Dec 19, 2019
Studying the presence of antibiotic residues in farm wastewater to develop strategies for reducing the risks not only of contamination of soils and waters but also of multiresistant bacterial propagation. This is the goal of the AZeRO Antibiotici project, conducted by ENEA and CNR (Italy’s National Research Council), funded by the Lazio Region through Lazio Innova, and presented on the occasion of World Soil Day.
Dec 19, 2019
The objective is to draw up a national strategic agenda proposal – having pinpointed 8 priorities. In the two years of its life, the Italian ICESP circular economy stakeholders’ platform, coordinated by ENEA, has gained about 100 partners drawn from institutions, companies, associations, trade unions, universities, research bodies, and regional and municipal government authorities.
Dec 19, 2019
Improving re-use of construction waste materials to bolster the transition toward a circular economy. This is the goal of the CONDEREFF (Construction & demolition waste management policies for improved resource efficiency) project involving ENEA, the Lazio Region and 6 other partners in 7 countries (Spain, Greece, France, Czech Republic, Italy, Austria and Germany).
Dec 19, 2019
ENEA and RSE organised the first national meeting in the last few weeks, gathering Italian delegates in the 22 Technology Collaboration Programmes (TCP), the multilateral R&I initiatives of the International Energy Agency (IEA) advancing the research, development and commercialisation of energy technologies and contributing to a more sustainable and secure global energy system.
Dec 19, 2019
ENEA recently hosted in Rome the meetMED project’s workshop “Investment climate for energy efficiency and renewable energy in selected Mediterranean countries”, in the presence of high level representatives from both the Italian Ministry of Economic Development and the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, experts from the Mediterranean Association of National Agencies for Energy Management (MEDENER) and the Regional Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (RCREEE), as well as other energy stakeholders involved in the meetMED activities.
Dec 19, 2019
“Italia in classe A - La serie” is a series of ten episodes taking us on journey into the world of energy efficiency. This is the first “info-reality TV show’’ episode dedicated to energy efficiency, produced for the purposes of an information and training campaign.
Dec 05, 2019
A pole of excellence for health and the environment, specializing in the development of advanced technologies in the fields not only of nuclear medicine and ionizing radiation for oncological diagnosis and therapies, but also hi-tech drones for monitoring the security of strategic infrastructures such as bridges and viaducts. This is the goal of the three projects − accounting for a total sum of 6 million euros − that will be implemented in the ENEA Research Centre of Brasimone
Dec 05, 2019
ENEA has finalized a tool for the study of new bioabsorbable prostheses for coronary cardiopathy treatment. Created in collaboration with the California Institute of Technology as part of the European Bi-Stretch-4-Biomed[1] project coordinated by ENEA, this tool can expand polymer or composite tubes. This is the first step in their transformation into a cardiovascular scaffold, i.e. a prosthesis capable of keeping an obstructed vessel open, thus restoring arterial blood flow.
Dec 05, 2019
New prospects in the fight against malignant mesothelioma, a rare and aggressive form of cancer that affects the mesothelium, a tissue that covers most of our internal organs.
Dec 05, 2019
New eco-sustainable products for construction, such as tiles, plasters and mortars obtained from end-of-life tyres (termed ELTs or, in Italian, PFU or pneumatici fuori utilizzo) and from discarded electrical wiring shall be produced within the ambit of two projects of a total value of more than 1.1 million euros with the participation of ENEA, the University of Calabria and two companies from the Calabria region.
Dec 05, 2019
Re-using steel industry waste to store thermal energy in thermodynamic solar plants – this is the new frontier for ENEA research in the field of circular economy, to direct the steel industry towards a “zero waste” approach, within the ambit of the European REslag project.
Dec 05, 2019
Returning the statues of the twelve Apostles and of Patron Saints to the Cathedral of Orvieto (after 120 years’ absence) was also made possible by certain innovative technological solutions implemented to ensure seismic safety.
Nov 21, 2019
CO2 emissions not falling – ISPRED energy transition index worsens.
Energy transition in Italy is going through a phase of stagnation, mainly since greenhouse gas emissions are not falling, also due to the slowdown in production from renewable sources and the price trend (prices overall remain above the EU average).
Nov 21, 2019
ENEA has won “I geni di Ecomondo 2019” − the Ecomondo geniuses 2019 award − for the best eco-innovations showcased at the 23rd edition of Ecomondo – Europe’s key international environmental sustainability event – hosted by the city of Rimini, Italy.
Nov 21, 2019
ENEA presented at Ecomondo international exhibition solutions for smart homes and smart cities. In the field of smart homes, ENEA technological innovation is based on sensors capable of gauging consumption, while also alerting us to break-ins and monitoring the health of occupants.
Nov 21, 2019
Get the latest issue of the magazine ‘Energia Ambiente e Innovazione’ via the ENEA site and App.
ENEA’s magazine, “Energia, Ambiente e Innovazione” is available online. It’s dedicated to “the energy of stars” − the great challenge to produce clean, sustainable and waste-free energy that brings together the major research institutions and instances of true excellence among entrepreneurs Europe-wide.
Nov 21, 2019
Climate change is sadly becoming a deep-rooted reality of the globe overall, yet in southern Asia it is turning into an alarming challenge to tackle. What is happening today in India is now more than ever evident and known worldwide with its negative records on heavy air pollution and number of related casualties.
Nov 21, 2019
The 35th Italian scientific expedition to Antarctica gets underway with the opening of the Italian “Mario Zucchelli” station (MZS) on the Terra Nova Bay headland. The summer campaign will last 4 months and will host 250 Italian and foreign technicians and researchers, backing up 45 research projects (some of which are sited at other Antarctic bases).
Oct 31, 2019
A recent discovery in the Egadi Islands suggests our early ancestors went to sea 2000 years earlier than previously thought. Inside the Grotta del Tuono at Marettimo, remains of a meal consisting of a deer mandible and various molluscs were found which have revealed how humans used to sail in the Mediterranean in search of food and new lands already 8600 years ago, that is towards the end of the Mesolithic and not the Neolithic as was believed until now.
Oct 31, 2019
ENEA, jointly with the Regina Elena National Cancer Institute and the San Gallicano Dermatology Institute of Rome, has developed a prototype for real-time and more accurate measurement of the radiation dose released and absorbed by the patient during cancer treatment. The project RI.GUI.DO, funded by the Foundation Terzo Pilastro, aims at more effective radiotherapy thanks to a better control of the radiation doses to increase the patients' quality of life while reducing the costs for the National Health Service.0
