Jaén

It is raining so much in the province of Jaén that the olive oil harvest has had a problem: there is too much water

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The “liquid gold” market expected a great recovery after years of drought, but the data you have given the Food Information and Control Agency At the end of December 2025, they have had a significant impact. Especially in the epicenter of oil production in our countrysuch as Jaén, where it has been registered a 45% drop in its accumulated production. Although it is something that hides an important economic paradox: it is selling more than ever. The figures. As detailed by the Ministry of Agriculture itselfthe reality of the current campaign is radically different from the previous one. While in 2024 Jaén accumulated almost 300,000 tons at the end of the year, this 2025 it has remained at half speed with 164,841 tons, which represents a variation of 45.3%. Something that has also been noticed at the national level. What has happened? Although everyone might think that we are talking about the drought that has caused there to be fewer olives, the reality is that excess rain has been the problem. The intense rainfall of November and December 2025, although beneficial for the tree in the long termhave been an obstacle to the harvest. Logically, with the mud it is difficult to enter with the machines to be able to pick the olives or work by hand. This has caused the harvest to be delayed and has affected the yield of the fruit. Other factors. Beyond the excess of rain at the end of this year, we must also highlight the high temperatures that were recorded in the month of June 2025, which damaged the weight of the fruit after spring fruit set that promised a lot, but fell short. Besides, according to COAG Jaénthe delay in taking the olive to the olive mill due to the weather has caused part of the fruit to suffer damage, reducing the final yield. Less oil, but more sales. Even though the silos fill more slowly, the market is extremely active. UPA Andalusia has highlighted that, despite the decrease in production, sales have increased by 10% in the last quarter, with a month of November where oil output reached 129,727 tons. This means that the consumer continues to demand olive oil despite the instability of recent years. Exports are also doing well, with a substantial increase of 44% in Andalusia, which puts pressure on current stocks, which are 13% lower than last year. The price. Without a doubt it is the most important point for the consumer, especially when in the past we have already seen really high prices for olive oil due to a bad harvest. Logic dictates that if supply falls and demand increases, prices should increase, but experts call for considerable caution. Right now, the price of Extra Virgin oil at origin moves between 4.20 and 4.29 euros per liter, and what is expected is that it will remain at a stable price during the year 2026, without major drops to maintain the stability of the sector that needs to cover costs. Images | Kostas Morfiris Nazar Hrabovyi In Xataka | Half of Spain has gone crazy with the question of whether olives make you fat or not. But your biggest problem is not calories.

The big problem with putting solar panels on crops is shade. The University of Jaén has found a solution

