ENEA - Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development
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Innovation: From ENEA new supercomputer CRESCO8 for energy and digital transition It ranks at number 230 in the TOP500 list of the world’s fastest computers
12 June 2025
CRESCO8 is the ENEA new supercomputer equipped with computational capabilities capable to support research and development in strategic sectors like fusion energy, climate change, artificial intelligence and advanced materials.
Inaugurated at the ENEA Research Center in Portici (Naples), the CRESCO family supercomputer is housed ina 150-square-meter dedicated facility designed to maximize its efficiency. Universities, research institutions and companies will be able to access the supercomputer to conduct projects requiring advanced HPC (High Performance Computing) resources.
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Energy: ENEA joins partnership for development of advanced nuclear materials
12 June 2025
Accelerating the development, production and qualification of new nuclear materials for innovative reactors by integrating modern digital technologies and sound scientific practices is the goal of the CONNECT-NM partnership, co-funded by the European Commission and coordinated by CIEMAT, with ENEA engaged as both a partner and the Italian Programme Manager, with the tasks of materials testing, implementing a certification system and developing guidelines and protocols for critical environment testing and characterization of liquid lead materials for future Lead-cooled Fast Reactors (LFRs).
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Health: ENEA uses supercomputing to uncover mechanisms of Parkinson’s disease
12 June 2025
A team of ENEA researchers has conducted a study highlighting a potential molecular mechanism underlying Parkinson’s disease - a condition that affects neurons in the brain- which still lacks specific treatments. The research used the ENEA CRESCO supercomputer to perform advanced simulations aimed at predicting and understanding the impact of genetic mutations on the disease and identifying possible therapeutic targets.
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Energy: European business energy efficiency studied by ENEA and DENA
12 June 2025
Several EU countries regularly collect data on industrial energy efficiency through energy audits and energy management systems. However, these data are not always leveraged for strategic or systemic evaluations. This is among the key findings of two studies conducted by ENEA and the German Energy Agency (DENA), as part of LEAPto11, a European project involving ten national energy agencies. The project supports institutions and businesses in implementing the EU Energy Efficiency Directive.
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Agri-food: ENEA antimicrobial packaging extends shelf-life of strawberries
12 June 2025
A study conducted by ENEA, in collaboration with the University of Tuscia and the company ILIP, aimed at promoting food safety and quality, reducing the environmental impact of the distribution chain and enhancing the value of Italian agri-food products, showed that packaging made with essential oils and other natural substances can keep Favette strawberries fresh for up to 12 days. The study was published in the international journals Frontiers in Microbiology, Journal of Microbiological Methods and the MDPI.
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Security: Drones, ENEA - Emilia-Romagna region agreement for drone pilot training
12 June 2025
ENEA and the Emilia-Romagna region have signed an agreement to train drone pilots for critical operations. The courses will be held at the Exadrone Flight Academy of the ENEA Research Center in Brasimone (Bologna), the first public institution certified by the ENAC [1] and among the largest in Italy for critical time operation training [2] for environmental monitoring, civil protection, security, inspections and infrastructure control.
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Expo 2025 Osaka: ENEA e Commissariato Italiano per promuovere Ricerca e Innovazione sostenibile
13 April 2025
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SERAFIN Workshop | 2nd Symposium on ENEA ReseArch For Innovative Nuclear application
17 June 2025
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Qualità dell'aria: studi e sinergie tra ENEA e Regione Campania
19 June 2025
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R-Innovare l'Economia Circolare: il manifesto di ECOSISTER per supportare nuovi modelli circolari
25 June 2025
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EFCH2 2025 | European Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Piero Lunghi Conference 2025
17 September 2025