Italy and the United States on Monday vowed to deepen energy ties including through increased exports to Italy of liquefied natural gas (LNG), as Europe continues to seek alternatives to Russian energy supplies following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. Italian Energy Minister Gilberto Pichetto Fratin and U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, after tal...

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Italy has often been at the forefront of renewable energy innovation, from solar rooftops and building façades to floating panels on lakes. Now Italian scientists are pushing the boundaries even further - below the surface of the sea. The latest breakthrough comes from a research team working within CNR, the National Research Council of Italy, whic...

A breakthrough in sustainable heating is emerging from Italy. Researchers at BeDimensional, a spin-off of the Graphene Labs at the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT), have developed a graphene-based paint that transforms interior surfaces into heating elements. This inventive solution offers a sleek, minimalist alternative to bulky radiators. Th...

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Google has taken a major step toward supporting the global transition to clean energy by partnering with Italian startup Energy Dome, a company known for its innovative long-duration energy storage technology that uses carbon dioxide. This collaboration aims to advance the deployment of sustainable energy systems and tackle one of the biggest chall...

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Italy’s demand for electricity in the first five months of 2025 reached 125 billion kWh, representing a decline of 1.1% compared with the same period last year. May in particular confirmed the trend, with electricity demand amounting to 24.2 billion kWh—a 2.7% decrease year‑on‑year. However, once adjusted for working days and average temperature, t...

In 1951, American physicist Lyman Spitzer introduced a bold idea: a magnetic device capable of trapping superhot plasma to replicate the power of the Sun here on Earth. He called it the “stellarator,” aiming to harness nuclear fusion as a clean, safe, and virtually limitless energy source. But the concept was far ahead of its time—too complex to bu...

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