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In search of fulfilling the decarbonization goalswe are filling the field with solar panels. Giants like China can do it combining other activities well, but in the case of smaller countries, things change. Spain is an examplewith a field irrigated by crops that is also being plagued by panels. Now, a research team from the University of Jaén has found the key to continue deploying solar panels without interfering with crops. A panel with minimal shading that does not compromise its energy generation. The agrovoltaics. Different reports have pointed out how the temperature will increase by 1.5 to 3.2 degrees If we continue the same as until now. For this reason, the European Union marked the milestone of 30% of its energy comes from renewables by 2030 to, in 2050, achieve climate neutrality. Wind is important, but what almost all countries are embracing is photovoltaics. The price of the plates has fallen to the ground thanks to the China overproduction and it has begun to be deployed massively. The problem is what we mentioned: it takes up a lot of space, which opens a direct conflict with the farmland. There, agrovoltaics is becoming established as a solution to place panels that do not interfere with the cycle of some crops, and mixes with beekeeping and the livestock. But if we want to continue expanding photovoltaics, panels that provide less shade are needed. Panels and photosynthesis. That is where the solution devised by the University of Jaén comes into play. In a study Published in Science Direct, researchers detail a technology that allows a panel to efficiently generate electricity, while allowing crops to receive enough light to perform their optimal photosynthesis cycle. To do this, the team has taken into account two technical parameters: the average visible transmittance and the average photosynthetic transmittance. In practice, they indicate the amount of light useful to the plants that reaches them after passing through the panel, and they point out that different studies estimate that, for most crops, the minimum value should be around 60%. In that spectrum, plants produce normally. Status of the “transparent” panels“The photovoltaic industry has been working on this for some time. There are two approaches: Non-wavelength selective panels: They are those that absorb a large part of the solar spectrum and achieve transparency by reducing the color of the material or leaving gaps between the cells. With them, transparency is not adequate. Wavelength Selective Panels: They are those that absorb, above all, ultraviolet and near-infrared radiation, but allow a large part of the visible light to pass through. It is what the plants need and, in this case, the transparency of the panels is greater and more suitable for crops. RearCPVbif. In the two groups the industry is testing very different technologies, from polycrystalline silicon to organic cells and color-sensitized panels, but the Spanish team’s approach is somewhat different. The semi-transparent photovoltaic modules They are the STPVs, but what is proposed by the University of Jaén is a system called RearCPVbif, or “Bifacial Rear Concentrator Photovoltaic.” Unlike conventional semi-transparent designs, this technology concentrates and redirects reflected light towards the back of the bifacial cells, generating an increase in electrical production without reducing optical transparency, which is what allows light to reach the plants. It is an STPV, but with rear optical concentrators. In statements to PV-MagazineÁlvaro Varela-Albacete, co-author of the research, points out that STPV technology is being underused and that, with these rear concentrators, there is “a substantial increase” in energy generation without compromising optical transparency. “And how much is the transparency factor? 60%, according to the study, so it would be suitable for most horticultural crops. Next steps. In the study they also mention that they have taken into account that a crucial aspect for agricultural viability is thermal behavior, indicating that, in their tests, the cell temperature was below 70 degrees. This is important so that the panels do not create a “greenhouse” that affects crop patterns. And most importantly: this technology has already attracted attention. Numerous promising studies are published throughout the year, but their application is not always clear. In the case of this ReadCPVbif technology, the co-author of the study, Eduardo Fernández, points out that they are already engaging in conversations with different organizations to accelerate the development of the technology. Now, the route hour includes an evaluation of the benefits for crop growth, with different test campaigns on real crops. In any case, it aims to be a particularly relevant technology in the intensive horticulture that occurs in regions of Spain such as Almería, where apart from the sea of ​​plastic, also the photovoltaic sea is rising. If the two things can be combined, it would be a great step for both sectors. Images | University of Jaen, Σ64 In Xataka | Almería has been Europe’s great “sea of ​​plastic” for years. Now it wants to be another sea: that of solar panels

The white Iberian lynx of Jaén seemed like a feat of nature. I was actually just stressed.

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In recent days, a photograph has flooded social networks and headlines. In it you can see an Iberian lynx with white fur that a priori marked a historical moment: the first case of albinism in the Iberian lynx species and precisely in Jaén and that pointed to a genetic anomaly that reduced the pigmentation of the coat without affecting the color of the eyes. But the reality has been very different (and a little disappointing). The importance. A priori, this photograph taken by Ángel Hidalgo marked something historic and could have changed the perception that biologists had of the species. But in the end it was not like that, as specialists have been able to see of the Life Lynx Connect Project: He’s just stressed and got gray hair (the same thing that happens among humans). The context. Ángel Hidalgo, 29, has been using cameras for years phototrapping to document the fauna of the southern peninsula. “When that white figure appeared on the screen, I knew I was looking at something unique. I call it the white ghost of the Mediterranean forest,” he reported on his social networks. His image, accompanied by hashtags such as #linceblanco, went viral in a few hours on social networks. At first, several media outlets pointed to a case of leucism, well documented phenomenon in birds and mammals, but never scientifically confirmed in Iberian lynxes. However, the inspectors and biologists of the Iberian Lynx Recovery Plan quickly came out to clarify the misunderstanding. “The animal exists, the photograph is authentic, but it is not leucism,” explained Javier Salcedo, Andalusian coordinator of the Plan. “This is a temporary alteration in pigmentation that may be related to high levels of stress or an episode of physiological weakness. It is completely reversible and does not pose a risk to the health of the specimen.” When stress dulls the color. The color of mammalian fur depends on the amount and type of melanin synthesized by cells called melanocytes, as occurs in humans. A melanin that is highly controlled by different hormonal pathways that are sensitive to many external factors such as cortisol that can partially block the activity of melanocytes. The problem in this case is that cortisol is known as the stress hormone, and therefore greater stress reduces the activity of these melanocytes. This phenomenon has been described in a wideo range of animals, from laboratory mice to arctic foxes and primates, in published studies in Nature, Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research either Scientific Reports. Even humans experience it: the well-known “grayness due to stress” responds to the same mechanism. In the case of the Iberian lynx, an animal especially sensitive to disturbances in its environment, a prolonged period of tension—due to territorial competition, scarcity of prey or human noise near its breeding areas—is enough to activate these processes. Lessons from a biological mirage. The media commotion also reflects a contemporary phenomenon: how social networks can transform a simple image into scientific news. In this case, misinformation about leucism and albinism spread faster than technical clarifications from experts on X or Instagram. In this way, we are reminded that in conservation science, physiological details matter as much as big numbers. A single lynx that changes its color due to stress can reveal accumulated tensions in an entire ecosystem, but not a very rare mutation in its genetics that causes that curious coat. Cover | Angel Hidalgo In Xataka | The most fearsome animals in the world: when nature is much more dangerous than humans

