Jul 15, 2021
Italy is at the forefront of the European project comprising 10 members from eight Mediterranean countries to create the first 'Blue Biotechnology Community', a large blue biotechnology hub for sustainable growth in the Mediterranean. Coordinated by ENEA, the initiative, denominated B-Blue, is funded with 1.5 million euro aims at creating a governance mechanism to tackle the fragmentation of marine resources biotechnology in the Mediterranean area and promote access to sustainable innovation
Jul 15, 2021
Producing green hydrogen from biomass and waste while capturing the CO2 emitted for its energy enhancement is one of the objectives of the Italian-led European project GICO coordinated by the Guglielmo Marconi University and including ENEA among its scientific partners.
Jul 15, 2021
A 7 million euro investment to establish the first European network of energy storage research infrastructures, a key element for promoting the diffusion of renewable sources and accelerating decarbonisation. A challenge addressed of the European project StoRIES (Storage Research Infrastructure Eco-System), coordinated by the Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT) and comprising 47 partners from 17 countries.
Jul 15, 2021
In Italy, air pollution has a significant impact on photovoltaic yield, with average annual losses of 5% caused by atmospheric particulate alone (PM2.5) and peaks that can reach double digits in areas particularly polluted by fine dust, as reported by a study conducted at the ENEA Portici Research Center (Naples), jointly with the Department of Environmental Engineering of the Federico II University of Naples.
Jul 15, 2021
ENEA has approved the Gender Equality Plan (GEP), set by the European Union's 2020-2025 Gender Equality Strategy as an eligibility criterion for public institutions to access funding under the new EU Horizon Europe research program.
Jul 15, 2021
Sharing and transferring Product Environmental Footprint experiences and methods to neighbouring countries of the Adriatic agri-food sector:, this is the objective of the PEFMED PLUS project , coordinated by ENEA and co-financed by European Regional Development Fund.
Jul 01, 2021
The project ShareArt, implemented by ENEA and Istituzione Bologna Musei, to monitor the appreciation and fruition dynamics of artworks thanks to artificial intelligence and big data applications, was presented in Bologna.
Jul 01, 2021
In Italy, the development of a hydrogen supply chain could create up to 500,000 new jobs over the next 30 years, focusing on technological neutrality, enhancement of technologies and research and innovation as strategic assets, as shown by Planet Hydrogen – online at eai.enea.it - a journey/investigation among the protagonists of the sector, which include EU Commissioner for Research and Innovation Marya Gabriel, President of Confindustria Technical Group for Energy Aurelio Regina, Enel CEO Francesco Starace, Eni CEO Claudio Descalzi, Snam CEO Marco Alverà and RSE CEO Maurizio Delfanti, Director General for Industrial Policy, Innovation and SMEs of the Ministry of Economic Development Mario Fiorentino, vice president of H2IT Luigi Crema and Managing Partner and CEO of The European House - Ambrosetti, Valerio De Molli.
Jul 01, 2021
Funding sustainable building renovations in the Third Sector thanks to an innovative tool that will accelerate the ecological transition and fight energy poverty. This is the goal of the European project SER-Social Energy Renovations. The project includes Italian CGM Finance, Politecnico di Milano, ENEA and Fratello Sole, -a consortium of non-profit organizations involved in combating energy poverty- jointly with the Spanish company GNE Finance, leader of the project, Secours Catholique-Caritas France and the Bulgarian branch of the company Econoler.
Jul 01, 2021
Innovative remote observation technologies will make it possible to study beaches and sea beds to mitigate the effects of coastal erosion and improve tourist accomodation. These are the outcomes of a research conducted by a multidisciplinary team of ENEA, ISPRA, CNR and IUSS researchers on a stretch of the coast of the Circeo National Park between Latina and Sabaudia, Lazio. The studies, published in the international journal Remote Sensing are based on a new technique that combines remote sensing techniques with high resolution aerial sensors (LiDAR - Light Detection and Ranging) and in situ measurements for the calibration and verification of the acquired data.
Jul 01, 2021
New techniques based on ultrashort laser pulses are being studied at the ultrafast spectroscopy laboratories of the Casaccia Research Center, to identify chemical bonds in matter through the vibrational spectrum.
Jul 01, 2021
Trained bio-detection dogs to identify individuals infected with SARS-COV-2, chemical sensors, portable multi sensory platforms and artificial intelligence. These are some of the state-of-the-art diagnostic techniques presented during the training event of the International Society on Olfaction and Chemical Sensing (ISOCS), of which ENEA is a scientific partner. At the event, attended by 90 researchers from four continents, the causes for the loss of smell in people affected by the virus and the most innovative technologies to identify carriers were discussed.
