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The solar park, promoted by the company Génese Natural, will be installed in the parish of Santa Bárbara de Nexe, on the outskirts of the city of Faro.
In a note sent to Lusa, the project promoter said that the park will have an annual electricity production capacity of 24 gigawatt-hours (GWh), allowing for enough power for around 6,943 homes.
The company predicts that the production of energy through the solar system will avoid the annual emission into the atmosphere of 6,093 tons of carbon dioxide (CO2).
The future photovoltaic plant will occupy a gross area of 24 hectares, consisting of 24,000 solar panels spread over 14 hectares, and it is expected to come into operation later this year.
For the representative of Génese Natural, Rogério da Ponte, quoted in the document, the park “will have a fundamental impact on the production of solar energy in the region of Faro, one of the best in terms of solar radiation in continental Europe”.
According to the official, the investment of €13 million in the new solar park “is a very important step for the company, as it reinforces its presence in the Portuguese market”.
Faro mayor, Rogério Bacalhau, also quoted in the note, highlighted the “unique significance” of the equipment for the municipality, as it fits into the “objectives defined by the municipal executive in terms of renewable and environmentally friendly energies”.
“Faro will always be available to host projects in the area of sustainability that allow us to grow without jeopardising the environment, promoting the well-being of our municipality and our citizens”.
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Where??? Hopefully over the enormous car park at Faro Airport !!!! Instead of destroying more valuable soil and land ????????????
By Anabela Blofeld from Algarve on 31 Mar 2022, 20:27
Génense Natural's website gives the Faro park's location as Medronhal, Santa Bárbara de Nexe, Faro and lists a second in Escarpão, Paderne.
By Paul Rees from Lisbon on 01 Apr 2022, 02:44
True comment, its often a waste of valuab;e space however, it can easily be combined with vineyards, over the vines, this is done in France and other countries too. Or high up say 3 meters, so the land underneath can still be used for crops or cattle (if ever) with a tilting panel this works excellent.
By Jacques De la Haye from Other on 01 Apr 2022, 10:24
Another article noted that they will be destroying a montado.
They took all the trees, and put em in a tree museum
And they charged the people a dollar and a half to see them
No, no, no
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you got 'til it's gone
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot
By John from USA on 01 Apr 2022, 10:36
I enjoyed reading this article about an interesting and valuable project. Just a suggestion for correction: It seems unlikely that the capacity would be 24 GWh. While the concept of the power station being able to supply 6943 homes is clearly understandable, a capacity of 24 GWh is not. Power station capacity is normally described in GigaWatts (GW) or GigaVoltAmperes (GVA). For a station of this size it would be better to describe capacity in MegaWatts/MegaVoltAmperes (MW/MVA). To supply 6943 houses, a power station of approximately 20 MW would be required. Therefore, it might be that the capacity of this station will be 24 MW? To state capacity as 24 GWh would indicate that the power station will be able to supply 6943 houses for 130 years - which doesn't make sense.
By Martin Richards CEng. from Other on 01 Apr 2022, 11:12