What Italian island is home to one of Rubbia's renewable energy projects?
Sardinia
Sicily
Ischia
Pantelleria
Answer
Pantelleria, an island southwest of Sicily, is known for its volcanic activity and rugged terrain. It is home to one of Rubbia's renewable energy projects, a concentrated solar power plant. This plant harnesses the energy from the sun to generate electricity. The plant consists of hundreds of mirrors that focus the sunlight onto a receiver, which converts the heat into electricity.
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