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Europe wine production to inch up in 2025, farmers’ lobby group says
European wine production is forecast to edge up by 1% in 2025, according to farming union Copa-Cogeca. According to data collated by the union from EU member states, European wine producers are expected to deliver around 145.5 million hectolitres...
Owner: Michael "Mike" Danson
Wind farms facing existential risk as global warming ramps up
The extreme winds generated by climate change-driven monster storms are already pushing against the limits of some wind turbines, it turns out. The research question is how resilient wind farms are to extreme wind events, which research has shown...
Owner: Schocken Family and Leonid Nevzlin
TotalEnergies Signs 10-Year Data Center Power Deal in Spain
TotalEnergies on Tuesday announced a power purchase agreement with Data4 to supply renewable electricity to the data center developer’s sites in Spain for 10 years, as the French supermajor looks to boost its integrated power business with the key...
Owner: James Stafford
€500 Million Green Loan Signed For 315 MW Offshore Wind Farm
Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a €500 million green loan to Iberdrola with backing from the Spanish export credit agency, Cesce. Iberdrola is the largest...
Owner: Zachary Shahan
Solar farm threatens Unesco status of Spanish royal palace
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The Spanish royal town of Aranjuez, celebrated for its baroque palace, formal gardens and Enlightenment-era landscape, is in danger of losing its world heritage status due to plans to build four large solar power plants. The local representative...
Owner: Murdoch Family
EIB and Iberdrola sign €500 million green loan for offshore wind farm
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a €500 million green loan to Iberdrola for the Windanker offshore wind farm, a flagship clean energy project currently under construction in the German Baltic Sea. The financing is guaranteed by the...
Owner: Hardy Family
US group Taylor Farms snaps up UK’s Natures Way Foods
US fresh foods company Taylor Farms has bought UK-based leafy salad producer Natures Way Foods. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to...
Owner: Michael "Mike" Danson
Spain’s Classic Car Rules 2026: What Expats and UK Car Enthusiasts Need to Know
Classic car exhibition in Spain. Credit : Capturing Images, Shutterstock In 2026, Spain’s rules for historic vehicles remain one of the most structured systems in Europe. The framework explains exactly how classic cars can be preserved,...
Owner: Euesden Family
Iberdrola secures $576m loan for German Baltic Sea wind farm
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a €500m ($576m) green loan to Spanish renewables developer Iberdrola for the Windanker offshore wind farm, a project currently under construction in the German Baltic Sea. Windanker will contribute...
Owner: Grant Rowles & Sam Chambers
Solar-battery hybrid surge continues, with new proposal from Spanish infrastructure giant
The surge of solar-battery hybrid projects in Australia continues, with a new project combining 370 megawatts (MW) of solar and a 335 MW/670 megawatt-hour battery seeking federal environmental approval. Spanish project developer Grupo Cobra is...
Owner: Giles Parkinson
"Spanish pistachios are becoming highly appreciated in Europe compared to those from Iran or the U.S."
Spanish pistachio has been gaining ground in European markets in recent years. The first pioneering plantations were in the region of Castile-La Mancha, and others have followed suit. "Twenty years ago, we started with our own pistachio production...
Owner: Pieter Boekhout
"Spanish fruiting vegetable prices still modest due to overlap with Dutch season"
The Spanish fruiting vegetable season is now well underway. "In tomato country, you can see that the warm weather of the past few weeks is having a favourable effect on production. The pepper supply, on the other hand, seems to have slowed down...
Owner: Pieter Boekhout
"Spain and France are our main targets, and cassava is our calling card"
Costa Rica's cassava market is currently experiencing a mix of contrasts. Pablo Quirós from Tubertico, a company with over 20 years of expertise in producing and exporting tubers like cassava, yams, malanga, and taro, explains, "We sell the same...
Owner: Pieter Boekhout
Rockport, Maine: Where farm, sea and flavor meet
Rockport, Maine: Where farm, sea and flavor meet Explore a harbor town where sustainable farming, seaside views and inspired cuisine define the heart of Midcoast Maine THE BEAUTY OF IT ALL. IN THE LOW ANGLED SON OF AN AUTUMN AFTERNOON, ROCKPORT...
Owner: Hearst Family
2,000-Year-Old Wooden Statue of Hercules Discovered in Ibiza, Spain
Statue of Hercules. Credit: Sailko / CC BY-SA 3.0 A rare 2,000-year-old wooden statue of Hercules has been unearthed on the island of Ibiza, Spain, in what archaeologists are calling one of the most remarkable organic discoveries ever recorded in...
Owner: Anastasios Papapostolou
Iberdrola Secures EUR 500 Million Green Loan for 315 MW German Offshore Wind Farm
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a EUR 500 million green loan with Iberdrola for the 315 MW Windanker offshore wind farm in Germany. The financing is guaranteed by the Spanish export credit agency, Cesce. This transaction with...
Owner: Coert van Zijll Langhout
Dangerous Asian hornet detected on Spain's Costa Tropical for first time
Monday, 3 November 2025, 19:21 Share The Asian hornet has been detected for the first time in Spain's Granada province during a routine inspection as part of the ragweed beetle (Euwallacea fornicatus) surveillance programme. The discovery,...
Owner: Grupo Vocento
"Coconut water attracts interest in the European market"
Rio Piedra Farm, located in Panama's tropical region, is working to produce coconuts and green coconuts for the local and European markets. Currently, the farm has over 80 hectares of coconuts and plans to expand its area to 300 hectares in the...
Owner: Pieter Boekhout
"Early start to the Italian citrus season"
In the citrus fruit sector, produce from the Southern Hemisphere is now gradually being replaced by that from Southern Europe. "We are already offering the first Tarocco blood oranges, which we receive from Spain but which were grown in South...
Owner: Pieter Boekhout
South Africa has ramped up citrus exports to the EU in recent months
South Africa has ramped up its citrus exports to the European Union in recent months, with a significant portion coinciding with the start of the Spanish season. The latest bulletin on citrus imports into the EU shows that by September 2025, the...
Owner: Pieter Boekhout