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| PowerLight starts construction of new PV System GE Energy Financial Services, PowerLight Corporation and Catavento Lda broke ground on one of the world's largest solar photovoltaic power projects. The 11-megawatt solar power plant, comprising 52,000 photovoltaic modules, is under construction in Serpa, Portugal, 200 kilometers southeast of Lisbon in one of Europe's sunniest areas. The project on a 60-hectare southern-facing hillside that will remain productive farmland, is scheduled for full power operation by January 2007. With no fuel cost or emissions, the Serpa solar installation will produce electricity sufficient to power 8,000 homes and save more than 30,000 tons a year in greenhouse gas emissions compared with equivalent fossil fuel generation. The project is expected to be Portugal's first large photovoltaic installation to go online. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Construction News :: home page |