Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development
List 2023
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Agricultural and food
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Agriculture
- Agriculture: ENEA identifies durum wheat variety resistant to drought
- Agriculture: Fertilizing bacteria to fight drought and improve soils and production
- Agriculture: From ENEA Hi-tech sensors to monitor plant growth
- Agriculture: From ENEA new ultraviolet light technology to reduce use of pesticides
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Antarctica
- Antarctica: 12 researchers in complete isolation to study climate and biomedicine
- Antarctica: Beyond EPICA project, the third deep drilling season has just started
- Antarctica: Beyond EPICA, reached a depth of 808 meters in the Antarctic ice sheet
- Antarctica: Italy’s 39th expedition kicks off
- Antarctica: Oceanographic campaign of icebreaker Laura Bassi is underway
- Antarctica: World record for the Italian icebreaker Laura Bassi
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Climate
- Climate: Alarm for the Mediterranean, heat waves and new highs in CO2 (+15%) and methane (+9%)
- Climate: COP28, ENEA presents Atlas of marine and coastal habitats
- Climate: ENEA in EU project to combat floods and heat waves and safeguard soil fertility
- Climate: Mediterranean hit by longest heat wave of last four decades
- Climate: Mediterranean, first database of fishes as climate change sentinels
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Cultural heritage
- Cultural heritage: Biorestoration, ENEA researchers bring Renaissance marble statue back to life
- Cultural heritage: ENEA determines orientation of Emperor Tiberius’ Summer residence
- Cultural heritage: ENEA measures pollution impact on Royal Palace of Caserta
- Cultural heritage: Installed hi-tech platform to minimise vibrations and earthquakes on Etruscan art masterpiece
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Education
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Energy
- Energy: Italy official partner of the New European Bauhaus
- Energy: Italy, in 2022 energy demand decreased (-1,5%) while emissions grew by 2%
- Energy: Agrivoltaic, reference practice published
- Energy: At the start SYMBIOSYST, a new frontier for Agrivoltaics
- Energy: Biomethane, 10 million euro EU project for new production technologies kicks off
- Energy: Efficiency in buildings, project to develop new guidelines gets going
- Energy: ENEA Analysis 2022, energy demand down by 3% CO2 emissions up by 0.5%
- Energy: ENEA Analysis finds a new drop in both consumption (-5%) and emissions (-9%) in the first half of 2023
- Energy: ENEA and Assogasliquidi-Federchimica sign agreement to accelerate decarbonisation of liquified natural gas
- Energy: ENEA and Enac partner up to decarbonise air travel
- Energy: ENEA and Fratello Sole strengthen collaboration to tackle energy poverty
- Energy: ENEA and Legacoop sign agreement to encourage development of energy communities in a cooperative form
- Energy: ENEA attended RD20 international conference in Japan
- Energy: ENEA chaired Eubce 2023, the largest world conference on biomass
- Energy: ENEA designs innovative 'lifesaver' for fusion reactors
- Energy: ENEA develops ceramic for eco-friendly stoves
- Energy: ENEA Director General Graditi confirmed as President of MEDENER
- Energy: ENEA establishes Observatory to promote Renewable Energy Communities
- Energy: ENEA estimates 3 billion euros savings from energy efficiency measures in 2022
- Energy: ENEA estimates aging of batteries in electric cars charging points
- Energy: ENEA in the EU project to foster building renovations
- Energy: ENEA in the first european storage research infrastructure network
- Energy: ENEA presents first energy community model
- Energy: ENEA presents the first algovoltaic system in Italy
- Energy: ENEA starts research line on green aviation fuels
- Energy: ENEA tests smart building that reduces energy use and bills
- Energy: ENEA third quarter analysis, consumption stable but emissions falling (-8%)
- Energy: ENEA tips to reduce your heating bills
- Energy: ENEA Tips To Use Air Conditioning Efficiently
- Energy: ENEA, artificial intelligence to avoid power outages due to heat waves
- Energy: ENEA-CTI report, performance of certified buildings on the rise
- Energy: ENEA’s map of potential agrivoltaic on a regional scale
- Energy: Fusion reactor inaugurated in Japan, also an Italian success
- Energy: fusion, FNG, the most intense 14 MeV neutron source in Europe, turns 30
- Energy: Fusion-FNG, neutron generator among the most powerful in the world, turns 30
- Energy: Hydrogen, ENEA leader of international conference on fuel cells
- Energy: Innovative photovoltaic panels to pave roads and highways
- Energy: Italy, 10 billion m3 of gas saved in eight months (-18%)
- Energy: Italy, photovoltaics systems installed on 30% rooftops could meet residential sector’s entire electricity needs
- Energy: New maps to calculate urban photovoltaic potential
- Energy: Photovoltaic, high-efficiency solar cells for urban and rural applications
- Energy: project to measure energy efficiency at territorial level takes off
- Energy: Thermal insulation, ENEA developed a new indicator to compare materials
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Environment
