ENEA has become a formal member of the international association FUSION NOW, which promotes a new public–private partnership that brings together research, industry, and the European Commission to accelerate the development of nuclear fusion energy under the EURATOM programme.

A study on the large cruise ship sector, published in the scientific journal Energies and conducted by ENEA and the University of Rome “Sapienza” among others, shows that fuel cells consume up to 20% less than a traditional engine, offering higher energy efficiency (60%).

Mitigating the effects of climate change on olive trees by adopting innovative agricultural practices exploiting the benefits of microbial communities present in the soil and roots - especially in drought conditions - is the goal of an ENEA study published in Applied Science and conducted in collaboration with the CNR and the universities of Milan, Turin and Tuscia as part of the BIOMEnext international cooperation project.

Until 20 March 2026, it will be possible to apply to participate in the fifth edition of the Hydrogen Summer School, organised by the ENEA Department of Energy Technologies and Renewable Sources (TERIN) together with the Italian Association of Chemical Engineering (AIDIC) and the Department of Chemical Engineering, Materials and Environment (DICMA) of Sapienza University of Rome.

Assessing the entire life cycle of buildings — from design to decommissioning — to enable smart constructions capable of exchanging energy, data and services within increasingly sustainable cities. This is the objective of the new UNI 11973:2025 standard, developed by ENEA and UNI, the Italian National Standards Body.

Transforming energy into art through a work that makes this intangible resource visible to leverage it: this is the goal achieved by the seven winning works of “Energia fatta ad Arte”, the competition organized by the Emilia-Romagna Region and ENEA addressed at designers and artists under 40.