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Agrivoltaics - the practice of using land for both solar energy and agriculture - is on the rise across France. 

In the Haute-Saône region, in the northeastern part of the country, an experiment is being conducted by solar-energy company TSE.  It is hoping to find out whether solar energy can be generated without hindering large-scale cereal crops.

Previous attempts to experiment with agrivoltaics have been through smaller-scale projects. But, keen to see if it can thrive on an industrial level, 5,500 solar panels are being spread over this farm in the commune town of Amance by TSE.


If successful, the crossover could be revolutionary for both the agricultural and solar panel industries.

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Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands have announced their plan to build a large artificial island in the North Sea along with 7,000 wind turbines

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Denmark built the world’s first offshore wind farm in 1991. Now the country is embarking on another global first.
It's building an artificial island in the North Sea that will eventually be capable of meeting all the nation’s electricity needs - a history making 10 million homes.

Denmark, the nation that built the world’s first offshore wind farm, has agreed to an ambitious plan for another global first – an energy island in the North Sea which could eventually be capable of supplying energy to a history-making 10 million homes. The move will create a critical boost to the world’s offshore wind capacity.

The first “hub and spoke” energy scheme will involve building an island 80 kilometres off the Danish coastline to act as the transmission centre for hundreds of wind turbines surrounding it. At $34 billion, it’s the largest construction project in Danish history.

The project is also a potential blueprint for other coastal nations to develop their own green energy sources. “It’s in Danish waters, yes, but it could conceptually be in any other country,” said Peter Larsen of the North Sea Wind Power Hub Programme.

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