Dec 23, 2021
'Air Quality Models Gateway' is the ENEA's platform on air quality in Italy. Developed at the "Atmospheric Pollution" and "Analysis and Protection of Critical Infrastructures" laboratories of ENEA, with the support of the Ministry of Ecological Transition as part of a collaboration agreement with ISPRA, the Higher Institute of Health and the Pollution Institute Atmospheric of the CNR, it has the aim of ensuring an effective implementation of the NEC Directive - National Emission Ceilings regarding the reduction of national emissions of some pollutants.
Dec 23, 2021
Guaranteeing safety of critical infrastructures of the South through static, seismic and environmental analysis and monitoring tools. This is the objective of the project RAFAEL, funded by the Ministry of University and Research with approximately 9 million euro, comprising ENEA as leader and other 18 partners including research bodies like INGV, universities and inter-university consortia (L'Aquila, Ferrara, Rome Biomedical Campus, CUEIM with the Universities of Salerno and Calabria, MEDISDIH Consortium with the Bari Polytechnic, CREO Consortium), major companies like Telecom, ANAS, E-Distribuzione, GORI Acqua, and innovative SMEs (Himet Srl, Ylichron Srl, G&A Engineering Srl, Geo-K Srl, NUVAP Srl, Tointech Srl).
Dec 23, 2021
Developing innovative models to collect and treatf organic waste in urban centers for an efficient and sustainable management also aimed at the creation of bioproducts with high added value. This is the goal of the EU project BIOCIRCULARCITIES, which involves six European countries with eight partners, including ENEA.
Dec 23, 2021
The Glinka World Soil Prize, launched in 2016, honours distinguished individuals or organizations that promote sustainable soil management, contributing to preserve soils and increase food security.
Dec 23, 2021
The PNRA, the National Research Program in Antarctica, funded by the Ministry of University and Research (MUR) managed by ENEA for logistics and CNR for scientific planning and coordination, will continue its activities during the end-of-year holidays. This year, about 140 researchers and technicians will spend Christmas over 15,000 km from home at the Mario Zucchelli (MZS), Concordia and Little Dome C bases, surrounded by the South Pole ice.
Dec 23, 2021
Blood tests to identify infections using OLEDs (Organic Light Emitting Diode) and photonic crystals are the subject of a patent owned by ENEA (70%) and Fos SpA (30%), developed at the ENEA Nanomaterials and Devices Laboratory in Portici jointly with the Institute of Applied Sciences and Intelligent Systems of the CNR of Pozzuoli.
Dec 09, 2021
The first ice core drilling campaign of Beyond Epica-Oldest Ice is starting at Little Dome C, in Antarctica. This international research project is funded by the European Commission with 11 million euros and it is coordinated by the Institute of Polar Sciences of the Cnr (National Research Council of Italy). The project aims to obtain information on the evolution of the temperatures and on the composition of the atmosphere 1.5 million years ago, by analysing the ice cores that will be extracted from the deep ice in Antarctica. These data will be invaluable for predicting future climate trends and for implementing mitigation strategies
Dec 09, 2021
Producing innovative fuels to be used in the industrìal, transport and residential sectors, using carbon dioxide and green hydrogen in a carbon-neutral production process. It’s the objective of the project E-CO2, co-funded by the Emilia-Romagna Region and the Development and Cohesion Fund, coordinated by the ENEA Laboratory CROSS-TECin Bologna jointly with the universities of Bologna and Parma, the Energy and the Environment Laboratory of Piacenza, Romagna Tech and the companies of the Hera Group, Siram Veolia, Ecospray Technologies, Tper, Idro Meccanica and Buzzi Unicem.
Dec 09, 2021
Food plants like ginger and basil, agricultural waste and plant cells to create clinically effective, safe, sustainable cosmetics. This is the goal of the project InnCoCells, funded by the EU Horizon 2020 program with 7.9 million euro, which involves 12 countries and 17 partners including ENEA and Arterra Bioscience for Italy and the Technical Research Center of Finland (VTT) as coordinator. The plants used to develop this new generation of cosmetics include turmeric, kencur, peony, cranberry, jasmine and licorice.
