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European city to replicate ancient Iranian technology against heatwave

Scorching heat has hit many European cities this summer. To lower average temperatures, engineers in Spain’s Seville have come up with a way to replicate the ancient technology of the qanats, which Iranians created more than 1,000 years ago.

Seville to produce electricity from rotting oranges

Seville’s oranges are too bitter to eat fresh, but they’re a famous ingredient in marmalade—and, now, in the city’s electrical grid.
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'A role model': How Seville is turning leftover oranges into electricity

A scheme has been launched to produce an entirely different kind of juice from unwanted oranges: electricity.

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As the coronavirus crisis forces changes in transportation, some cities are building bike lanes and protecting cycling shops. Here’s why that makes sense.
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