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What is the largest solar park in Portugal?

Neoen (ISIN: FR0011675362, Ticker: NEOEN), one of the world’s leading producers of exclusively renewable energy, announce the start of construction of the largest solar park in Portugal, with a capacity of 272 MWp.

How will a solar park improve biodiversity in Portugal?

The solar park will be built in plots with an average size of 20 hectares, separated by green corridors to improve connections between almost 200 hectares of biodiversity protection areas. Over 6,000 cork oaks, a protected tree species in Portugal, will be maintained in these protected spaces.

Who owns Rio Maior solar park?

The park will comprise two contiguous solar farms: Torre Bela Solar Farm (68 MWp), fully owned by Neoen, and Rio Maior Solar Farm (204 MWp), owned in partnership with Aura Power, a global developer of renewable energy projects.

Why should you choose a solar system in Portugal?

With its sunny climate, Portugal, and especially the Algarve, is the perfect location to benefit from solar panels for both electricity and hot water. There is also a growing demand for battery solar systems, which allow you to store the energy for later use, and provide energy security for when EDP fails.

Will the Rio Maior & Torre Bela solar farms help Portugal achieve net zero?

Bernardo dos Santos, Managing Director of Neoen Portugal, says: “It gives us great satisfaction to see the Rio Maior and Torre Bela solar farms get off the drawing board: their construction will bring Portugal closer to its objective of achieving net zero emissions by 2050.

Why is Portugal launching a floating solar park?

The floating solar park also includes the installation of a battery with a storage capacity of 2MWh, another groundbreaking innovation. The floating solar park is part of Portugal’s plan to stop relying on imported fossil fuels that have increased in price since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to Reuters.