Sant'Alberto Solar Park

Sant'Alberto Solar Park is a 34.63 MW photovoltaic power plant in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, which has been combined with a sheep dairy farm, as a clean energy project.[1][2][3][4]

Sant'Alberto Solar Park
Official nameParco Fotovoltaico Sant'Alberto
CountryItaly
LocationSant'Alberto
Coordinates44°31′N 12°09′E
StatusOperational
Commission date2010
Construction cost€80 million[1]
Solar farm
TypeFlat-panel PV
Site area71 hectares (175 acres)
Power generation
Nameplate capacity34.63 MW
Annual net output42 MW⋅h (150 GJ)[1]

The Sant'Alberto Solar Park is one of the largest photovoltaic plants in Italy.[1] It is one of the largest in installed capacity and size, and the first to be designed in an integrated manner to an extensive breeding of sheep. The method is called "pratopascolo photovoltaic" because it enhances the local environmental context.[1] The park has been prepared in an area for the management and care of the pasture with the presence of local milking and milk-processing, with manger, for dairy products. The plant consists of crystalline silicon photovoltaic modules.

On the property are 1000 to 1400 sheep, which produce about 180 thousand litres (48 thousand US gal) of milk, which has been made into cheese.[5]

See also

References
  1. Antonia Ravaglioli, "Energia pulita: tra i ravennati scoppia la foto voltaicomania",
  2. Large-Scale Photovoltaic Power Plants Archived 2016-01-01 at the Wayback Machine
  3. A Sant'Alberto si "coltiva" il sole
  4. PV markets
  5. "Grande centrale fotovoltaica tra Mezzano e S. Alberto", RavennaNotizie.it.
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