Italy agreed Thursday to a Vatican plan to convert a 430-hectare (1,000-acre) field at Santa Maria Galeria—about 35 kilometers (20 miles) north of Rome—into a large solar farm intended to generate enough electricity to meet the Holy See's needs and make Vatican City the world's first. Italy agreed Thursday to a Vatican plan to convert a 430-hectare (1,000-acre) field at Santa Maria Galeria—about 35 kilometers (20 miles) north of Rome—into a large solar farm intended to generate enough electricity to meet the Holy See's needs and make Vatican City the world's first. We specialize in large-scale energy storage systems, mobile power stations, distributed generation, microgrids, containerized energy storage, photovoltaic projects, photovoltaic products, solar industry solutions, photovoltaic inverters, energy storage systems, and storage batteries. GLASHAUS POWER. A statement released on Thursday, May 28, announced that the agreement signed by Italy and the Holy See last year to build an agrivoltaic plant in the Vatican's Santa Maria di Galeria area, just outside of Rome, has entered into force. Photo: Vatican Media According to the Vatican's press office, the installation will apply the most advanced solutions currently. The Vatican is now completely powered by a farm that sports solar panels to help shade-tolerant crops thrive. This new coupling of solar and agriculture is growing fast. Given its small size, Vatican City faces unique challenges in spatial planning for renewable projects.
