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title: E+E Leader: Sicily Solar Deal Expands Access to Clean Energy Markets
description: Learn how Environment & Energy Leader says NZCB's VPPA 2.0 small-offtake procurements  are redefining how mid-sized corporations procure renewable energy.
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 July 30, 2025

## E+E Leader: Sicily Solar Deal Expands Access to Clean Energy Markets

Kaleigh Harrison, reporter at Environment  Energy Leader, covers how the Net Zero Consortium for Buyers helps four companies -- Autodesk, IDEXX, Synopsys, and one other -- to procure 30 Megawatts of Purchaser-Caused Energy Attribute Certificates in Catania, Sicily.

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Harrison covers:

- How the NZCB's aggregated procurements are redefining how mid-sized corporations procure renewable energy
- How the Catania project will produce renewable energy while maximizing land efficiency through agricultural production
- What is the NZCB's VPPA 2.0 model and why it matters for corporate sustainability

Read the full article on [E+E Leader](https://www.environmentenergyleader.com/stories/sicily-solar-deal-expands-access-to-clean-energy-markets,85368).

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