GM Building World's Largest Rooftop Solar Power Station in Spain

General Motors is planning to install the world’s largest collection of solar panels on the rooftop of its Spanish car assembly plant in Zaragoza that builds the Opel Corsa, Meriva and Combo models. When the project is completed in the fall of 2008, the Zaragoza solar installation will comprise of about 85,000 solar panels covering 2,000,000 sq. ft. of space on the rooftop.

The project is being co-developed with Clairvoyant Energy, Veolia Environmental and the Government of Aragon. GM will lease their roof space to Clairvoyant Energy and Veolia Environment, who will build, own and operate the rooftop solar installation. -Continued

Once operational, the solar installation is expected to generate about 12 megawatts of power at its highest output. The installation will generate about 15.1 million kWh of power annually, which according to GM, is equivalent to the demand of 4,575 households with an average annual consumption of 3,300 kWh in Spain.

Video: Veritas RS III with 600Hp BMW M5 Engine

Newly found German sportscar maker Veritas has released a video of the RS III roadster taking on the famous Nurburgring race track. The Veritass RS III is a one-seater roadster based on a monocoque frame and equipped with a modified version of the BMW M5’s 5.0-liter V10 engine that pumps out 600Hp. Veritass supports that the lightweight RS III can sprint from standstill to 100 km/h (62mph) in just 3.2 sec and achieve a top speed of 347 km/h (216 mph). -Video after the jump

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