A new generation of ocean climate models at high spatial resolution, digital twins of the ocean-atmosphere system, applications of AI and supercomputing, together with simulations of future climate under different emission scenarios, for multidecadal projections of increasing accuracy. This is what will be realized in the context of the European project MOIRAI by ENEA and 14 other European partners, coordinated by the National Technical University of Athens.

ENEA participated with the ISIN Inspectorate in the international nuclear emergency exercise ConvEx-3 (Convention Exercise Level 3), organized by the Incident and Emergency Centre (IEC) of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the interface with the national authorities participating in the RANET network, which includes over 40 countries.

ENEA is participating in 39 new projects funded by the European Commission in 2024, worth a total of €10 million, 63% of which through the Horizon Europe programme. This is reported in the ENEA Contracts with the European Commission report, by Francesco Beone, Carla Costigliola, Laura Adami, Andrea Fidanza, Laura Brunetti and Guido De Angelis, available on the Agency website. The report highlights that at the international level, ENEA main partners were research institutes and universities, while at the national level, collaborations with industry have grown steadily.

Over 250 participants, including researchers, photovoltaic industry entrepreneurs, and institutional representatives, attended the Third Italian Photovoltaics Network Conference (RIFV) held in Naples. Organized by ENEA in collaboration with the Italian Photovoltaics Network (Rete IFV), the event aimed to foster the exchange of knowledge, ideas, experiences, and proposals and share strategies and solutions to ensure national competitiveness in the sector.

ENEA researchers have obtained new products for agriculture, such as fertilizers, soil conditioners and purified water for irrigation from biogas production waste, as part of the “BIOSOS - BIOgas SOStenibile” project coordinated by the University of Camerino. An innovative two-stage filtration process was developed that made it possible to extract nutrients (nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium) and organic substances that can be used as fertilizers and agricultural soil conditioners from the liquid fraction of digestate. In addition, according to ENEA researchers, the system would make it possible to recover up to 80 percent of the water exiting the digester, which can be reused in biogasification, for fertilizer dilution or field irrigation. This is especially important considering the increased frequency of droughts linked to climate change.

Three solutions for water saving and reuse have been tested in Bologna that could serve as a model for other cities: a raised garden with a water reservoir at the bottom, a hydroponic growing tower, and a rainwater collection tank. These best practices are part of the “Acqua in circolo” (in English, water in circulation) pilot project, in which ENEA is participating together with the Municipality of Bologna, Anci Emilia-Romagna, and Green City Network as part of the European NiCE project