Wild Alentejo — Semi-Arid Regeneration Engineering Mértola, Portugal · Off-Grid

System Status

Energy

1.350
Wp Solar

Batteries

540
Ah Bank

Syntropy

900
m² Active

Species

+30
Planted

Operation

100%
Off-Grid

Rainfall

mm this month

The Project

📍 Closed-Loop Engineering

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.

⚙️ Operating Principles
  • Sovereignty — Total independence from external grids for energy, water and sanitation.
  • 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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