People power

Lack of space and an abundance of tourists means that deploying solar on Spain’s Balearic and Canary Islands is not easy. pv magazine spoke to dedicated renewables campaigners who persist, mobilizing communities to take the energy transition into their own hands.

Issue 07-08 – 2024 | Treasure islands

Private investment has been encouraged in the Balearics but some have argued that this comes at the expense of micromobility schemes, public transport, and electric vehicles.

Photo: Jose Mesa/Flickr, CC-BY-SA-2.0

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