The project took eight months of construction and testing. The facility integrates clean power generation with agriculture. It is located in one of Europe's sunniest areas, in Portugal's Alentejo agricultural region in the town of Serpa, 200 kilometers southeast of Lisbon. The plant uses systems that follow the sun's daily path across the sky to optimize the power yield. Portuguese renewable energy company Catavento developed and manages the project, which was financed by GE Energy Financial Services. Powerlight provided the PV systems.