- Environment: A new method to assess impact of industrial activities on local water resources
- Environment: Climate change, the European scientific community meets in Lampedusa
- Environment: Climate service from ENEA to map flood-prone areas
- Environment: Covid, Italian research alliance presented the results of “Pulvirus” project
- Environment: ENEA and the University of Pavia develop new material absorbing pollutants from water
- Environment: ENEA chooses to fund research to protect bees with 5x1000 donation
- Environment: ENEA developed innovative laser system for detection of water contaminants
- Environment: ENEA developed innovative model of industrial symbiosis
- Environment: ENEA signs agreement for a sustainable management of commercial activities
- Environment: ENEA tests urban 'smog-eating' panel 'citytree'
- Environment: ENEA, biofuels in aviation reduce up to 40% jet engine pollution
- Environment: ENEA, in Rome a potential 20% of electric micro-mobility
- Environment: EU project to extract critical raw materials from end-of-life lithium batteries kicks off
- Environment: European forests at the forefront of the effort to save our planet, innovative models to assess their climate mitigation potential
- Environment: European project to boost circularity in cities kicks off
- Environment: From the pandemic a 'lesson' for air pollution mitigation policies
- Environment: green roofs and walls cool by over 1°C urban temperatures in summer
- Environment: Innovative model to study coastal erosion
- Environment: Italy remains the leader in the Circular Economy among the EU's top five economies
- Environment: Italy, from shellfish farming waste new reefs for sea regeneration
- Environment: Italy, over 40% lost to leaks in the water supply system
- Environment: Microplastics climb the food chain through both plants and animals, says study
- Environment: Microplastics, Life Blue Lakes roadshow kicks off in Italy
- Environment: Pollution, urban forestry project "Airfresh" is underway
- Environment: The history of Bagnoli Bay (Naples) reconstructed thanks to DNA
- Environment: Two ENEA projects selected in the Circular European Cities Report
- Environment: Urban green spaces have cooling effects but do not always improve air quality
- Environment: Working from home, ENEA study in four cities proves emissions reduction
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Food
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Health
- Health: A new device to regenerate spinal cord injuries
- Health: Beneficial effects on the liver from pomegranate
- Health: ENEA demonstrates efficacy of bergamot in reducing cholesterol
- Health: hi-tech bracelets to protect the skin from UV radiation
- Health: More effective and less invasive oncological therapies thanks to proton accelerator Top Implart
- Health: New bactericidal treatment to prevent spoilage of fruit juices
- Health: Plant-made antibodies to fight Covid
- Health: Radiotherapy, the first prototype of a Compact Neutron Generator installed in Italy
- Health: Therapeutic properties of pomegranate waste
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IC Technologies
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Industry
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Innovation
- Innovation: 1 million euro to fund projects with companies
- Innovation: A space robotic assistant from ENEA and University of Rome “Tor Vergata”
- Innovation: Advanced materials, ENEA joins european initiative "Advanced Materials 2030”
- Innovation: An app to interact with inaccessible cultural heritage
- Innovation: Drugs and cosmetics from crustaceans, insects and fungi
- Innovation: ENEA developed process to recover magnesium from seawater
- Innovation: ENEA develops photopolymers for smart optical systems
- Innovation: ENEA joins IDEM, the network of scientific knowledge just a click away
- Innovation: ENEA patents method for a high quality oil from confectionery waste
- Innovation: ENEA patents new sensors to monitor large scale civil structures
- Innovation: ENEA presented sustainable materials for the industry at JEC Forum Italy
- Innovation: ENEA tests Artificial Intelligence for data center optimization
- Innovation: First research-industry alliance for 3d printing of hi-tech composite materials
- Innovation: Italy scores low in EU ranking for research and development
- Innovation: Super-technological drones to be developed at ENEA Research Center of Brasimone
- Innovation: Tire and steel mill waste turn into recycled rubber
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Real estate
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Research
- Fusion Energy Research: ENEA, EUROfusion and Cineca signed agreement to develop a new 50 million euro supercomputing service in Italy
- Research: A study unlocks the genetic secret of Australian tobacco
- Research: ENEA and the Navy enter new collaboration agreement
- Research: ENEA invests 5.5 million euros to develop new technologies with private enterprises
- Research: ENEA wins 45 EU projects worth 13 million euros
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Safety
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Science
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Space
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Technology
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Transport
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