Italy

Generating Power From Kites

Researchers in Italy have high hopes for a new wind-power generator that resembles a backyard drying rack on steroids. Despite its appearance, the Kite Wind Generator, or KiteGen for short, could produce as much energy as a nuclear power plant.

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Europe's harvest crisis

"The prolonged heatwave has devastated crops across Europe, leaving some countries facing their worst harvests since the end of the second world war...""..."The heatwave came at a time when world food supplies were already at their most precarious ever. The amount of grain produced for each person on earth is now less than at any time in more than three decades."..."

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