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The inauguration at the ASG Superconductors factory in La Spezia in the presence of the Minister for the Environment and Energy Security Gilberto Pichetto Fratin

Improving food safety in Europe by creating a real-time surveillance system in the form of an electronic platform and mobile application available to citizens, the scientific community and policy makers, is the main objective of the European project ECO-READY, funded by the Horizon Europe Program with more than 14million euro, in which ENEA is a partner.

Using artificial intelligence (AI) as a facilitator of interactions between customers and energy providers by accelerating digital innovation and promoting digital services is the objective of the European project EU DREAM, which brings together companies and research organizations from nine EU countries including ENEA. Through the creation of an AI-based virtual ‘assistant’ and a natural ‘intermediary’ simplifying the technical language of energy.

ENEA has identified some beneficial molecules found in coffee suitable to produce food ingredients, nutraceuticals, cosmetics and fertilizers. Published in the trade journal Plants, the research was conducted with the support of several Mexican research institutes (El Collegio de Michoacàm, Istituto Tecnològico Superior de Zongolica CONAHCYT) and the International Italo-Latin American Organization (IILA). The study is of particular importance as it highlights the properties of cascara (dried husk), among the least-characterized coffee by-products.

The energy requalification of a social housing building in the Apulian municipality of Margherita di Savoia has started. The site was chosen as an Italian pilot project thanks to the European project REHOUSE comprising ENEA, the University of Basilicata, Rina Consulting, TERA, Steel tech, R.I., Pedone Working, SUPSI and Sunage in Italy.

Creating an innovative and affordable gene therapy to treat rare diseases and improve patients' quality of life is the goal ENEA has chosen to support with the 5x1000 funds taxpayers may allocate to the Agency in this year income tax return.