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Reservoirs provide energy storage solution with Spain set to get Europe’s biggest pumped storage facility

EUROPE’S biggest pumped storage facility with enough capacity to supply 10 million people with power for a day is earmarked for Spain. Spanish giant Iberdrola

9 Dec, 2024 @ 16:43

Environment

Soaking up the future: The Olive Press looks at how cities around the world are guarding against Valencia-style flood disasters

A SERIES of devastating floods caused by massive rainfall have hit cities around the globe so far this century – and Valencia is just the

15 Nov, 2024 @ 13:03

Environment·Lead·Other News

Is there a dark side to Spain’s green energy revolution? Documentary aims to lift the lid on the environmental and social impact of renewables across the country

A NEW documentary film has unveiled the unsettling truth behind Spain’s ‘green energy’ transition. ‘Vidas Irrenovables’ (Unrenewable Lives) by respected production company Metafora Visual, investigates

5 Oct, 2024 @ 09:00

Andalucia·EXCLUSIVE·La Cultura·Lead

Elderly women come to blows in queue-jumping dust up at a Costa Blanca supermarket in Spain

PLANET AID: Time to slow down on the meat after your festive indulgence

HAVE you heard of Veganuary? An amalgam of two words Vegan and January, it’s an initiative of supermarkets and influencers to convince people to eat

5 Jan, 2024 @ 15:18

Columnists·Environment·Lead

Major breakthrough to help 'natural treasure' of drought-hit Doñana wetlands in Spain's Andalucia

Major breakthrough to help ‘natural treasure’ of drought-hit Doñana National Park in Spain’s Andalucia

THE NATIONAL government and the Andalucia region signed a deal on Monday to stop illegal irrigation in the drought-hit Doñana wetlands. It brings the end

27 Nov, 2023 @ 18:30

Andalucia·Environment·Huelva·Lead·Nature

Don’t spend too much on energy in Spain!

ARE you spending too much on gas in the winter for heating and hot water?You may have heard of Air Source Heat pumps (ASHP) or

20 Nov, 2023 @ 16:11

Alicante·Environment·Sponsored

Barcelona moves cruise liner docking away from main port to cut down on city centre pollution

Barcelona bans ALL cruise liners from docking at main port to reduce city centre pollution

BARCELONA has banned all cruise ships from docking at the city’s most central port from October 22 in a bid to reduce emissions in the

10 Oct, 2023 @ 12:00

Barcelona·Catalunya·Environment·Lead

Spain’s ongoing drought is listed in the world’s top 10 ‘most expensive natural disasters’ of 2023

Summer 2022 was the hottest in Spain for 700 years, data collected by TREE rings reveal

SPAIN experienced its hottest summer last year in 700 years, according to analysis of tree rings from north-east Spain which contain key insights about weather

9 Oct, 2023 @ 13:33

Environment·Lead·National News·Weather

Spain’s Malaga Airport acknowledged for CO2 emissions reduction efforts

GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es MALAGA-COSTA DEL SOL Airport’s commendable strides in reducing CO2 emissions have garnered recognition on the global stage. The

8 Aug, 2023 @ 08:45

Environment·Lead·Malaga·Travel News

First vertical solar energy park tests in Spain taking place in Valencia

GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es THE PORT of Valencia could become the home of Spain’s first large-scale vertical solar energy park. Tests are

3 Aug, 2023 @ 10:30

Environment·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Five popular Valencia beaches reopen after being closed to bathing due to water pollution

ALMOST half a dozen beaches have reopened after being closed for swimmers due to water pollution in the Valencia region. The well-known beaches of Pobla

26 Jul, 2023 @ 12:00

Environment·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

European Commission Threatens Spain Over Water Extraction Plans For Andalucia's Doñana National Park

Doñana’s biggest lagoon in Spain’s Huelva faces second consecutive year of drying up

THE largest lagoon in Spain’s Huelva region, situated within the Doñana Natural Park, faces the ominous prospect of drying up for the second consecutive year.