The Chinese ambition to lead each and every area of ​​the planet has found its next adversary: ​​Jaén

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In 2024, a Chinese delegation visited 154 Príncipe de Vergara Street in Madrid. A priori, one might think that it is nothing that does not occur relatively frequently in most capitals of the world. And it would be true. After all, the only strange thing about the matter is that, in that corner of the country, is the headquarters of the International Olive Council. What does China look like in the international olive oil market? It’s a surprisingly simple question. The ‘Asian giant’ is a leader in many things, but there is one in which it is nobody: oil. According to the statistics we haveChina represents only 4% of world oil imports. Despite the enormous amount of vegetable oils that Beijing devours, the olive is an inconsequential product on a social, economic and cultural level. However, none of that data interests us. The key is another: that consumption is expected to grow at 7% annually and that, in the medium term, are big words. And China knows it. That is why, while the international market continues to lurch, Beijing has already designed a plan to become a mixed player (it not only wants a role in marketing, but also a producer willing to sit at the table of the elders). This would not only give it a margin of security (and independence) in the country’s food policy, it would also allow it to reinforce its commitment to the modernization of rural China. And what are you going to do for it? Planting olive trees as if there were no tomorrow and learning from the best for it. Right now, the heart of Chinese production is around Longnanin Gansu province. In the Wudu district alone it has twice as many hectares as Almería and produced 56,900 tons of fresh olives in 2024 (about 8,200 of virgin oil). But the focus now It is located in Sichuan: It is a province with inland valleys, medium altitude and a climate that fits the Mediterranean olive tree like a glove. The province already had scattered plantations, but now it is destined to become the “new Jaén.” Oh really? Isn’t that a bit exaggerated? It is true that in Sichuan the orography is complex, that there may be more humidity than optimal and the mechanization costs will be high; however, the California experience (and its high-density models) is there. And if anyone can achieve it, it is precisely China. And it seems like he wants to. Or, at least, there are signs that he is going to keep all options open. As the Californian olive grove demonstrates, building a country brand is something that takes a long time. You can’t improvise. But it seems undeniable that they are getting the bases of it. It is not free for Chinese producers have already achieved win international awards. These are the first steps of what may be the only adversary that Spain will encounter on this path. Image | Vincent Eisfeld | Li Yang In Xataka | The very high oil prices are a symptom of something worse: a sector on the way to disaster

