Author: Michał Ratajewicz

Photovoltaic farms are regularly springing up all over the world bringing real profits and energy independence, with no negative environmental consequences. There is a growing interest in smaller and larger solar power plants, which are becoming an excellent investment for the entrepreneurs.

In August 2022, the largest photovoltaic farm in Europe was commissioned in Spain! Its name is Francisco Pizarro and it is located in the province of Cáceres. The plant consists of as many as 1.5 million PV modules, has an impressive capacity of 590 MWp and covers an area of 13 square kilometers!

The energy produced by Francisco Pizarro will be used by large corporations to meet 100% of the energy needs of their factories, research centers or offices.

Around 1,500 people worked on the construction of the farm, most of whom were local residents. The bigger the construction is, the bigger are the costs – and this was no different in this case. The whole project cost around €300 million!

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Ever-increasing electricity prices make people become more environmentally aware, so the popularity of renewable energy sources is increasing. One such kind of source is the photovoltaic farm, which can produce a significantly large amount of energy.

Most investors focus mainly on making solar power plants as large as possible. However, there are also those who approach the subject much more creatively. The company China Merchants New Energy (CMNE) is the perfect example of this group. CMNE has created a photovoltaic farm in the shape of… a panda!

For centuries, the panda has been a symbol of China and its culture – so it is no surprise that the company decided on such a motif. With the capacity of up to 50 MW, the investment covers an area of approximately 100 hectares.

The unusual shape of the solar farm was achieved by using different types of panels – polycrystalline modules as well as monocrystalline cells. According to the assumptions, more than 3 billion kWh of energy will be generated within a quarter of a century and CO2 emissions will be reduced by 2.5 million tonnes. As many as 100 such solar power plants are planned in China.