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Town Meets 'Grave' Energy Needs

Nov. 21: Solar panels sit on top of niches at the Santa Coloma de Gramenet cemetery, outside Barcelona, Spain. The city council has installed 462 solar panels on top of the grave niches.
Nov. 21: A man, top, visits the Santa Coloma de Gramenet cemetery, outside Barcelona, Spain.
Nov. 21: People visit the solar-paneled Santa Coloma de Gramenet cemetery, outside Barcelona. The energy they produce, equivalent to the yearly consumption of 60 homes, flows into the local energy grid and is one community's odd and pioneering nod to the fight against global warming.
Nov. 21: A woman, right, visits the Santa Coloma de Gramenet cemetery, outside Barcelona.

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