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Iberdrola plans Tenerife’s biggest battery storage plant

Iberdrola Renovables Canarias is planning Bat Chío, a 169 MWh battery storage plant in Guía de Isora, the largest project of its kind yet proposed on Tenerife. The €36 million facility would store surplus renewable energy and feed it back into the grid when demand peaks. It is one of 23 large batteries now in the pipeline on the island, with a combined capacity of around 937 MWh.

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The wild canary that gave its name to the Canary Islands

The wild canary, Serinus canaria, is a native of the Canary Islands and the ancestor of the domestic canary bred around the world. From The Simpsons to championship song contests in Gran Canaria, the story of this small bird is woven into the identity of the archipelago.

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Canary Islands sea hits second-hottest year on record

The sea around the Canary Islands is having its second-hottest year since records began, with temperatures peaking at 25.54C on 29 September. Researchers warn that warming waters threaten marine life, fisheries and coral reefs, and could turn the archipelago’s ecosystem upside down.

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Legal bid to halt tree felling in Santa Cruz’s La Salud

An environmental association is asking a Santa Cruz court to immediately suspend tree felling in La Salud, where around six trees have already been cut down. It accuses the council of breaching Canary Islands urban tree protection law and says alternative sites for the planned car park exist.

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Fiesta del Charco: A journey through La Aldea’s past

A guided walk through La Aldea de San Nicolás has revisited Víctor Grau Bassas’s famous 1887 chronicle of the Fiesta del Charco. The route also took in the Los Caserones indigenous settlement, where a new excavation campaign is under way.

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Corralejo dunes power line set for removal

Fuerteventura’s Cabildo has taken a decisive step towards removing the Gran Playa overhead power line that crosses the Dunas de Corralejo Natural Park. The island authority’s favourable territorial planning report paves the way for the network’s dismantling by EDISTRIBUCIÓN. Work on updating protection plans for Corralejo, Jandía, Islote de Lobos and Betancuria continues.

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ULPGC launches 14 research projects at Las Canteras

The University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria will develop 14 lines of research into coastal dynamics, climate change and pollution at Las Canteras and El Confital. The €140,000 project, now in its sixth consecutive year, combines scientific study with citizen participation.

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TMT will never be built, says Canary Islands astrophysics chief

The director of the Canary Islands Astrophysics Institute, Valentín Martínez Pillet, doubts the Thirty Metre Telescope will ever be built anywhere after the consortium chose Hawaii over La Palma. He says the IAC will keep fighting to bring other major scientific projects to the island.

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Pedro Duque: Canarias is the “ultimate dream” for rockets

Former astronaut and science minister Pedro Duque has described the Canary Islands as the “ultimate dream” for companies looking to launch rockets. Speaking before an APD Canarias event, he said the islands’ proximity to the equator and clean skies, along with tax incentives, make them ideal – and insisted the Thirty Metre Telescope project may not be over yet.

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Court blow to Tenerife motor circuit project

The TSJC has annulled part of the Tenerife motor circuit project after ruling that its environmental impact declaration had expired. ATAN has welcomed the decision and is demanding an immediate halt to the works and the restoration of the affected land.

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