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    <title><![CDATA[Ara Balears in English - Batteries]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA[Seven battery storage facility projects put Alcúdia on alert: ANACA demands immediate explanations]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://en.arabalears.cat/society/seven-battery-projects-put-alcudia-alert-anaca-demands-immediate-explanations_1_5569970.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/9f2d4783-2727-42aa-be8c-071c0bcc18cc_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0.jpg" /></p><p>ANACA has raised serious concerns about the possible existence of up to seven battery storage system projects in the municipality of Alcúdia, some of which could be located on rural land. The organization is urging the City Council to clarify "without delay" the actual status of these facilities associated with the Peninsula-Balearic Islands electrical interconnection (Penbal 2), after other municipalities such as Santa Maria and Pollença learned of similar projects when they were already well underway.</p>]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 22 Nov 2025 10:13:30 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <media:title><![CDATA[Area of the Ca na Lloreta industrial park where the warehouse is to be built]]></media:title>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[The entity demands transparency regarding the possible implementation of lithium-ion installations, some on rural land, linked to the new Penbal 2 electrical interconnection.]]></subtitle>
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      <title><![CDATA[Pollença rises up against the lithium battery project due to its environmental and social impact]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://en.arabalears.cat/society/pollenca-rises-up-against-the-lithium-battery-project-due-to-its-environmental-and-social-impact_1_5561133.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/f99226b3-3227-42d6-abcb-a4509a4cf858_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0.jpg" /></p><p>The Pollença Town Council, municipal political groups, neighborhood associations, environmental groups, and private citizens have submitted a flood of objections—some 8,000—with technical, legal, and social arguments that categorically reject the "Jilguero ST1" project. It has been a long time since a project has generated such unanimous opposition, which warns of the "environmental, economic, and public health risks" that, according to various sectors of Pollença society, this initiative entails. The "Jilguero ST1" project, with a capacity of 10 MW and 40 MWh, proposes the installation of a lithium-ion battery energy storage plant in Polygon 3 of Pollença, on partially floodable common rural land near waterways and areas of high ecological value. The initiative, promoted by Atlántica Energía Sostenible España SLU, is being processed as a strategic industrial project, but it has generated widespread debate among neighborhoods, municipal groups, and environmental organizations due to its location, environmental risks, and potential economic and social impacts.</p>]]></description>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Bruno Rodríguez]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 13 Nov 2025 20:44:40 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <media:title><![CDATA[The residents of Pollença during the demonstration against the lithium battery plant]]></media:title>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[The Pollença Town Council, municipal political groups, neighborhood associations, environmental groups, and individuals have submitted 8,000 objections.]]></subtitle>
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      <title><![CDATA[The GOB files objections against the Pollença battery plant for “improper use” of rural land]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://en.arabalears.cat/society/the-gob-files-objections-against-the-pollenca-battery-plant-for-improper-use-of-rural-land_1_5559039.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/f7a7a7e3-3c95-44a5-be18-12eb5c890fa1_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0_x348y273.png" /></p><p>The GOB Mallorca (Balearic Ornithological Group of Mallorca) has filed objections against the proposed battery plant in Pollença, promoted by the company Atlantica, arguing that it involves an "inappropriate use" of rural land and poses "serious environmental risks." According to a statement released by the group, the objections have been registered with the Directorate General for Circular Economy, Energy Transition, and Climate Change. The project, which is being processed as a strategic industrial project, includes an energy storage plant with an installed capacity of 10 megawatts (MW) and a storage capacity of 40 megawatt-hours (MWh). </p>]]></description>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[ARA Balears]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 12 Nov 2025 10:11:29 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <media:title><![CDATA[Area where the lithium battery plant is to be installed]]></media:title>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[The environmental organization warns of the project's environmental risks and denounces that it seeks to promote itself as a strategic industrial project without complying with legal requirements.]]></subtitle>
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      <title><![CDATA[Residents of Pollença protest against an investment fund's lithium battery plant]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://en.arabalears.cat/society/residents-of-pollenca-protest-against-an-investment-fund-s-lithium-battery-plant_1_5548792.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/f99226b3-3227-42d6-abcb-a4509a4cf858_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0.jpg" /></p><p>Around a hundred residents of Pollença gathered this Sunday at midday to protest against the lithium battery plant that the US investment fund Atlántica Energía Sostenible wants to build in the municipality. According to the residents themselves, the facility, which is planned for rural land, would occupy a 3,000-square-meter plot of land just meters from a stream and only three meters from several houses and farms. The project includes 16 containers with lithium-ion batteries, intended to store energy and send it to the electrical grid during peak demand. </p>]]></description>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[ARA Balears]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 02 Nov 2025 11:58:28 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[They criticize the lack of transparency from the City Council and demand decisive action to stop the creation of the plant.]]></subtitle>
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