Italy has agreed to a Vatican plan to turn a 430-hectare (1,000-acre) plot of land north of Rome into a vast solar farm that will generate enough electricity to meet the needs of Vatican City.. Italy has agreed to a Vatican plan to turn a 430-hectare (1,000-acre) plot of land north of Rome into a vast solar farm that will generate enough electricity to meet the needs of Vatican City.. 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 According to the Vatican's press office, the installation will apply the most advanced solutions currently. . The Holy See and the Italian Republic have signed an agreement to build an agrivoltaic plant in the Vatican's Santa Maria di Galeria area just outside of Rome, aiming to supply Vatican City State with renewable energy. Pope Francis had a dream that the Vatican would run entirely on green energy. He wanted to highlight the need “to make a transition to a sustainable development model that reduces greenhouse gas emissions into the. . Pope Francis has renewables on his mind as he says he wants Vatican City to run on solar power. To achieve his aim, solar panels will be installed on a Vatican-owned property outside Rome. The power generated could supply all of Vatican City's energy needs. In an apostolic letter issued "motu.
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