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The Project
Wild Alentejo operates as a living laboratory of 1000m² in Mértola, dedicated to reversing desertification through complex regenerative systems and total off-grid resource management.
The infrastructure integrates technical management of water, energy and biological resources to build resilience in semi-arid ecosystems, operating without dependency on external grids.
The system is based on the principles of syntropic agriculture: photovoltaic energy enables water management, feeding agroforestry systems that optimise soil thermoregulation and moisture retention to close the biological succession cycle.
- ✔Sovereignty — Total independence from external grids for energy and water
- ✔Thermodynamics — Passive orientation at 140° SE for maximum solar efficiency.
- ✔Syntropy — Natural succession processes to accumulate energy and water in the soil.
- ✔Frugality — Drastic consumption reduction through intelligent design with 15m² semi-habitable area.
- ✔Monitoring — Real-time IoT sensors via Home Assistant and GitHub Gist.
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Without intervention, this land returns to dead soil
This system is being built in a semi-arid climate, with low organic matter and harsh conditions. Every species introduced here changes the microclimate, improves water retention, and accelerates soil regeneration.
This is not theoretical. It is happening now.
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