Holy See signs agreement to use completely
This new agrivoltaic plant, to be installed on Holy See property in Santa Maria di Galeria, aims to provide the entire Vatican City State
The agrivoltaic plant is situated on the Holy See's property at Santa Maria di Galeria on the outskirts of Rome. The 1000+ acre site is a good match for the agrivoltaic plant, as it was already the location for Vatican Radio transmission facilities for digital broadcasting.
On July 31, at the historic Palazzo Borromeo, the Holy See and the Italian Republic signed a landmark agreement to build an agrivoltaic system in Santa Maria di Galeria. Photo: Vatican Media
Citing Pope Francis's «Laudato Si'», Gallagher reminded listeners that access to clean, renewable energy remains elusive for many across the globe, and that while progress has been made, systemic change is still slow. The agrivoltaic project is one of those “good practices” Pope Francis called for in his encyclical a decade ago.
Italian energy supplier ACEA installed the photovoltaic roof in just six months in the Courtyard of the Corazze entrance. “The most difficult thing is to integrate and find spaces to build photovoltaic infrastructure in places that are already heavily built up,” said ACEA president, Barbara Marinali.
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