Jaén revives his mining past for energy transition

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Spain reappears on the board of critical minerals In full geopolitical struggle Between the United States and China. The Government has published in the BOE The definitive admission of the “Menipe” research permit, which will allow the Australian company Osmond Resources – through its local subsidiary Green Mineral Resources SL – to explore strategic resources in the province of Jaén. Opening the way. The project Orion EU Critical Minerals Project It will cover a total 756 grids (228 km²) among the municipalities of Aldeaquemada, Santisteban del Puerto, Castellar and Montizón. According to the company itselfthe work will focus on a fossilized paleoplace with high heavy mineral content. Surface trials would have revealed “unusually high” concentrations: more than 15% in rutilo and about 10% in Circón, in addition to significant levels of rare earths (neodymium, proseodimium and disposium), essential elements to manufacture permanent magnets used in wind turbines, electric cars and batteries. A long process. It is not to arrive and kiss the saint. According to the technical memory of the PI “Orion”, the investigation is conceived as a three -year plan divided into progressive phases. During the first exercise it is planned to collect historical information, develop geological cartography at 1: 10,000 scale, perform aerial geophysical prospects and take between 80 and 90 samples in streams, in addition to running up to five surveys with witness in areas such as Avellanar. In a second stage, the works will focus on surface geophysics – electrical and magnetotheluric toomography – on the development of a hydrogeological model and on another ten additional polls. Finally, a technical-economic evaluation of the set of results is made, with the possibility of extension if the deadlines were insufficient. The technical document describes mineralized layers between 0.3 and 4 meters (average of 2.5 m), rich in zircon, rutilo, ilmenite and monacite. Besides, According to Osmond Resourcesthe first drilling program includes 15 polls in Avellanar and other objective zones. The company claims to have a listing machine ready and plans to incorporate more teams in October of this year, When the risk of fire goes down. Very quoted materials. The minerals under investigation are in the European list of critical and strategic raw materials. Rare earths such as neodymium or disposium are essential to manufacture permanent magnets used in wind turbines, electric cars and batteries. Rutilo is used in pigments and alloys. The zircon and hafnio have applications in ceramics and nuclear reactors. According to the European Commissionthe new Critical RAW Materials Act set by 2030 that at least 10% of critical subjects are extracted in community territory, 40% are processed in the EU and 25% is recycledwith the aim of reducing the dependence of a single country supplier to a maximum of 65%. Within that framework, projects such as Jaén fit fully into the industrial autonomy strategy of the block. An hUb Mining in boom? The chosen area is not new to mining. The region of Linares – La Carolina was, During the nineteenth and twentieth centuriesone of the most important leading districts in Europe. In the 50s and 60s even Torio and Uranium were sought, without success. Today, that past resurfaces with new protagonists. In addition, Jaén’s case is not isolated. The community concentrates near the 90% of the value of national metal mining and is reactivating dozens of research permits. Even, In Xatakawe have talked about “El Dorado Andaluz”, a region where the global demand for strategic metals and the European bet for new supply chains are crossed. It is not an exploitation license. For the moment. The current permit only authorizes investigation and the Board opened a period of public allegations in the Environmental Processing of Pi “Orion”and it is foreseeable that objections linked to water and biodiversity arise. In Jaén, social sensitivity towards energy projects has already been evident: the massive installation of solar plants has reached courts To stop different photovoltaic projects. Experience in other territories also invites caution. In Matamulas (Ciudad Real), the strong neighborhood and environmental response paralyzed rare earth despite the high geological potential. Jaén can investigate. If the polls confirm the potential and if the project exceeds environmental and social tests, Andalusia could become the European test bank for a new mining of critical minerals. Time will say if Jaén goes from being a line in the BOE to a key actor in Europe’s mineral autonomy. Image | Unspash and Unspash Xataka | Atacama Salar is the key on which the electric car industry pivot. And is starting to dry

Jaén conquered Spain for its olive oil. Now he has conquered Europe with his drones

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Jaén has achieved a New milestone related to drone flight at European level. For the first time in Europe, a control transfer operation (Handover) has been carried out in full flight without interruptions in the link. The importance of the operation lies not only in crucial applications that have this type of flights for the transport of medical supplies in remote areas, but in how they have achieved it. What happened. In the Jiennense olive grove, between Beas de Segura and Villacarrillo, its Atlas Alpha and Atlas Bravo centers have carried out successfully The first European drone control transfer operation. Those responsible for the project describe a flight in which a protagonist has participated a UAS Tarsis (non -manned fixed -wing system) of 75 kilos, accompanied by two multi -pile drones and three Spanish flight teams, in collaboration with the University of Seville. The goal? Show the viability of unmanned air systems in transport of health material in remote or difficult access areas. But the key is not in the objective of use, it is on the flight itself. Why is it important. It is the first time in Europe that an operation of this draft is performed. Until now, it had never been possible to transfer the full flight control of a fixed wing drone with these dimensions between two stations separated by 23km. This flight represents an important advance in the future of drug transport in remote areas and a break between the barriers of distance: the limitations cease to be a problem if the transfer of the drone is successful. Why is it so difficult. Dron’s operations are limited by their radius of scope: If the aircraft moves away from its control stationGoodbye flight. Hence the importance of achieving a real -time control transfer and without interruptions. But this goes beyond the technical side. The milestone here is not the distance, it is the relay. The “Handover” is not just a transfer of flight mechanics, it is a transfer of legal and operational responsibility. This project shows that, in the future, a drone managed by a company A can go through space and transfer flight responsibility to a company B. The U-Space. To make this transfer possible, the European Union has a set of services and procedures framed within what it calls U-spaceits traffic management system for drones. When operating under this framework, each operator must register their drone, present their flight plan and obtain real-time digital authorization through the U-Space system, under the supervision of the common information provider (CISP), in this case the Spanish ENAIRE. This flight was not a simulation, but a real test with multiple actors of how it is possible to coordinate a control transfer operation under an U-SPAC infrastructure. It shows that it is viable to climb this model to other missions with low altitude drones, from health logistics to surveillance, agriculture or emergencies. Europe had not achieved it. Jaén has been the first to achieve it, although in Europe efforts are being focused to minimize reach losses on long distance flights. Galicia has designed U-Space cells in the ports of A Coruña and Malpica To connect two points in the same management and Valencia space too Drones for logistics operations in its ports. The Jiennense project will not be the only one. This is a project at European level, and it is planned to develop throughout eight Spanish autonomous communities: Andalusia, Aragon, Canary Islands, Catalonia, Valencian Community, Galicia, Madrid and Navarra. Image | ENAIRE In Xataka | China conquered us with its cheap drones. Now the price of its pieces is shooting for a reason that is not accidental

