From 4 to 6 March 2026 the Rimini Expo Center hosted a new edition of Key Energy – The Energy Transition Expo, one of the main European events dedicated to energy transition.
TETHYS was represented by Lorenza Panunzi, which over the course of the three days collected impressions, observations and comparisons with sector operators, returning the image of a well-attended fair and growing compared to last year.
In this context Agrivoltaics has confirmed itself as one of the most present topics in the debate among planners, developers and energy operators. At the same time it has clearly emerged a phase of strong regulatory uncertainty, which accompanies the growth of the sector.
A growing sector, but with still uncertain contours
If interest in agrivoltaics continues to increase, the regulatory framework still appears evolving.
According to the impressions gathered during the fair, many operators perceive a certain ambiguity between the new legislation and the existing guidelines, which in some passages result difficult to interpret or to be applied consistently.
In particular, there still remain various aspects are poorly defined linked to the agricultural component of the plants, including how this should be monitored and demonstrated over time.
It is precisely on this ground that we are concentrating today an important part of the comparison between operators, because agrivoltaics is not just an energy technology but a system that must credibly integrate agricultural production and energy.
The interest of the operators who manage the plants
During the moments of discussion at the fair, an interesting element also emerged with respect to the positioning of instruments such as TETHYS.
L'greater interest It came mostly from small to medium-sized businesses, Often directly involved in operational management of agrivoltaic systems.
These are subjects who they compare daily with the agricultural management of surfaces and with the need to monitor crop response over time, thewater use and thevegetative trend.
In this context, the availability of objective data and of observation instruments continues becomes a fundamental condition to transform the integration between agriculture and energy in a verifiable process and not just declared.
A discussion with AIAS on Italy's role in agrivoltaics
Among the meetings attended during the fair, Lorenza Panunzi also attended the event organised by AIAS – Italian Sustainable Agrivoltaics Association, dedicated to the Italy's role in the European and international agrivoltaic landscape.
The comparison highlighted how, despite operational and regulatory difficulties, theItaly is today considered one of the reference countries for the development of this model, also thanks to the opportunities created by the measures of the PNRR.
The meeting addressed different aspects of the sector, from the regulatory framework for the market, up to the issues of social acceptability, from the research and of the operational experiences matured in the field.
The reference to the concrete experiences highlighted how agrivoltaics is progressively moving from an experimental field to an operational field, where the plant management becomes a central question.
Data and quality in the life cycle of plants
Another moment of comparison was theencounter organized by Synergy together with TÜV Italia, entitled “Quality, data, and innovation for renewable and intelligent energy sources”.
The seminar addressed the topic of increasing complexity of energy assets and the need for integrate design, data management And performance control long the entire life cycle of the systems.
During the interventions it emerged that the energy transition requires increasingly integrated systems And processes capable of combine engineering, independent verification And digitization of assets.
In this scenario, the availability Of reliable data And of structured monitoring tools becomes a decisive element not only for improve the quality of projects, but also to make more transparent and verifiable there plant management over time.
A comparison that looks at management over time
The impressions collected at Key Energy therefore give the image of a dynamic and expanding sector, but also crossed by still open questions.
Among these, one of the most relevant concerns the ability to observe and document the agricultural component of agrivoltaic systems over time.
In a context where the sustainability cannot be simply declared but must be demonstrated through data, continuous observation and reliable monitoring methods, the dialogue between agronomy, technology And energy asset management becomes sincreasingly central.
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