Dec 09, 2021
ICESP, the Italian platform of actors for the circular economy (ICESP) launched by ENEA four years ago to enable cooperation to advance the circular economy in industrial supply chains and cities, is growing.
Dec 09, 2021
Implementing an industrial-scale pilot plant, the first of its kind in Europe, capable of recovering industrial waste heat and converting it into electricity employing innovative technologies based on supercritical CO2 (sCO2).
Dec 09, 2021
Thanks to a Proof of Concept (PoC) fund and a combination of skills which include immunology, protein engineering, biotechnology and biochemistry, a team of ENEA researchers at the Biotechnologies Laboratory has patented a process to produce "detoxified" gluten for celiacs and gluten intolerants with superior nutritional and organoleptic properties compared to gluten-free products currently on the market.
Nov 25, 2021
The new summer campaign has begun at the Italian-French station of Concordia, with the arrival of the first technical crew on the Antarctic plateau, at over 3 thousand meters above sea level, as part of the expedition of the National Research Program in Antarctica (PNRA), funded by the Ministry of University and Research (MUR), managed by ENEA for logistic planning and organization and by the National Research Council (Cnr) for scientific planning and coordination.
Nov 25, 2021
Producing gaseous fuels such as hydrogen and methane from municipal solid waste, non-recyclable plastics and biomass, without polluting emissions and by using renewable energy, is the objective of a new process developed and patented at the ENEA Departments of Energy Technologies and Renewable Sources and Fusion and Technologies for Nuclear Safety.
Nov 25, 2021
Microorganisms instead of chemical fertilizers; insects as a source of protein for human and animal nutrition; innovative solutions to extract new products from coffee residues and manufacture high-value components from prickly pear waste. These are some of the projects ENEA presented as part of the II edition of the International Agrobiodiversity Congress, one of the major conferences in the world on agrobiodiversity, organized by 27 organizations, including ENEA, and hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) and Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT.
Nov 25, 2021
Developing innovative technological solutions to maximize the recovery of raw materials from photovoltaic panels at the end of their life and creating a European industrial chain to produce new ones in a circular economy perspective.
Nov 25, 2021
Nanotechnologies, sensors and hi-tech devices, biotechnologies, microorganisms and bio-based products as well as vibrating tables that simulate earthquakes and other solutions for restoration, protection and conservation of cultural, archival and book heritages. These are the technologies and infrastructures of excellence presented by ENEA at the second annual conference of the Center of Excellence DTC Lazio, the Technological District for Cultural Heritage and Activities of the Lazio Region.
Nov 25, 2021
Experiencing the charm, beauty and secrets of the oldest pharmacy in Europe through virtual reality. An international research team comprising Italy, Spain and Portugal succeded in building a 3D reconstruction of the apothecary of Santa Maria della Scala in Rome, a treasure chest dating back to the 16th century storing ancient drug recipes, substances from all continents and tools used to concoct potions and remedies employed to cure Popes, called the 'Pharmacy of the Popes'.
Nov 11, 2021
Aware of climate change, quite concerned about reducing their impact on the environment, but not always well informed about causes, possible effects and measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at national and international level, as shown from the survey SALLO! (ClimateWakeUp!Quiz) launched by ENEA, whose outcomes were presented on the occasion of the COP26 in Glasgow.
Nov 11, 2021
Creating the first European climate service to map coastal territories at risk of inundation in order to plan land use and secure the existing critical infrastructures. This is the goal of the EU project CoCLiCO (Coastal CLimate COre Services), funded by the Horizon 2020 program with about 6 million euro, comprising 18 partners - including ENEA- the only Italian research body participating, which has the task of preparing sea level rise flood maps for the entire Mediterranean and Black Sea area
