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Vatican, Italy to cooperate on agrivoltaic plant
July 31, 2025
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CWN Editor's Note: The Vatican has signed an agreement with the government of Italy to build an agrivoltaic plant on Vatican-owned land outside Rome.
The project—which will produce solar energy while preserving the agricultural use of the 1,000-acre site—will be located at Santa Maria di Galeria. The agrivoltaic plant will provide energy for Vatican City.
Santa Maria di Galeria was once the focus of a controversy between the Vatican and the Italian government, as local residents had complained of problems they attributed to the electro-magnetic waves produced by Vatican Radio transmitters on the site. The Vatican agreed to cut back the strength of the transmissions.
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