Europe's Largest PV Solar Farm Opens in Italy

For billions of years the sun has been shining on a field in Rovigo, Italty -- but, thanks to a new PV solar farm built on that spot, that energy will now be put to some good use. Just nine short months after being given the green-light from the government, the US based SunEdison has officially inaugurated Europe's largest single-site solar farm, producing enough clean-energy to power around 17,000 homes.

The 70 megawatt facility, located in the city between Bologna and Venice, isn't only impressive for it's size, but for how the various parties involved in its construction were able to build it so quickly. A report from CNET explains what factors made it possible for such a massive plant to begin operating in less than a year:

Europe's Largest PV Solar Farm Opens in Italy : TreeHugger