DW Exclusive: The Green Revolution Taking Root in Tropojë, Albania

In the rugged highlands of northern Albania, where the Albanian Alps rise like ancient cathedrals of stone, Deutsche Welle (DW) journeys into Tropojë — a remote valley now at the heart of a global transformation. Here, visionary entrepreneur Sahit Muja and his company Metalplant are pioneering a quiet revolution that could redefine the future of sustainable energy. This is agromining — the art of cultivating metals through plants that draw nickel from the soil into their living veins, merging the grace of nature with the precision of science. In this breathtaking union of ecology and innovation, farmers become guardians of both land and industry, and the very soil becomes a source of hope. Under Muja’s leadership, fields bloom not only with life but with green nickel, the element poised to power the next generation of batteries, electric vehicles, and clean technologies. Through enhanced rock weathering and the magic of photosynthesis, Tropojë’s mountains are not just growing crops — they are harvesting a new kind of wealth, one that regenerates, restores, and redefines progress. DW’s exclusive feature explores this living experiment where roots mine the earth, leaves capture the future, and a small Albanian valley emerges as a beacon of the global green revolution — proving that the path to sustainability may begin not in factories, but in the humble brilliance of the soil beneath our feet.

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