and it can generate enough electricity to power 1,500 homes in the local area. and it s a pretty impressive sight. construction of the platform began in january 2022 and was finally moored in place five months later. byjuly, it was supplying power to a quarter of the population in the neighbouring portel and mourao regions. with a price tag of six million euros, the solution isn t cheap. but energy firm edp estimates the solar farm will recoup its investment in a decade. but there s a particular reason why the solar farm was built at this spot. namely, its proximity to the alqueva dam. the hydroelectric plant only use one third of the capacity of the power line. so we have two thirds available. and then we, the objective was to use that available capacity to inject an additional renewable source,
solarfarm, and it s the largest of its kind in europe to be located on a reservoir. and it can generate enough electricity to power 1,500 homes in the local area. and it s a pretty impressive sight. construction of the platform began in january 2022 and was finally moored in place five months later. byjuly, it was supplying power to a quarter of the population in the neighbouring portel and moura regions. with a price tag of 6 million euros, the solution isn t cheap, but energy firm edp estimates the solar farm will recoup its investment in a decade. but there s a particular reason why the solar farm was built at this spot. namely, its proximity to the alqueva dam. the hydroelectric plant only used one third of the capacity of the power line, so we have
in the local area, and it s a pretty impressive sight. construction of the platform began in january 2022 and was finally moored in place five months later. byjuly, it was supplying power to a quarter of the population in the neighbouring portel and moura regions. with a price tag of 6 million euros, the solution isn t cheap, but energy firm edp estimates the solar farm will recoup its investment in a decade. but there s a particular reason why the solar farm was built at this spot. namely, its proximity to the alqueva dam. the hydroelectric plant only used one third of the capacity of the powerline, so we have two thirds available. and then, the objective was to use that available capacity to inject an additional renewable source, in this case, solar,
so you d normally expect to see something like this taking up lots of space in a field. this is actually a floating solar farm and it s the largest of its kind in europe to be located on a reservoir. and it can generate enough electricity to power 1,500 homes in the local area. and it s a pretty impressive sight. construction of the platform began in january 2022 and was finally moored in place five months later. byjuly, it was supplying power to a quarter of the population in the neighbouring portel and mourao regions. with a price tag of six million euros, the solution isn t cheap. but energy firm edp estimates the solar farm will recoup its investment in a decade. but there s a particular reason why the solar farm was built at this spot. namely, its proximity to the alqueva dam.
this is actually a floating solarfarm, and it s the largest of its kind in europe to be located on a reservoir. and it can generate enough electricity to power 1500 homes in the local area. and it s a pretty impressive sight. construction of the platform began in january 2022 and was finally moored in place five months later. byjuly, it was supplying power to a quarter of the population in the neighbouring portel and moura regions. with a price tag of 6 million euros, the solution isn t cheap, but energy firm edp estimates the solar farm will recoup its investment in a decade. but there s a particular reason why the solar farm was built at this spot. namely, its proximity to the alqueva dam. the hydroelectric plant only used one third of the capacity of the power line, so we have two thirds available.