What makes Sicily a great island for solar energy?

Sicily’s remote islands share a number of pioneering achievements in the utilization of solar energy. Installed and connected to the island grid in 1984 in Vulcano, part of the Eolian archipelago, the 180 kW PV plant comprised of 9% efficient monocrystalline silicon PV modules () has shown remarkable stable performance.

Can solar power help Italy decarbonise electricity supply?

Together with a number of other solar and wind developments concentrated in the south of the country and in Sicily and Sardinia, it is helping to decarbonise electricity supply in Italy and contribute to the country’s ambitious renewable energy targets of 40% in total energy consumption and 65% in electricity consumption by 2030.

Is solar energy cheaper in Sicily?

According to Solar Italy, electricity in Sicily traded with a price close to zero during the daytime in March. But even if solar is cheaper than other energy sources, bills are always estimated on a national average. That means that people in Palermo pay the same price as those in Milan.

Will Sicily bring the solar supply chain to Europe?

On the island of Sicily, at one of Europe’s southernmost points, plans are underway to bring the solar supply chain to the continent’s shores.

Why are solar panels not being installed in Sicily?

What continues to delay massive adoption of PV distributed generation in Sicily’s islands is the old regional regulation which demands every building’s owner willing to install solar modules to undergo a tedious authorization route with authorities in Sicily’s mainland.

How many solar projects does Shell Energy Italia have?

In total, Shell Energy Italia is developing 48 projects, with authorisation – a major step in getting a project off the ground – granted for 20 of them. Together, the projects make up around two gigawatts of capacity, making Shell one of the country’s leading solar developers.