Vatican Plans Europe's Largest Solar Plant

By Will McCahill, Newser Staff

Posted Apr 17, 2009 3:55 PM CDT

(Newser) – The Vatican plans to build Europe’s largest solar power plant on land it owns north of Rome, Bloomberg reports. The 740-acre site—many times bigger than the 108 acres that make up the world’s smallest nation—is predicted to generate enough power for... Read full story »

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