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Rome’s Christmas tree lights up

Vita gazette – Rome’s Christmas at the start. Once again, this year the start of the Christmas festivities in the capital coincides with the lighting of the Christmas tree in Piazza Venezia and the lights in Via del Corso.

The illuminations in via del Corso, this year, are dedicated precisely to the universal theme of peace, while the tree in piazza Venezia is powered for the first time by a photovoltaic system installed in the square.

After the brief presentation, together with the children of the Opera Theater Children’s Choir, the tree was lit in Piazza Venezia, whose lighting is powered by the 16 kWp photovoltaic system, with energy accumulation through ion batteries 25 kWh lithium battery. The system, supplied by Acea, designed, and installed by the Comal company, allows for an expected energy saving of 27 kWh per day. The photovoltaic system, in addition to powering the lighting of the Christmas tree through the batteries, will supply any excess energy directly to the distribution network. The system allows a reduction of CO2 emissions of 17.55 kg/day which, for the entire duration of the lighting of the tree, are equivalent to 526 kg of CO2.

Via del Corso illuminations

Also today, the lights in via del Corso were turned on, curated by Acea on the creative and construction project of the Medaarch company, this year dedicated to peace and dialogue. Along via del Corso, strings of lights create the effect of a starry sky, opened, and closed by two artistic paintings on peace, placed in piazza Venezia and piazza del Popolo. The works, which portray a dove that gives the letter “A” to the word “Peace” to complete it, are inspired by a poster created by the artist Armando Milani in 2002, for the United Nations. The theme of peace and dialogue is then reinforced by six sentences with a message of peace that space out the 1,400 meters of illuminations.

Tree powered by photovoltaic panels

The traditional Christmas tree in Piazza Venezia is powered by photovoltaic panels for the first time. Which allow energy savings of up to 27 kWh per day and a reduction in CO2 emissions of over 17 kg per day.

The project also includes, as always, the installation of a Christmas tree for each of the other fourteen town halls of Rome. All installations, as in the 2021 edition, were made of aluminum, with LED lights. The trees are illuminated using light fiber optic beams to create enveloping decorations with diffused brightness.

The photo contests

Finally, as in previous years, for the entire duration of the holidays it will be possible to participate in a photographic contest that rewards the best shots of the Christmas illuminations. To participate, simply upload your photograph on the Acea Group website by 10 January using the appropriate “Roma by Light Acea” form.

FAO, together with the city of Rome and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, invites citizens to join the campaign and to be part of the change by being guided by the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. By downloading the “Christmas in Rome” Web App from the gift packages at the foot of the Tree (www.fao.org/campaign/christmas-in-rome), adults and children will be able to find concrete actions to avoid waste, respect the planet and achieve sustainability both at the table and under the tree, celebrating Christmas responsibly and in solidarity. In the initiative by Roma Capitale, the Acea Group and FAO presented today in Piazza Venezia by the Mayor

The lights of the Christmas tree in Piazza Venezia were turned on by the mayor of Rome Roberto Gualtieri together with the CEO of Acea, Fabrizio Palermo, the director general of FAO, Qu Dongyu and the deputy director general of FAO, Maurizio Martina.

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