Clean energy system Vatican City

Renewable energy and protection of the ecosystem

One of the instruments that technology has made available is the agrivoltaic system. It is a system that generates renewable energy, combining cultivation of agricultural land with energy produced by solar panels. Initial experimentation with what we now know as agrivoltaic systems date back to the early 1980s.

Vatican set to go green with huge solar panel roof | Reuters

The Vatican was set to go green on Wednesday with the activation of a new solar energy system to power several key buildings and a commitment to use renewable energy for 20 percent of its...

Pope Francis Promotes Sustainability With A New Solar

With this new solar plant, the Vatican is taking an audacious step towards a cleaner and greener future, aligning itself with the global objectives of reduction of emissions and environmental

Press Communiqué: Governorate of Vatican City State

The Governorate is committed to achieving climate neutrality through the responsible use of natural resources, the implementation of projects aimed at energetic efficiency, and the updating of our technological assets, sustainable mobility, the diversification and sourcing of cleaner or alternative energy products for transport, waste disposal

Vatican City to take a stand on climate change by going 100% solar

Pope Francis has unveiled plans for a solar plant that will let the Vatican City generate all its electricity from renewable sources. With an area of 121 acres or 0.44km 2 and a population of around 825, the Vatican City in Rome is the smallest independent state in the world by both area and population.

Vatican is going solar, Pope to transition City to 100

In a suite of efforts, Pope Francis has now declared to the Vatican authorities to carry out the next step: to begin constructing a solar plant within the extraterritorial zone of Santa Maria di...

Vatican is going solar, Pope to transition City to 100% green energy

In a suite of efforts, Pope Francis has now declared to the Vatican authorities to carry out the next step: to begin constructing a solar plant within the extraterritorial zone of Santa Maria di...

Vatican to go green by 2050

A. Climate neutrality can be achieved by Vatican City State primarily through the use of natural sinks, such as soil and forests, and by offsetting emissions produced in one area by reducing them in another. Of course, this is done by investing in renewable energy, energy efficiency or other clean technologies such as electric mobility.

Pope Francis Promotes Sustainability With A New Solar Plant for The Vatican