International

Getting energy from the dead

It’s not what you think. Saint-Joachim in France is putting 5000 solar panels over their cemetary. The project also collects rainwater.

What’s neat about this project is that it will do more than generate clean energy and provide shade. It will also collect rainwater for a nearby sports complex, which will help prevent flooding in the marshy cemetery. That’s because the commune of Saint-Joachim is in the center of the Brière marsh.

https://electrek.co/2024/03/07/cemetery-solar-canopies/

Residents pay €5, a little more than $5, to buy into the project.