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As climate change drives drought, and the rising global population drives food demand, the world's food security is ever more precarious. But struggling farmers may find relief from the soaring temperatures from the sun itself--and the technology that harnesses its power. HuffPost reports students at the University of Arizona noticed that vegetables grown under the cover of solar panels flourished during the hottest summer on record. The observation provided food for thought for Prof. Greg Barron-Gafford’s research in 'agrivoltaics': growing food and generating solar energy on the same land. The concept could fulfill the need for land on which to build new solar installations while also helping farmers stay afloat. It’s a case where one plus one could equal more than two. Greg Barron-Gafford Associate Professor, University of Arizona’s School of Geography, Development and Environment
We use energy with every step we take, so why not convert that energy into electricty? Electric floor system Pavegen aims to do just that. The innovative company showcased their unique step-to-electricty floor coating, called the V3 Pavegen, at the SXSW Interactive Festival in Austin, Texas on Sunday. A Pavegen smartphone app will track the distance and time the user takes to walk on the floor and the amount of energy they generate. The V3 Pavegen smart floor cover has already been tested on the streets of Washington DC and in some major London shopping centres.
The mighty energy industry may have a strong competitor very soon: the self-sufficient houses. A prototype of this kind, which runs on human and animal waste, is being built in northern Spain. The creators of the project hope to make in the future entire self-sufficient neighborhoods.
Madrid, Oct 16 (EFE).- Thousands of people marched Saturday in the Spanish capital to protest against the current situation of the renewable energies in the country, considering it to be "absolutely unsustainable".A group of around 2,000 people called by the Alianza Energía y Territorio (Aliente) demanded that the replacement of fossil fuels by renewable generation sources be unlimited and that the energy transition benefit people. (Camera: RAFAEL MATURANA).SHOT LIST: PEOPLE MARCH TO DEMAND THAT RENEWABLE ENERGIES BENEFIT PEOPLE, IN MADRID, SPAIN.
The Eiffel Tower is illuminated for a few minutes with electricity produced from certified renewable hydrogen in Paris. IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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