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Good Day Sunshine

Photo Essay

Good Day Sunshine

One of the largest solar energy plants in the world went on line in Portugal this winter.

The following article appears in the March/April 2007 issue of Technology Review.

One of the largest solar power plants in the world went on line this winter in the sunny pastures of Serpa, a town in southern Portugal. The plant is owned by General Electric and operated by PowerLight of Berkeley, CA. At its peak, around noon on a sunny day, the solar park can generate 11 megawatts of electricity–enough to power 8,000 homes.

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