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

The ENEA analysis of the national energy system for the first half of 2024 shows an unprecedented growth of renewable sources (+25%), a sharp decrease in _CO2 emissions (-6% versus -4% in the Eurozone), a record low of electricity generation from fossil fuels (38%) (10 percentage points less than the previous figure) and a new drop in consumption (-2%, compared to -1% in the Euro area), to a greater extent than the trend of the main drivers (GDP and mobility slightly increasing, industrial production still negative and mild weather).

Giorgio Graditi, Director General of ENEA, participated in the China InnoTour 2024 as Italy's delegate.

One and a half tons of waste were recovered from the seabed of the Santa Teresa Bay within the Gulf of La Spezia during a special clean-up campaign promoted by Fineco and LifeGate as part of the Water Defenders Alliance, in collaboration with Smart Bay Santa Teresa and conducted by ENEA, Verdeacqua and the Gruppo Operativo Subacquei (GOS) of the Navy with the support of the Municipality of Lerici.

The outcomes of the European project EEPLIANT3, comprising several market surveillance authorities and organizations, including ENEA, show how not all electrical products on the market comply with European ecodesign and labelling rules.

The “Share Art” pilot project, which measures visitors' appreciation of art objects, has started in Basilicata as part of the Basilicata Heritage Smart Lab. Co-funded by the Region, it includes ENEA, Cnr - Institute of Science of Cultural Heritage (leader), University of Basilicata and the regional cluster Basilicata Creativa, which comprises around 40 Lucanian companies in the cultural and creative sector.

The fourth edition of the International Workshop on Proton Boron Fusion (p-¹¹B) is currently underway at ENEA in Frascati. This is the most important global conference in the field of inertial fusion research that occurs between a proton and a boron atom, without the emission of neutrons. The event has brought together representatives of the global scientific community to discuss the progress related to p-11B fusion reactions triggered by lasers, current physics issues, technological challenges, potential future steps and to identify new potential funding pathways.