Pope Francis Orders Construction of Solar Farm to Power Vatican
Pope Francis said the Vatican is committed to “contribute to the efforts of all states” to address climate change challenges. The new plant aims to provide 100% of the energy for the
Pope Francis said the Vatican is committed to “contribute to the efforts of all states” to address climate change challenges. The new plant aims to provide 100% of the energy for the
In line with the principles of the encyclical Laudato Si'' and a United Nations agreement on climate change, Pope Francis is making the Vatican "greener." Pope Francis has ordered the
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.
To model what this could look like, he announced that solar panels would be installed on a Vatican-owned property outside Rome, and the power generated from that could supply all of
In 2024, the late Pope Francis issued an apostolic letter ordering the construction of an agrivoltaic solar plant to supply the Vatican with energy from Santa Maria di Galeria.
With the Apostolic Letter “Fratello sole,” issued motu proprio, Pope Francis provides for the construction of an agrivoltaic plant in the extraterritorial zone of Santa Maria in Galeria, where
Vatican City is set to become the eighth country in the world to generate 100 per cent of its electricity from renewable energy after Pope Francis announced plans to build a solar plant.
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.
The construction will take place on Vatican property approximately 11 miles from Rome, in the area of Santa Maria di Galeria. The property is currently used for broadcasting Vatican Radio.
The project aims to meet the full energy needs of both the Vatican State and Vatican Radio using solar technology integrated with agricultural activity.
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