italy

Italy’s first biogas-powered heating and cooling plant opens in Peschiera Borromeo

Italy has inaugurated its first integrated district heating and cooling system powered entirely by biogas generated from sewage sludge, marking a significant step toward large-scale circular energy ...

Space Economy, Italy Launches “BEX – Beyond Exploration” in 2026

The rapid evolution of the global space economy, valued at over 570 billion dollars in 2023 according to OECD estimates, is pushing countries to strengthen industrial capabilities and research netwo...

Trentino has a goal: to be the first Italian region with an ESG rating

Within a global context where competitiveness, innovation, and sustainability can no longer proceed on separate tracks, Trentino has opted to promote a development model capable of integrating them ...

The large skills gap in Italy's transition

Italy may be speaking about innovation, but its training programmes remain inadequate and poorly designed. According to the eLearning Maturity Report 2025 published by the Politecnico di Milano...

EIB and Gruppo CAP sign €100 million deal to modernise Lombardy’s water systems

The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Gruppo CAP have signed a €100 million finance agreement to support the company’s 2025–2030 investment plan. The announcement was made by EIB D...

Water crisis: the subtle rise of managed aquifer recharge

They allow water to be stored in its most precious reservoir, the subsoil, with lower environmental impacts and costs than surface aquifers. Yet, for decades, managed aquifer recharge (MAR) tec...

Feltrin (FLA): Tariffs and EUDR are a Damocles sword; let's revive the sector with EPR and the circular economy

The wood-furniture supply chain is one of the pillars of the Italian industrial system, with a positive trade surplus of €7.9 billion. The sector employs almost 300,000 people and counts over 6...

EPR furniture system: the Italian supply chain foresees a possible European scheme

Extended producer responsibility (EPR), a cornerstone of the circular economy, places the onus on producers to financially support waste treatment and recovery systems, aimed at promoting product re...

Sardinian Link: Terna’s 300-Million-Euro Investment to Power a Greener Sardinia

The Italian Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security has officially launched the authorisation procedure for the “Sardinian Link”, a strategic project by Terna aimed at reconstruc...

Inalca, an energy infrastructure geared towards biomethane

For over twenty years, Inalca, a subsidiary of the Cremonini Group and one of the leading players in Italy and Europe in the production and distribution of beef, cured meats and food products, has b...

Asbestos, thousands of schools contaminated: Italy is lagging behind in removal

The bell doesn't ring. Doors are closed and classrooms are empty, not because of a strike or technical malfunction, but because of asbestos lurking in the floors. This happened at the Tasso Institut...

Cyclus: A Circular Economy Network for the Automotive Sector

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano According to Eurostat, 6 million end-of-life vehicles are generated annually in the European Union...

Ecomondo 2025 Roadshow Builds Global Path to Rimini Expo

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Italian Exhibition Group (IEG) has launched the international roadshow leading to Ecomondo 2025, s...

Italy, Terna Reports Record €1.3 Billion Capex in First Half of 2025

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano In the first half of 2025, Terna, Italy’s national electricity transmission grid operator, d...

Smart Mountains by Design: The Example of Madonna di Campiglio

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano One of the most significant challenges for tourism in Alpine ski resorts is mobility. By definitio...

From the Pacific to Sicily: the relentless Mediterranean odyssey of the Asian seaweed

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Edoardo Piretto’s weathered hands have been scraping scales off fish since he was nine, in t...

Sounds of the Dolomites, 30 years of music amongst the peaks

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano I Suoni delle Dolomiti (Sounds of the Dolomites) festival turns 30 in 2025 and returns, from 27 Au...

Ecomondo 2025 Returns to Rimini as Europe’s Circular Economy Hub

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Ecomondo, the Italian Exhibition Group (IEG) event of reference in Europe and the Mediterranean ba...

Terna Invests in Innovation Hubs and AI to Drive the Energy Transition

Questo articolo è disponibile anche in inglese / This article is also available in English Terna, Italy’s national electricity transmission operator, is rapidly accelerating its transf...

Waste Oils and Biodiesel: A Cycle Worth Exploiting

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano In Italy, the National Consortium for the Collection and Treatment of Used Oils and Fats (CONOE) i...