeneration. Targeting both bio-energy production and carbon sequestration, the project will test a combined integrated production and processing model in tandem with a service-based business model with existing partners and investors with the aims of operationalising/commercialising the results by the end of the project timeline. The project will be undertaken in Ghana and Namibia with a range of partners from the UK, EU, and African registered entities with a track record of working together in various global geographies. With a strong focus on socio-economic development for rural communities, gender inclusivity, and safe access to clean energy, HEAT expects to exploit the results of the 24-month project for the long-term benefit of communities and existing consortia in the three focus regions of West Africa, South-West Africa, and South Asia.