The Balearic Islands have faced a new threat in recent months that could add a deluge of industrial facilities, iron, and concrete to the already damaged rural landscape. To the haphazard development of villas and the solar farms that have been disfiguring the islands in recent years, another concept has now been added: lithium battery storage facilities that various developers, mainly investment funds and energy sector companies, are pushing across the region. According to data confirmed to ARA Baleares by the Balearic Government, 34 projects are already being processed, 18 of which are specifically planned for rural land, while the rest are planned for industrial or urban areas.