SunEdison Launches Europe’s Largest Single Site Solar Plant

U.S.- based SunEdison has successfully launched Europe’s largest single site solar plant, a 70-megawatt facility generating enough green energy to power around 17,000 homes each year. Located in Italy between the cities of Venice and Bologna, the project was approved by the Italian government in March and construction was finished last month. For a project of this magnitude to be completed within such a short time frame is no small feat. CNET explains the possible reason behind the expedited process: Maybe the fast-tracked project had to do with the competence of SunEdison, its recent financing progress as a company, or Isolux Corsan, the Spanish construction company SunEdison commissioned to built the PV solar farm. According to SunEdison, the new plant will prevent 40,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions annually – equal to take 8,000 cars off the road.