Luka Suon
Sociology 202- November 24, 2008
In the tiny town of Santa Coloma de Gramenet in Spain, a new force has emerged in the fight against global warming. The technique has involved placing solar panels--462 of them--on the mausoleums in the cemeteries, since it is the only viable plot of land in the arid place. Although not popular at first it became feasible when it was seen as the only plausible way to generate energy in a town that is packed. The total cost--720,000 euros. The big benefit comes when it keeps out 62 tons of carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere.
This is smart and innovative thinking, putting something to good use that would otherwise be dead space. It just goes to show that in the face of crisis, even one of such a planetary scale, mankind is capable of devising ways to combat this threat in the most ingenious if unusual way.
Links:
http://www.physorg.com/news146666562.html
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081123/ap_on_re_eu/eu_spain_solar_cemetery;_ylt=Aih0sSRJMvEnEZEr3colJPFpl88F
1 comment:
I think this is a really cool idea--not only the use of solar panels, but the idea of putting them in cemeteries. Awesome engineering.
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