Sam Altman has shown how to offend a Jaén oil producer

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The Economic newspaper Financial Times interviewed to the founder and CEO of OpenAi while preparing the food that they later were going to “enjoy” while still talking with the newspaper of the newspaper. Two details in the preparation of the dish caught the attention: the huge amount of garlic that I was going to use to season the pasta dish that was cooking and, worse, the type of olive oil he used and how he used it. The Jienean producers soon put the cry in the sky in the face of such an offense: the millionaire was using a Best quality olive oil To fry the garlic. A simple consultation to Chatgpt would have avoided it. Best CEO than a cook. Sam Altman has become a millionaire thanks to his role in the development of Chatgpt, but he has definitely not asked his chatbot how to cook a paste with garlic and, above all, with what type of oil cook it. The amount of garlic used caught the attention of the reporter who, fearing the indigestible disaster that was coming, said: “It seems that there is a terrible amount of garlic here. I think I have never seen so much chopped garlic.” All this while Altman cheerfully poured a good stream of premium olive oil on a pan. The company that bottles the oil that Altman used in his recipe He has reproached To the Millionaire the use of a top quality product that requires a great production effort for something that could do with another cheaper oil that also had right next to it. “Imagine being the CEO of the world’s largest company … and cooking pasta with Drizzle,” the oil manufacturer published. Touch the image to access the original message The best oil in the world is not for frying. The oil that Altman used in his recipe is the graza Drizzle, an oil considered by The New York Times as one of The best in the US market and that, for more signs, it is produced based on the picual variety that is cultivated In the olive grove of Jaén. The price of a 500 ml bottle of this liquid gold is $ 21, according to Your website. The curious thing is that, right next to Graz 16 dollars the bottle. According to brand information and product label, Sizzle is especially indicated to saute vegetables and pasta. A risky decision. Beyond the affront to liquid gold Jienense, only comparable to Add chorizo ​​to the paella either MANCILLAR THE PATHROOMA TOrtillathe use of drizzle oil to fry can be harmful to health. As the brand indicates, Drizzle, unlike Sizzle, has a very low smoke point. That is, “it burns” and smokes at a lower temperature than that of your counterpart for friedness. That makes the oil begin to oxidize already generate acroleínafree hydroperoxides and radicals in greater amount than an oil with greater heat resistance, as well as the appearance of trans fatty acids (AGT), which increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases, as noted A study of the University of Australia. Luckily for Altman, extra virgin olive oil It is considered One of the least harmful when that smoke point is reached. An OpenAI metaphor. There are few who see Altman’s “kitchen” like A metaphor of his management at the head of OpenAI. Techcrunch establishedA parallelism of the carefree He recently raisedwhile Keep burning money (and oil) to sport. On the other hand, and as They pointed out from The confidentialthe carefree use of a very expensive oil First quality in an inadequate task it can also be interpreted as a metaphor for the use of resources for the development of its AI by Sam Altman, something that he put in question with Deepseek’s appearance. Cooking your own food is a superpower. Beyond any metaphor between Altman’s culinary skills and his management in Openai, which really reveals The interview analysis The Financial Times is that Sam Altman does not usually cook. The journalist Cas Piancey stressed on social networks “There is absolutely no possibility that Altman, Zuck or any of these billionaires will ever cook their own food.” Piancey assured that cook your own food It is so empowering that it is impossible to contextualize it properly. The fact that millionaires such as Altman want to give that appearance of competition in the stove and normality in the preparation of simple dishes, only demonstrates that, in reality, they seek to generate an image of closeness with their audience. Something that We have already seen In other millionaires. In Xataka | Spain faces the problem contrary to a year ago: an olive oil so cheap that it is no longer profitable for farmers Image | Flikr (Techcrunch), Graza

In the coming months, Jaén will control the world marketing of olive oil. It won’t help him

