Featured in Harvest Potential – 10-2023

Barren soil for agrivoltaics

PV has real potential on agricultural land in Italy, where multinationals and entrepreneurs alike share an enthusiasm for solar innovation. This is being hindered by a piecemeal approach to regulation.

By

Sergio Matalucci

11 Oct 2023

Legal wrangling is causing headaches for PV developers in Italy. | Photo: Parco Monreale

At the end of August, the Italian Council of State issued two different rulings. The institution is an important legal and administrative consultative body in Italy, with jurisdiction over the acts of all administrative authorities. With the two rulings, the Council of State effectively said that agrivoltaic projects cannot be treated as conventional ground-mounted PV …

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