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The longest electric submarine cable; Talent house; Adapting GPS to new speeds; Water saving system

Iceland plans to build the longest electric cable in the underwater world. The aim of the project is to take advantage of the volcanic activity in that country and to sell geothermal and hydraulic energy to Europe. The cable would connect Iceland and Scotland, with a length of more than 1,100 kilometers, and the possibility of transporting 18 terawatt-hours per year is under consideration. It is an initiative of the state company Landsvirkjun, which currently produces 75% of Iceland’s electricity.

Talent House, a venue to attract high-level researchers, was inaugurated this week in San Sebastián. The building, located in the neighborhood of Aiete, aims to offer a comprehensive reception to researchers from outside San Sebastian, especially foreigners. Initially, there will be 80 apartments dedicated to researchers and their families. Although not yet operational, 30 requests have already been received from research centres.

Due to the new speed limit imposed on highways and highways, the main GPS producers have started updating their browsers. Starting this week, with a maximum speed of 110 kilometers per hour on highways and highways, the navigators of the cars will also have to adapt, among other things, so that they can correctly calculate the durations of the routes. The updates can be downloaded free of charge from the producer’s websites.

A new remote irrigation control system saves up to 20% of the water. Through a technology co-created by Neiker-Tecnalia and the engineering company Arson, the programming of the irrigation rounds and the consumption of each irrigator are controlled in a centralized way. In this way, it is possible to carry out management based on hydraulic and energy criteria, saving 20% of the water in each harvest compared to conventional methods.