26 Jul, 2023 @ 10:15

Andalucia·Environment·Huelva·Lead

Work starting soon to dismantle Spain's oldest nuclear reactor in Burgos province

Work starts soon to dismantle Spain’s oldest nuclear reactor in Burgos province

DECOMMISSIONING of Spain’s oldest nuclear reactor will start ‘very soon’ according to the Ministry of Ecological Transition. Production was halted at Garoña in 2012 after

18 Jul, 2023 @ 11:15

Environment·Lead

Weather expert warns that climate change is turning Spain’s Sevilla into a desert

MIDWEEK forecasts of temperatures reaching 41 degrees in Sevilla have come as no surprise with the Andalucian city in recent years hitting those highs during

17 Jul, 2023 @ 13:03

Andalucia·Environment·Lead·Sevilla

Artificial reef plan outside marinas to protect fauna of Spain's Mar Menor lagoon

Plan for artificial reefs outside marinas to protect fauna of Spain’s Mar Menor lagoon

THE MAR MENOR may be getting a network of artificial reefs in its waters to protect the lagoon’s marine ecosystem. The reefs can be made

13 Jun, 2023 @ 11:15

Environment·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

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Experts slam Doñana’s new plan to grant watering rights to farmers

TECHNICIANS have condemned the new plan to grant watering rights to farmers around Doñana’s National Park. A report published by Guadalquivir Hydrographic Confederation’s (GHC) regulatory

13 Jun, 2023 @ 09:30

Andalucia·Environment·Lead

Spain trumps other European countries to become the first to get 50% of its energy from renewables

SPAIN is set to become the first major European country to get over 50% of its energy from renewable sources this year. It will beat

8 Jun, 2023 @ 13:30

Environment·Lead

Retailer Carrefour in Spain steps up solar panel installations at its stores

RETAILER Carrefour says it its planning to install 330,000 square metres of solar panels at 130 of its stores in Spain. Some 30 hypermarkets and

5 Jun, 2023 @ 12:08

Barcelona·Business & Finance·Environment·Lead·National News

Costa Blanca start-up company in Spain creates world’s first bottle that purifies water with ozone

AN ALICANTE start-up company with a mix of scientists and entrepreneurs has created Ozeanic, the world’s first drinking bottle that purifies water with ozone. The

22 May, 2023 @ 14:15

Alicante·Andalucia·Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Valencian Community

Duck mom and 10 ducklings seen at Madrid Airport

A WILD duck mom and her 10 ducklings were spotted at Madrid Airport on Friday May 12. The birds were seen in the early afternoon

15 May, 2023 @ 14:15

Environment·Madrid·Other News

Pheasant Chick Credit To Fuengirola Biopark

Two chicks of an endangered pheasant species born in Fuengirola (Malaga)

TWO chicks of an endangered pheasant species have been born at Bioparc Fuengirola conservation centre in Malaga. The newborns belong to the Edwards’s pheasant species,

10 May, 2023 @ 15:45

Environment·Lead·Other News

New Version Of 1000 Mile Range Electric Vehicle Unveiled

Driving on sunshine: Are solar cars the future?

THE Spanish government is preparing a law to ban the sale of internal combustion engines by 2040. It is part of a concerted effort to

7 Apr, 2023 @ 18:00

Columnists·Environment·Jack Gaioni: Jack's Corner·Lead·Other News

Going Solar : Your Top 10 Questions Answered by MiSolar on the Costa Blanca

SOLAR energy has been gaining popularity as an affordable and sustainable alternative to traditional electricity sources. But if you’re considering going solar, you may have

29 Mar, 2023 @ 11:54

Environment·Other News·Property

EU tightening up on drafty homes may cause problems in Spain

EU’s plans to clamp down on drafty homes may cause grief for Spanish property owners where many buildings are poorly insulated. Under proposed new EU

24 Mar, 2023 @ 16:30

Environment·Lead·Other News·Property

Drowned 1,000-year old church re-emerges from the deep as drought rages on

The remains of a church dating back to 1062 have completely reappeared after being submerged in a reservoir as the region faces severe droughts. The

22 Mar, 2023 @ 12:00

Barcelona·Catalunya·Environment·La Cultura·Lead

Brussels at loggerheads with the Junta over irrigation plans that threaten key nature reserve

The European Commission has sent another letter to Spain expressing serious concern for plans by Juanma Moreno (PP) and Vox to expand irrigation systems within

21 Mar, 2023 @ 12:45

Environment·Lead