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Added on the 07/09/2018 10:44:00 - Copyright : Euronews EN
Scotland’s notoriously strong winds could pan out to be a blessing in disguise after the Scottish government recently approved plans for a floating wind farm right off of the Scottish coast.
With the England team about to play in the women's world cup finals in Sydney, football fans gather in London to watch the game. IMAGES
Football fans start watching the semi-final of the Women's World Cup between England and Australia on a big screen in a London pub. IMAGES
French president Emmanuel Macron inaugurates the very first of a series of offshore wind farms, off Saint-Nazaire (Loire-Atlantique), the deployment of which he intends to accelerate in the face of the energy crisis. IMAGES
Viana do Castelo (Portugal), Sep 23 (EFE) .- (Camera: Paula Fernández) Windfloat Atlantic, the world's first semi-submersible floating wind farm, led by EDP Renovables in northern Portugal, generated 75 gigawatt hours (GWh) during its first year, with a technology for which the company has already announced plans in Spain.FOOTAGE OF THE WINDFLOAT ATLANTIC FLOATING WIND FARM, IN VIANA DO CASTELO, PORTUGAL.SOUNDBITES FROM THE PROJECT DIRECTOR, JOSÉ PINHEIROTRANSLATIONWe have been able to deliver 75GWh, which means more or less 60,000 people being supplied by this type of energy, avoiding 33,000 tons of CO2. It has been a success, with a lot of workThere is wind, there is a lot of sea, there are energy transition needs. There is a good fit for this type of technology to form part of the energy mix in Spain
Paris, Aug 10 (EFE), (Camera: Marta Garde).- The largest urban farm built on a rooftop is set to open in Paris. Twenty workers will take care of the 14,000-square-meter farm, which is expected to produce up to 1,000kg of fruit and vegetables every day.FOOTAGE OF THE URBAN FARM AT THE rooftop of Paris Expo’s Pavillon 6.SOUNDBITES OF PASCAL HARDY, AGRIPOLIS PRESIDENT:1. "The idea is not to redo industrial agriculture in the city, it doesn't make sense. We try to extract the maximum number of lessons from everything that happens in the world of agriculture and food to propose a new productive, local and healthy model."2. "The technique that we have developed prevents from trapping urban pollution."3. "Our systems are totally closed and, which allows us to never be in contact with airborne particles."4. "We do not use pesticides or chemicals."5. "Prices are competitive. We are cheaper than biological but inevitably more expensive than conventional because we are in smaller areas than industrial agriculture is, we cannot mechanize and there is a lot of labour involved."6. "In two years, this area will become the largest urban farm on a roof in Europe. So far we have only installed a third."
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