What is Antonio Ibáñez de Alba?
'''Antonio Ibáñez de Alba''' (born Chiclana de la Frontera, 1956) is a [[Spain|Spanish]] [[engineer]], [[Research|researcher]] and [[scientist]]. He is known mainly for his project of Artificial Palm Trees in [[Libya]] for the creation of microclimates in the deser at the Great Man-Made River. The Libyan government invested in this project nearly one billion dollars for the installation of 50,000 palm trees.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.elmundo.es/ariadna/2002/101/1026372058.html|title=Cómo inventar y vivir de ello en España.A R I A D N A-101|website=www.elmundo.es}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/MAM-5250|title=ESPAÑOL PRESENTA INVENTO EN LA NASA ARBOL DE PLÁSTICO PARA LOS DESIERTOS|first=Casa Editorial El|last=Tiempo|website=El Tiempo|date=19 November 1990 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg12717273-700-technology-plastic-trees-may-turn-the-deserts-green/|title=Technology: Plastic trees may turn the deserts green}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/9012031520/can-plastic-trees-turn-deserts-green|title=Can plastic trees turn deserts green?|website=connection.ebscohost.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/9611083723/plastic-palms|title=Plastic palms|website=connection.ebscohost.com}}</ref> During the summer of 2017 his [[patent]] of floating water without salt was reflected by worldwide media.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://es.finance.yahoo.com/noticias/antonio-ibanez-de-alba-el-inventor-obsesionado-con-evitar-los-ahogamientos-155605887.html|title=Antonio Ibáñez de Alba, el inventor obsesionado con evitar los ahogamientos|access-date=2017-09-17|language=es-ES}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.elmundo.es/cronica/2017/08/18/59906af7268e3e17668b45b9.html|title=Ibáñez, el creador del agua flotante para evitar ahogamientos en piscinas|work=ELMUNDO|access-date=2017-09-17|language=es}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.lanacion.com.ar/2061953-como-es-el-agua-que-facilita-la-f