German energy company E.ON starts construction on its eleventh wind farm in Italy. Photo courtesy of E.ON Feb. 19 (UPI) — In what would be its eleventh such project to date in the country, German utility company E.ON said construction started on a new wind farm in Italy. The company started construction for the 19 wind turbines planned for the Morcone project in Naples, the largest project awarded during an Italian government auction in 2016. The German company said the construction phase starts with foundations in what’s considered mountainous terrain. Turbines would be placed by this summer and, with a peak capacity of 57 megawatts, the Morcone project could start sending energy to the grid by early next year. E.ON owns and operates 10 onshore wind farms already in Italy, for a combined total capacity of around 330 MW. According to a country profile from the International Energy Agency, […]