Portugal Opens 11-MW Solar Power Plant
Peter Skarpetis | April 3, 2007 | 8:21 amI wish Australia was doing something like this.
Portugal steps up its efforts to increase the usage of renewable energy
Portugal is doing its part to invest in renewable energy with the dedication of a new 11-megawatt (MW) solar plant. The plant, which is located in Serpa, is one of the largest solar arrays in the world and can supply enough electricity for 8,000 households.
The solar plant was built by Catavento, a Portuguese renewable energy company and California based PowerLight Corporation, a GE Energy Financial Services subsidiary. It occupies roughly 150 acres in Portugal’s Alentejo region and contains over 52,000 photovoltaic modules manufactured by Sanyo, Sharp, SunPower and Suntech. Read more
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http://www.solarplaza.com/content/pagina/Greekreport/44500 The Greek government seems to be encouraging investment in photovoltaic
jinger | April 4, 2007 | 7:51 amhttp://www.solarplaza.com/content/pagina/Greekreport/44500
The Greek government seems to be encouraging investment in photovoltaic plants. They plan to get production to 700 MWp by 2020 (from the current 6MWp) and they guarantee €0.40 to €0.50 per kWh for the next 20 years. They also subsidise the development of such plants quite substantially, up to 50-60% for investments up to €440,000. A couple of rounds of €7mil have gone out but I think more is coming.
Shady under those panels in summer… mmm… sleep..