European Energy powers up Italian solar park

• 18.4 MW project near Bari now providing energy to the nation's grid

European Energy has actually currently connected a new solar park near Bari to the Italian grid.

The 18.4 MW project in Palo del Colle will certainly be able to generate green power matching to the needs of 40,000 people.

European Energy president Knud Erik Andersen said: "We are very happy to connect another solar farm to the Italian grid and play a favorable part of the country's green change.

" Italy is a vital market for us at European Energy, as well as we remain to push on with other projects that can provide green power to the Italians.

" We take into consideration Italy to be a very interesting market because it permits us to use our know-how in a nation abundant in background and culture but additionally has outstanding problems for solar power."

The solar park will utilize 42,000 components of tracker panels that follow the course of the sun during the day therefore maximising power manufacturing.

The solar park, when completely operational, will save over 10,000 tons of CO2 each year making an additional contribution to the green course of renewables in Italy and also their advantageous effect on the peninsula's climate.

It is approximated that 100 people have functioned and also will work in the future both on the building and construction as well as upkeep of the plant, whose common life cycle is anticipated to last three decades.

During the construction stage, European Energy has collaborated with local companies to uncover an ancient stone hut called a "trulli" positioned near the location of the solar park.

The "trulli" has been integrated into the style of the solar park.

This is not the first time that European Energy has been interacting with archeologists in Italy.

In 2020 European Energy contributed to the discovery of a sixth century basilica at the website of Troia-- after that the largest solar park constructed in Italy.

European Energy has been establishing projects in Italy given that 2006 and currently has an office in Milan in the north part of Italy.