The consortium formed by COUNTRY, Ambiente Italia and Studio Associato Pierrequadro won the third prize place in the competition "Agrivoltaic for Noah's Ark".

The tender, launched in February 2022, had as its object the design of a agri-voltaic system from 1MWp to 3 MWp at the headquarters of NeoruraleHub. NeoruraleHub is a center of innovation at the gates of Milan which combines agriculture, sustainability, research and development.

The project, entitled "Energy tracks: a green-blue energy infrastructure for the productive landscapes of the future" was awarded the special PAYSAGE TOPSCAPE prize awarded by the jury. The motivation: “The commission appreciated the clarity, the analytical approach and the study on a regional scale. The strong point of the project is the post-intervention vision that pays particular attention to the involvement of the citizens' communities".

The "Agrivoltaic for Noah's Ark" competition is an initiative promoted by ENEA, NeoruraleHub, National Institute of Architecture, ETA Florence Renewable Energies and Italian Association of Landscape Architecture (AIAPP) within the activities of the National Sustainable Agrivoltaic Network. The whole project had the patronage of the Ministry of Ecological Transitionand Lombardy region and of the National Council of Architects, Landscape Planners and Conservationists.

Noah's Ark Agrivoltaic Award