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Spain's Aragon, Europe's new cloud storage oasis
Spain's Aragon, Europe's new cloud storage oasis
by  AFP

The world's biggest technology firms are investing billions in cloud storage facilities in the northeastern Spanish region of Aragon, drawn to its abundance of renewable energy sources. At the end of May, Amazon said it was investing 15.7 billion euros ($17 billion) in the region through its AWS cloud computing division to expand its three existing data centres in Aragon, set up since 2022.

Danish insect farm sets sights on feeding Europe's livestock
Danish insect farm sets sights on feeding Europe's livestock
by  AFP

At the end of a small country road in Denmark is the "Enorm" factory, an insect farm set up by a Danish woman who wants to revolutionise livestock feed. It is then distributed across Europe -- although Enorm remains discreet about the identity of its customers -- used for feed for pig, poultry, fish and pet farms.

Stockholm tests electric 'flying' ferry
Stockholm tests electric 'flying' ferry
by  AFP

One metre above the surface, a fully electric ferry is speeding across the waters of Stockholm as a Swedish company prepares to start taking its first regular passengers. The company, Candela, is due to start taking passengers between the island of Ekero and central Stockholm in October -- a busy route that should take 35 minutes with the new ferry, half the time it takes by land.

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