“When fully commissioned later this year, the £250m farm set on abandoned state-owned land will be twice the size of any other similar project in the world, covering an area nearly twice the size of London’s Hyde park. It is expected to supply 45MW of electricity each year, enough to power 30,000 homes.” – Guardian
EU renewable energy league
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- Sweden 2005 39.8%, target by 2020 49%
- Latvia 34.9%, target 42%
- Finland 28.5%, target 38%
- Austria 23.3%, target 34%
- Portugal 20.5%, target 31%
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- Cyprus 2.9%, target by 2020 13%
- Netherlands 2.4%, target 14%
- Ireland 3.1%, target 16%
- Netherlands 2.4%, target 14%
- Belgium 2.2%, target 13%
- UK 1.3%, target 15%
World’s biggest solar farm at centre of Portugal’s ambitious energy plan