French Town to Generate Solar Energy from Cemetery
The French town of Saint-Joachim intends to use solar panels installed over the cemetery to generate clean energy and distribute it to the townspeople. Currently under construction, the solar-canopy panel will serve a practical function on top of providing the town with clean solar energy. Located right in the center of a massive peat bog called the Briere Marsh, Saint Joachim regularly experiences flooding in its lowlands during the winter. The original cemetery was located six meters above sea level, but the town outgrew the property five decades ago and created a new one east of Saint-Joachim’s main island at…