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    Spanish streetlights will be fully powered by wind and sun

    Posted on January 29, 2015 by Shruti Shree

    Spain will be one of the first countries in the world to have public streetlights that are powered by wind and the sun. It took four years for the Spanish researcher Ramon Bargalló to design this independent street light system … Continue reading3 →

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    Wind energy is Spain’s biggest energy source!

    Posted on January 20, 2014 by gavril

    The windy country of Spain has carved a place for itself in history books and world records as news has sprung out of the nation being crowned as the first to be majorly reliant on wind energy. Today, energy generated … Continue reading3 →

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    Germasolar power plant feeds grid at night, using molten salt

    Posted on July 18, 2011 by gavril

    The sun don’t need to shine bright to power this one up! Nestled in Spain’s Andalucia province, the 19.9 MW Gemasolar concentrated solar power plant put up by Torresol Energy also plays home to two tanks of molten salt (MSES) … Continue reading3 →

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    Solar steam generation power plant opens doors in Spain on experimental basis

    Posted on April 6, 2011 by gavril

    Using photovoltaic cells to soak in the sun’s heat isn’t the only way to generate some clean and green renewable energy with solar power. In Spain, a newly opened experimental plant will test new ways to use solar energy to … Continue reading3 →

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    Beautiful and functional vertical garden in Spanish office building keeps out indoor pollutants

    Posted on February 24, 2011 by gavril

    A garden you just can’t walk on the grass at, this vertical garden set up in an office building does everything the usual horizontal one’s do, keep the air clean and add a touch of beauty. You can’t walk around … Continue reading3 →

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    Vertical garden on the surface of a children’s library building in Southeast Spain

    Posted on August 4, 2010 by gavril

    Now a passerby would probably hit himself on the head and pinch himself to make sure he isn’t dreaming, if he walks past this awesome structure for the first time. At least I would, if we hadn’t checked it out … Continue reading3 →

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    From Sweden to Spain, a trek in Solar Vehicles

    Posted on December 11, 2009 by shvveta

    We have heard of umpteen solar powered vehicles that so many manufactures have made. But to me, they all seem to be doing this for the business, and not rally because they care for the environment. Maybe that’s why the … Continue reading3 →

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    Spain’s GTA powers up the Spano Supercar with ethanol to 840hp

    Posted on May 11, 2009 by shilpa

    Spanish automaker GTA is following the Doge Viper’s footsteps in creating a kick ass engine with ethanol in lieu of gasoline. It will be borrowing the Viper’s V10 engine from Dodge for use in its new $670,000 Spano supercar. Alternate … Continue reading3 →

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    World’s largest solar power tower plant starts rolling to energize 10,000 homes

    Posted on April 29, 2009 by shilpa

    Abengoa Solar has begun commercial operation of the new PS20, the world’s second largest power tower plant, located at the Solucar Platform, near Seville in Spain. The testing has gone quite well as they found that the PS20 surpassed the … Continue reading3 →

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    Solar Panels on the graveyard power up the homes of those alive

    Posted on November 24, 2008 by deepa

    Though acres of graveyards only provide a peaceful accommodation to all the dead bodies world wide, a small town outside Barcelona, Spain begs to differ on that trend. The city council and the authorities of the Santa Coloma de Gramenet … Continue reading3 →

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