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The Mediterranean Sea is getting warmer. In the winter just ended the average temperature of the Gulf of Naples recorded for the first time an increase of around 1°C compared to the average of the last 7 years, reaching 15.5°C. Rising sea surface temperatures were confirmed in almost all Italian seas, particularly in the Adriatic, with values one degree higher compared to the 2020-2022 average. These data, collected as part of the MedFever project - comprising ENEA, MedSharks association, Lush company, Sapienza University of Rome, the OGS, Coast Guard and a group of volunteer divers – were confirmed by the ENEA MITO forecasting system on marine circulation of the Mediterranean.

On the occasion of the launch of the collaboration on innovative nuclear technologies between ENEA and CERN in Geneva, ENEA president Gilberto Dialuce and head of the Nuclear Department Alessandro Dodaro met CERN general director Fabiola Gianotti in Geneva.

Creating increasingly sustainable, high-performing, safe and low-cost materials for a new generation of green batteries is the goal of the all-Italian 4 million euro project ORANGEES, which comprises the Cnr (leader), ENEA, National Inter-university Consortium for the science and technology of materials, Italian Institute of Technology (IIT), Research on the Energy System (RSE) and Standex International Corp.

3D models of bridges and viaducts, platforms for critical infrastructure and sensor networks, but also photogrammetric surveys, drones and training are some of the solutions to make infrastructures safer in the case of earthquakes or other disasters that ENEA presented at the conference "Existing bridges, viaducts and tunnels: research, innovation and applications", held in Genoa and organized by the Fabre Consortium.

ENEA is among the eight European partners committed over the next three years to promoting Energy Efficiency First, the guiding principle which identifies energy efficiency as a top priority in national and territorial policies.

ENEA and the Italian company SEKO have developed an innovative high pressure pump for reverse osmosis water desalination plants with integrated energy recovery device.