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A solar tree with giant square leaves that
 convert sunlight into electricity was unveiled in the central French 
town of Nevers on Monday, allowing passers-by to charge their phones, 
surf the internet...or just enjoy the shade.</div>
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The
 town of 37,000 on the Loire river is the first in Europe to experiment 
with the technology developed by Israeli company Sol-logic.</div>
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Inspired
 by the acacia tree found in the Israeli desert and African savanna, the
 futuristic-looking 'eTree' also supplies water and street lighting.</div>
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<img alt="The eTree's 'leaves' are solar panels that power it. Solar panels are devices that convert light into electricity" class="blkBorder img-share b-loaded" height="423" id="i-b3ab844b9bfdb8a9" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/05/29/21/40E925EA00000578-4553102-image-a-50_1496089098176.jpg" width="634" />
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The eTree's 'leaves' are solar panels that power it. Solar panels are devices that convert light into electricity</div>
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Le premier <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/etree?src=hash">#etree</a> d'Europe inauguré à <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Nevers?src=hash">#Nevers</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/innovation?src=hash">#innovation</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/arbre?src=hash">#arbre</a> <a href="https://t.co/lA3FVnCYZ8">pic.twitter.com/lA3FVnCYZ8</a></div>
— Lara Payet (@LaraJdc) <a href="https://twitter.com/LaraJdc/status/869129395860111360">May 29, 2017</a></blockquote>
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The tree has seating, USB charging and a water fountain, with a separate water trough for pets.</div>
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It's also provides a source of light at night and free WiFi, as well as an integrated LCD screen. </div>
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Its 'leaves' are <a href="http://www.qrg.northwestern.edu/projects/vss/docs/power/1-what-are-solar-panels.html" target="_blank">solar panels</a> that power the eTree. </div>
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<img alt="The first prototype was unveiled in Israel in 2014. A year later the first operational model was presented at the COP 21 climate conference in Paris, and it's that same tree that was re-planted in Nevers, France" class="blkBorder img-share b-loaded" height="423" id="i-2311ebc29ce383cf" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/05/29/21/40E9129200000578-4553102-image-a-53_1496089124033.jpg" width="634" />
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The first prototype was unveiled
 in Israel in 2014. A year later the first operational model was 
presented at the COP 21 climate conference in Paris, and it's that same 
tree that was re-planted in Nevers, France</div>
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It was created in a partnership between French firm JCDecaux, the town of Nevers and Israeli entrepreneurs with Sol-logic.</div>
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The first prototype was unveiled in Israel in 2014. </div>
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A
 year later the first operational model was presented at the COP 21 
climate conference in Paris, and it's that same tree that was <a href="http://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/bourgogne-franche-comte/nievre/nevers/c-est-premier-etree-europe-arbre-aux-feuilles-photovoltaiques-ete-plante-nevers-1262667.html" target="_blank">re-planted in Nevers</a>. </div>
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<img alt="Solar trees have been planted in around 10 cities in Israel and in the US in North Carolina and California. Pictured is a man using one Sologics' eTree's in Ramat Hanadiv, a nature park and garden in Northern Israel " class="blkBorder img-share b-loaded" height="411" id="i-4f376c99271487bb" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/05/29/21/40EC234500000578-4553102-image-a-48_1496088124929.jpg" width="634" />
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Since then solar trees have been planted in around 10 cities in Israel and in the US in North Carolina and California. </div>
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The mayor of Nevers, Denis Thuriot, told <a class="" href="http://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/bourgogne-franche-comte/nievre/nevers/c-est-premier-etree-europe-arbre-aux-feuilles-photovoltaiques-ete-plante-nevers-1262667.html" rel="nofollow" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">franceinfo</a> that the eTree was a symbol of the town's digital engagement since 2014. </div>
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He said that the tree will be planted in twenty or so other places, including New York City. </div>
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Europe's first 'eTree' puts down roots in central France <a href="https://t.co/nsjql1vzv4">https://t.co/nsjql1vzv4</a> <a href="https://t.co/jZy8ue5CWR">pic.twitter.com/jZy8ue5CWR</a></div>
— AFP news agency (@AFP) <a href="https://twitter.com/AFP/status/869292631616086016">May 29, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/startup?src=hash">#startup</a> The eTree takes root: Radical artificial plant could bring wifi to cities, charge your phone… <a href="https://t.co/IVh6D52m6E">https://t.co/IVh6D52m6E</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/entrepreneur?src=hash">#entrepreneur</a> <a href="https://t.co/KCKLbRLaU0">pic.twitter.com/KCKLbRLaU0</a></div>
— startupcrunch (@startupcrunch) <a href="https://twitter.com/startupcrunch/status/869328068338262017">May 29, 2017</a></blockquote>
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