Italy agreed Thursday to a Vatican plan to convert a 430-hectare (1,000-acre) field at Santa Maria Galeria—about 35 kilometers (20 miles) north of Rome—into a large solar farm intended to generate enough electricity to meet the Holy See's needs and make Vatican City the world's first. . Italy agreed Thursday to a Vatican plan to convert a 430-hectare (1,000-acre) field at Santa Maria Galeria—about 35 kilometers (20 miles) north of Rome—into a large solar farm intended to generate enough electricity to meet the Holy See's needs and make Vatican City the world's first. . ROME (AP) — Italy agreed Thursday to a Vatican plan to turn a 430-hectare (1,000-acre) field north of Rome, once the source of controversy between the two, into a vast solar farm that the Holy See hopes will generate enough electricity to meet its needs and turn Vatican City into the world's first. . On July 31, at the historic Palazzo Borromeo, the Holy See and the Italian Republic signed a landmark agreement to build an agrivoltaic system in Santa Maria di Galeria. Photo: Vatican Media According to the Vatican's press office, the installation will apply the most advanced solutions currently. . A controversial radio site north of Rome is set to become a solar farm as the Vatican pushes its green transition. The project preserves agricultural use and minimizes environmental impact;. . Italian energy company ACEA completed the project in just six months, installing photovoltaic panels on Vatican-owned property outside Rome. The agrivoltaic plant sits on over 1,000 acres of. .