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A person walking through a dense olive grove, with expansive rows of olive trees visible in the background.

Spain debates using the sun for olive harvests or solar park projects

March 3, 2026Energy

Souwie Buis, from Deutsche Welle, DW, looks at the debate in southern Spain over using the sun for traditional olive harvests or mega solar park projects.

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Now blooming in the desert: Morocco’s grand dream of energy independence

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