my innovation journey starts inland, south of morocco s major cities and mighty atlas mountains, just north of the sahara desert, near the quiet outpost of ouarzazate. this part of saharan morocco is known as the door of the desert. the landscape out here, it s almost like it s from another world. feels like we could be on mars. these plains receive three times the sun as parts of northern europe. ..and are home to a world leading project of staggering scale. this is noor, a solar power station, putting morocco at the forefront of pioneering renewable technology. i m used to feeling small, but this makes me feel even smaller. hello, abed, salam. hello, my friend, salam. nice to meet you. nice to meet you, too. this is incredible! and lots of sun. lots of sun, yeah. which is what we want for something like this. yeah. this is not an ordinary solarfield. panels with over 7,000 mirrors follow the sun. and i can hear lots of sounds at the moment. it s quite eerie. is that the pan
It s really great to have seen these go from out there in the field to here on the table and with the help of technology as well. they taste amazing! technology is giving these farmers a fighting chance to survive and helping cut down the amount of harmful fertilisers used in the fields. climate change affects us all and it s clear that solar and irrigation technology made here could have huge impacts across the world. my deep dive into moroccan tech has already revealed projects worthy of the world s attention. but as more people choose to swap deskjobs for digital ones, cities like marrakech are also attracting remote workers, known as digital nomads. hey! lovely to meet you. how are you doing? yeah, good, thank you. shall we go and have a seat? julie is a digital nomad from belgium who runs