{"id":12551,"date":"2023-02-02T14:59:43","date_gmt":"2023-02-02T14:59:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/TheNextWeb=1393899"},"modified":"2023-02-02T14:59:43","modified_gmt":"2023-02-02T14:59:43","slug":"portugal-is-set-to-house-europes-biggest-solar-farm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=12551","title":{"rendered":"Portugal is set to house Europe\u2019s biggest solar farm"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Spain-based Iberdola<\/a> has secured an environmental license from the Portuguese Environment Agency (APA) to build a photovoltaic plant in Santiago do Cac\u00e9m in Portugal. The company claims that it\u2019s set to be Europe\u2019s biggest solar farm and the fifth largest in the world.<\/p>\n

The solar farm, named after the poet Fernando Pessoa, will start operation in 2025 and will have an installed capacity of 1,200MW. According to Iberdola, it\u2019ll be able to generate enough green energy to cover the needs of around 430,000 homes \u2014 equivalent to a population twice the size of the city of Porto. The facility is also estimated to save 370 million cubic metres of gas consumption each year.<\/p>\n

To realise this ambitious project, Iberdola is working together with Prosolia Energy<\/a>, while Portuguese operator REN will be responsible for grid connection.<\/p>\n

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Notably, the solar plant aims to boost the sustainability of the local ecosystem as well. Apart from the creation of approximately 2,500 jobs, it seeks to provide occupational skills training, improve tourism in the area, and supply solar energy to nearby communities.<\/p>\n

The land where the facility will be built will also work as a space for sheep grazing and beehive introduction, while indigenous tree species will be planted in the surrounding area.<\/p>\n

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<\/i><\/a>Image of Iberdola\u2019s N\u00fa\u00f1ez de Balboa solar plant in Portugal. Credit: Iberdola<\/figcaption>