In May we talked about Vatican's green commitment. They had announced that during the summer they would have built a solar plant. Last Wednesday the city-state has inaugurated its 2,400 solar panel array situated on the 5,000 square meter Paul VI auditorium's roof. It will produce 300 megawatts of electricity per year. The Vatican will use 80 tons less of oil and emit 225 tons of carbon dioxide less.
In accordance with the European Union's target, Vatican aims to power itself with 20 percent renewable energy come 2020.

Posted at 09:39AM Dec 10, 2008 by Francesca Maroni |  Comments[ 0 ]