18/2/2013
Mar 26, 2020
Investments of over 420 million euro in new infrastructures, 280 new hires and a boost of research activities, support for innovation and transfer of advanced technologies. These are the strategic elements of the ENEA three-year activity plan, approved by the Board of Directors for the period 2020-2022 and submitted to the Ministry of Economic Development for approval
Mar 26, 2020
A hi-tech laboratory 10 meters below sea level in the Gulf of Poets (La Spezia), equipped with a digital camera, sensors for monitoring environmental parameters (temperature, salinity and current speed) and special cages for studying the degradation of plastics and the absorption of polluting substances in the marine environment
Mar 26, 2020
Promoting the diffusion of electric mobility in Europe through several actions which put the user and his needs at the center of innovation. This is the goal of the new European project USER-CHI, with the participation of ENEA with Roma Servizi Mobilità, Enel X and DSI, together with other partners from Spain, Finland, Germany and Hungary
Mar 26, 2020
Development of deep decarbonisation scenarios by 2050 and analysis of Italy's industrial competitiveness for the production and export of some of the main low-carbon energy technologies, such as photovoltaic panels, batteries and electric vehicles. These are the ENEA contributions to the European project COP21 RIPPLES, funded by the EU Horizon2020 program with approximately 3 million euro and coordinated by the French Institut pour le Developpement Durable, in collaboration with 17 international research institutes
Mar 12, 2020
This is the first of–a–kind magnet made in Europe and it will be part of ITER, the biggest international experiment in the history of mankind to test the potential of fusion energy—the power of the Sun and the stars which when replicated on Earth will help us enjoy limitless, safe, clean energy without greenhouse gas emissions.
Mar 12, 2020
"Smart" biofilms that change color in presence of food deterioration or prolong their expiration date; 100% biodegradable and compostable composite materials. These are the new "green plastics" developed by researchers at the ENEA Brindisi Research Center for possible applications in food packaging, furnishings and internal coatings for means of transport.
Mar 12, 2020
Combining technological and socio-cultural elements by involving citizens in the reconstruction of the areas affected by the 2016-2017 earthquakes in Central Italy. This is the innovative approach implemented by ENEA, together with the Rome universities Sapienza and Roma Tre, as part of the project SISMI Project of the Technological District for Cultural Heritage of Lazio.
Mar 12, 2020
The ENEA Trisaia Research Center (Matera) is experimenting with how to obtain new flours with high nutraceutical value from insects. A team of researchers, specialized in frontier research on the circular economy, has managed to "breed" an insect known as "flour moth" - the Tenebrio molitor"- with food and cereal waste, in order to obtain protein flours useful for animal feed production and new products for human consumption (novelfood).
Mar 12, 2020
An innovative “tandem” solar cell in perovskite and silicon with a record efficiency of over 26% was developed by an all-Italian group comprising researchers from the ENEA Photovoltaic Technologies Laboratory, University of Rome “Tor Vergata ”(With the CHOSE center), the IIT - Italian Institute of Technology (with Graphene Labs and its spin-off BeDimensional). The results of this research were published in the international journal Joule
Mar 12, 2020
The 16th winter campaign of the National Research Program in Antarctica (PNRA), funded by the Ministry of University and Research and implemented by the CNR for scientific planning and coordination and by ENEA for planning and logistical organization of shipments, has started at the Italian-French Station Concordia located on the Antarctic Plateau at a height of over 3000 m above sea.
Feb 27, 2020
A team of ENEA researchers has developed ROMEO, the first pilot plant in Italy for the recovery of precious materials from old computers and cell phones through a "room temperature" process and without pretreatment of the electronic boards.
Feb 27, 2020
Promoting and enhancing the role of environmental journalism as a lever to spread a culture of sustainability. This is the aim of the first Environmental Journalism Festival which will take place from Friday 6 to Sunday 8 March at MAXXI, in Rome, organized by the Ministry of the Environment and ENEA with ISPRA and the Italian Federation of Environmental Media (FIMA).