Portugal is Energy Leader with World’s Largest Solar Complex

London’s Guardian reports that Portuguese companies are close to completing what will become the world’s largest solar energy farm, a sprawling array of 2,520 house-sized panels that will generate enough electricity for 30,000 homes.

Located in eastern Portugal in a region that purportedly is the sunniest in Europe, the complex — built by private companies with government aid and incentives — is part of a drive by Portugal to use solar, wind, and wave power to generate a third of its energy needs with renewable sources by 2020. The Guardian reports that Portugal also is building Europe’s largest wind farm in the northern part of the country, a project that now employs 1,200 people.