Reuters
20 January 2025
The operator of Rome's Fiumicino airport on Monday opened a solar farm built by energy group Enel (ENEI.MI), opens new tab and network service provider Circet which is designed to cut its carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by more than 11,000 tons per year.
The new infrastructure, which the airport presented as the first step of a broader drive to boost renewable energy, extends for almost 2.5 kilometres (1.55 miles) along the eastern side of Fiumicino.
Aeroporti di Roma (ADR), which manages Fiumicino, said in a statement the solar farm was the largest self-consumption photovoltaic system in a European airport, and one of the largest systems in the world within an airport perimeter.
The farm has a peak capacity of 22 megawatts, ADR said, and aims to reach 60 megawatts in the next five years by adding solar panels.
ADR, which is owned by infrastructure group Mundys, said the project was worth around 50 million euros, part of its broader 200 million euro plan of investments on renewables and sustainable mobility.
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