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Milan Fair to Construct World's Largest Solar Roof

The home of the Milan Furniture Fair recently announced plans to install close to 900,000 feet of photovoltaic panels by mid-summer 2010.

From Reuters -- Interior Design, 7/28/2009 12:00:00 AM

Milano Fiero Milan Fair photo DB Kim
Photo by D.B. Kim

From Reuters: The Milan trade fair said on Tuesday [July 7] it is commissioning the world's biggest rooftop photovoltaic power installation covering some 270,000 square meters.

"We have had seven offers from general contractors to build the plant and we'll very soon trim that down to five. The winning bid will be the one that offers us the highest rental," said Ferruccio Ferranti, CEO of Sviluppo Sistema Fiera, a unit of the Milan fair group.

Milano Fiero Milan Fair photo DB Kim
Photo by D.B. Kim

Under the deal, the winning bidder will build the plant at a cost that Ferranti estimates at around 70-80 million euros. It will pay the Milan fair a rental fee in return for which it will be able to market the power generated.

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