ENEA - Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development

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Energy: ENEA third quarter analysis, consumption stable but emissions falling (-8%)
23 November 2023

Consumption stable (-0.3%) in the third quarter of the year, a sharp contraction in CO2 emissions (-8%) due to a reduced use of fossil fuels and a substantial growth in renewables. Preliminary estimates for the whole of 2023 indicate a drop in consumption of around 3% and emissions of around 8%, as reported by the quarterly update of the ENEA Analysis of the Italian energy system, which also shows a clear improvement (+48% compared to 2022) in the ISPRED index which measures the energy transition on the basis of prices, emissions and security of supplies.
Environment: Urban green spaces have cooling effects but do not always improve air quality
23 November 2023

Urban greenery lowers air temperature and wind speed but does not always mitigate the effects of air pollution, as shown by two ENEA studies published in the scientific journal "Forests" and conducted as part of the Life VEG-GAP project.
Energy: ENEA tests smart building that reduces energy use and bills
23 November 2023

ENEA has developed an innovative building, equipped with a photovoltaic system with storage, automated windows, darkening systems and advanced IoT systems to control energy flows, reducing exchanges with the electricity grid and costs of bills.
Energy: ENEA and Legacoop sign agreement to encourage development of energy communities in a cooperative form
23 November 2023

An agreement on issues relating to renewable energy sources, collective self-consumption and renewable energy communities (CER) strenghtens the collaboration between Legacoop and ENEA on the twin transition.
Environment: A new method to assess impact of industrial activities on local water resources
23 November 2023

ENEA has developed a new method to assess the impact of industrial activities on local water resources like rivers and lakes as part of the project RECIProCO, funded by the Ministry of Business and Made in Italy. The tests were conducted in Italy on two paper mills and a textile industry and the outcomes published in the international “Journal of Environmental Management”.
Antarctica: Beyond EPICA project, the third deep drilling season has just started
23 November 2023

In the remote field camp of Little Dome C, Antarctica, just a few kilometers away from Concordia Station, an international team made up of 16 researchers and logistics personnel has started the third deep drilling campaign for the European project Beyond EPICA - Oldest Ice. They will work for over two months on the Antarctic plateau at 3.200 meters above sea level, where the average summer temperature is -35°C. Over the next few years, the analysis of an ice core extracted from the surface to a depth of 2.7 km will enable the reconstruction of the world’s climate history going back in time 1.5
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