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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."
Nice (France), Jul 8 (EFE / EPA) .- The largest yacht of its kind is located off the coast of Nice, in the Bay of Antibes.(CAMERA: Sebastien Nogier)
Rio de Janeiro, Dec 14 (EFE). Rio de Janeiro lit again this year the lights of its traditional floating Christmas tree, the largest of its kind in the world, on Saturday with a firecracker show. (Camera: JANAINA QUINET)FOOTAGE SHOWS THE FLOATING CHRISTMAS TREE IN RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL.
China switched on the world's largest floating solar farm, located a small distance from the city of Huainan in the eastern Anhui province, in May. Local authorities decided to implement the project after a coal mining operation flooded, leading to questions about how best to use the site. The floating solar farm itself was built by Chinese manufacturer Sungrow Power Supply, at its full capacity of 40 megawatts, the plant can provide electricity for more than 15,000 homes.
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