Here is the “EnergRed” photograph of agrivoltaics. If we consider the number of plants for one megawatt of installed power, we can observe a high degree of heterogeneity in the size of the plant and it is Sardinia that presents the most favorable data with 8.1 plants for every megawatt of installed power, followed by podium for Marche (10.7) and Basilicata (11.5).
Based on the data of the ENEA Technical Report 2023-08 and also taking into account the new incentives provided by the Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security to promote the construction of innovative agrivoltaic systems for at least 1.04 GW within the PNRR area by 30 June 2026, EnergRed estimates that — compared to 31 December 2021 — by 2024 we will have achieved a national average increase of 17.98% in installed power, with a 16.93% increase in the number of plants.
Also in the top-10 by number of plants for each megawatt of installed power are Lombardy with 12.2 plants, Veneto with 15, Sicily with 16.1, Abruzzo with 16.4, Emilia-Romagna with 16.7, Puglia with 16, 7 and Lazio with 17.8.
A win-win choice which, in addition to the production of clean energy, also increases the productivity of the land: up to 32% for salads and rows of vines and 11% for soya, endive, cabbage, tomatoes and wheat, according to the most recent studies in the field carried out by prestigious Italian universities.
«From 2021 onwards, agrivoltaics is a growing reality» highlights engineer Moreno Scarchini, founder and CEO of what is today considered the "Ferrari of photovoltaics", a brand - that of EnergRed - destined to become as iconic as that of the Prancing Horse or that of Coca-Cola, of which the engineer was director with responsibility for 6 countries for over 5 years.
According to EnergRed projections, ESCo. committed to supporting the energy transition of Italian SMEs, here is the situation of each region in terms of plant power: Lombardy is first with 433 megawatts (22.5%), placing itself on the podium together with Emilia-Romagna (382 MW, 19 %) and Veneto (361 MW, 18.5%).
This is followed by Piedmont (290 MW, 18%), Sardinia (197 MW, 23%), Sicily (179 MW, 24.5%), Marche (177 MW, 17%) and Tuscany (149 MW, 19%). Also at the bottom of the ranking in this case are Valle d'Aosta (4 MW, 18%), Molise (14 MW, 16%) and Liguria (20 MW, 17.5%).
In the last positions, however, are Trentino-Alto Adige with 28.4 systems per megawatt, Campania (28.6) and Valle D'Aosta (57), highlighting how photovoltaic systems will continue to be more widespread in the latter regions small size
