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Barcelona town the first in Spain to install Solar Panels in the Cemetery
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By h.b. - Nov 20, 2008 - 9:09 PM
The plant at Santa Coloma de Gramenet generates enough power for 60 families.
The Town Hall in the Barcelona municipality of Santa Coloma de Gramenet, is claiming a first.
It is the first place in Spain to install solar panels in the local cemetery. The panels placed above the typical Spanish niches generate enough power to supply 60 families a year and saves 62 tons of CO2 a year.
There are 462 panels in total, making up 752 square metres. The installation has cost the Town Hall 720,000 € and the power generated is now going to the local grid.
There are plans to triple the size of the current plant.
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Barcelona town the first in Spain to install Solar Panels in the Cemetery
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By h.b. - Nov 20, 2008 - 9:09 PM
Solar panels above the niches of the cemetery in Santa Coloma de Gramenet - Photo EFE
The Town Hall in the Barcelona municipality of Santa Coloma de Gramenet, is claiming a first.
It is the first place in Spain to install solar panels in the local cemetery. The panels placed above the typical Spanish niches generate enough power to supply 60 families a year and saves 62 tons of CO2 a year.
There are 462 panels in total, making up 752 square metres. The installation has cost the Town Hall 720,000 € and the power generated is now going to the local grid.
There are plans to triple the size of the current plant.
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stu
22 Nov 2008, 11:48
22 Nov 2008, 11:48
Power for 60 families- impressive. How many families are in the cemetery?
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