The Vatican Is First 100% Solar Country Via
This is pretty interesting as the Vatican joints a growing list of countries using 100% renewable energy. Perhaps even more intriguing is the
The late Pope Francis' goal of powering the Vatican by 100% solar energy is happening now as Vatican City becomes the first fully powered solar state. This is pretty interesting as the Vatican joints a growing list of countries using 100% renewable energy. Perhaps even more intriguing is the way the Vatican did it – they used agrivoltaics.
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 Radio maintains antennas for digital broadcasting. By Christopher Wells
Perhaps even more intriguing is the way the Vatican did it – they used agrivoltaics. Agrivoltaics is the combination of agriculture with solar photovoltaic technology (which converts sunlight directly into electricity) on the same land. Farmers use agrivoltaics because it increases their crop yields.
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