A meeting organised in collaboration with Repsol was held yesterday at our offices, focusing on the main challenges and prospects facing the energy sector, with particular attention paid to developments in the legislative and regulatory framework and the relationship between renewable energy production, agriculture and the local area.

The event provided an important opportunity for discussion amongst professionals, institutions and industry stakeholders, featuring presentations by:

• Tommaso Barbetti – Elemens, on market scenarios and the FER X;
• Alessandro Arena – ARERA (Regulatory Authority for Energy, Networks and the Environment), on the regulatory changes introduced by the ‘Decreto Bollette’;
• Angelo Gentili – Legambiente, on aspects relating to the integration of agriculture and renewable energy;
• Stefano Pisciotta – AIAS – Associazione Italiana Agrivoltaico Sostenibile, on contractual relationships with agricultural operators;
• Valeria Viti – PedersoliGattai, on the regulatory framework for agrivoltaics.

The final part of the meeting featured a round-table discussion on the regulations governing suitable areas, with a comparison of the experiences of the Piedmont and Emilia-Romagna regions, involving:

• Marco Belforti – Piedmont Region;
• Claudia Guasco – Piedmont Region;
• Antonella Cataldi – Emilia-Romagna Region;
• Barbara Paulangelo – REA – Reliable Energy Advisors;
• Valeria Viti – PedersoliGattai.