Balearic Islands bank on their sun to kickstart power drive | Adam Vaughan

Local government wants to convert to 100% renewables by 2050 but plan will not be easyAs thousands of holidaymakers fly into Menorca this summer, a glance out the window will illustrate the past and future of the island's energy system.In the picturesque harbour of of the capital, Mahón, where cruise ships dock and alongside a marina full of gin palaces and yachts, sits a pollution-belching, oil-fired power station inaugurated by Franco more than half a century ago. Continue reading...