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While I write these lines, according to the data of the Ministry of Agriculture, there are 773,596 tons of oil in the country’s oil mills. Practically half, they are in Jaén. There is more oil in the Jienenses oil mills than those that all industrialists, packagers and refiners have. A lot more. Almost double. That is what turns Jaén into the gravitational center around which the entire international olive oil industry is going to turn. The big question is if he will know how to take advantage of it. We’re So Back. Let’s do A quick review. After a pair of nightmare years, at the end of March, the Jiennese wineries accumulated about 369,245 tons. That placed it (with a lot) as the main producer of the world. Córdoba follows (with 135,865 tons) and Granada (with 74,124). And a little further back are Seville (44,158) and Malaga (13,590). Castilla – La Mancha adds about 81,700 and Extremadura still has about 27,000. There are, if the figures are fine, reserves of 773,593 tons until the oil of the next season arrives. And we are selling it very fast. As we said a few days ago, According to data from the Information and Food Control Agencyonly in March, “135,000 tons have been marketed (including imports) to an average of 3.62 euros in all categories.” That is, we are selling oil at a rate that is not sustainable: that it will not reach us until the next campaign. It is not a problem for consumption because everyone knows that the boom of sales and low prices (which are causing losses of more than 270 million euros in the sector) is due to a concatenation of problems and circumstances: The commercial chaos of American tariffsthe delicate financial situation of the producers and the expectations that the price can continue to fall (for the rains). The situation is problematic because it does not allow companies to clean up their accounts, but cannot be sustained too much in time. And then? That is the big question. Because, as we see that it has happened in the banana, the Spanish countryside is getting used to passing one problem to the other without any transition period. Given this scenario, most Great challenges of the olive grove They remain in the air. And it begins to be A bad time not to make the right decisions. Image | Juan Moreno In Xataka | The price of olive oil in origin has returned to “normality.” What everyone wonders is what happens to supermarkets

In Jaén the neighbors are also protesting against renewable projects

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The latest forecasts on renewable energy production They have placed To Spain as a great power in Europe. However, the growth of clean sources is not distributed uniformly, letting a large part of the projects concentrate in rural areas. Now, the voices of the protest do not stop growing. The claim. The massive installation of solar plants in Jaén has reached courts to stop the projects in Lopera, Arjona and Marmolejo. The neighbors and farmers, united on the “Campiña Norte platform against the solar megaplants”, They have denounced The environmental and economic impact of the solar installation. In addition, they have warned that they will cause the felling of more than 100,000 olive trees. A problem for the entire community. The growth of renewables in Andalusia It is drivenamong other factors, due to its weather conditions, making it suitable for The installation of solar panels. It also has various points for Green hydrogen extractionbecoming a favorable place to renewables. Also, the Junta de Andalucía has declared public utility Multiple renewable generation projects, dismissing allegations of those affected and advancing with forced expropriations to facilitate the installation of these infrastructure. Symptom of something greater. This phenomenon is not exclusive to Andalusia, since it is a trend that has traveled the entire peninsula. Starting with the teacher, where various communities They have shown His rejection of the proliferation of wind farms, passing through Galicia, where the Superior Court of Xustiza has intervened on multiple occasions in conflicts related to the installation of wind turbines. In fact, the motto “Renewable yes, but not” It has become the cry of a growing movement in rural areas (groups with more than 152 organizations), which, although it does not oppose the energy transition, does require a balanced and respectful development of the territory. Some produce, others consume. The conflict too shows the gap between the energy producing areas and the large urban nuclei that consume it. On the one hand, the autonomous communities such as Aragon, Extremadura, Castilla-La Mancha or Castilla y León that They are supporting Most of the renewable electricity generation in Spain. On the other hand, the big cities like Madrid that They consume large quantities of energy and almost do not contribute to the electrical system. This asymmetry reinforces the perception in the rural world that renewable development does not translate into direct progress for its communities, but in a negative externalality imposed by the energy needs of the cities. But and any solution for the field? The big question is whether there are alternatives to advance the energy transition without sacrificing agricultural or protected land. The answer is that yes and it is with the combination of both: The agrovoltaic. In the specific case of Jaén a study has found a solution To distribute the olive grove between panels solar panels, minimizing the impact of photovoltaic shadow on the growth of olive trees. In fact, there are many studies that have shed light on the installation of solar energy in crop fields, and have demonstrated how the shadow can be beneficial for the vegetation, A honey farm, Tomato cultivation And even to wool quality. Image | E. Crespo and Pexels Xataka | Forget the industrial revolution: the fastest energy change in human history is happening now

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