The algorithm capable of tracking air pollution sources by sector and geographical area is called ORSA and was developed by ENEA to identify their origin and  keep their track even during their chemical-physical transformations in the atmosphere. Thanks to the support of the Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security and the company Arianet, ORSA is already operational in the ENEA air quality monitoring system MINNI, which provides daily forecasts of the main concentrations of gases and particulates in the lower layers of the atmosphere (three days ahead for Italy and four days ahead for Europe).

Promoting innovative energy and digitalisation technologies to support the diffusion of renewable sources, energy communities, hydrogen, smart grids and sustainable mobility is the main focus of the three-year collaboration agreement between ENEA and the Municipality of Rome, signed by mayor Roberto Gualtieri and ENEA director general Giorgio Graditi.

Minimizing tritium release in nuclear fission and fusion reactors to mitigate the impact of this radiotoxic substance on the environment is the objective of the EU project TITANS, funded by the European Commission with 3.8 million euro, coordinated by the French organization CEA and comprising ENEA and 20 other partners from eight European countries.

In 2023 ENEA won 29 new projects, which obtained a funding of almost 8 million euro from the European Commission, of which over 60% from the Horizon Europe program. Additional 6 million euro came from the EUROfusion consortium, for a total of approximately 14 million euro, as shown in the ENEA Report “Contracts with the European Commission”, which indicates that last year ENEA participated in 162 European projects, both old and new, for a total of 48.5 million euro.

Encouraging the adoption of green roofs and walls in buildings throughout the country as an essential step of the strategies to improve the efficiency of the Italian building stock is the objective of the guidelines drawn up by the Department of Energy Efficiency Unit as part of “Italia in Classe A”, addressed to the Public Administration and local authorities to provide an overall picture on what is more and more considered an actual building component.

Heating will be switched on next week in zone E, which includes many large cities in Northern Italy, such as Milan, Turin, Bologna and Venice. To save money and increase comfort, ENEA has provided some advice on using heating systems.