Rome's Fiumicino Airport has found a novel way to use the empty land alongside runways - by covering it with 2.5 km of solar panels. Creating the largest airport solar farm anywhere in Europe, the electricity produced by the panels will be used within the airport and reduce its reliance on fossil fuels.

The new installation will help Leonardo da Vinci Rome Fiumicino Airport to reach its goal of being net zero by 2030, much sooner than most other airports are aiming for. Passengers flying into Rome, which welcomes 50 million passengers a year, will be treated to a bird's eye view of the 55,000 solar panels. They are installed along the eastern side of runway three.