Eni launches new research project
Advanced District”, a network of companies formed by Eni, Acea, Autostrade per l’Italia, Bridgestone, Cisco, Gruppo FS and NextChem (MAIRE) is launched today. The aim of the project, based in the Ostiense district of Rome at the site of the area’s Gasometer facility, is to develop the first technological innovation district dedicated to developing new energy supply chains, applied industrial research collaborations and academic research.
The Gasometer in Ostiense – a building complex owned by Eni covering a total surface area of approximately 13 hectares and currently undergoing redevelopment and remediation – dates back to the early twentieth century and is of great historic and industrial importance. It is already home to the Joule Business School, Eni’s new research laboratories and the ZERO accelerator (part of the CDP National Network dedicated to funding the best clean tech start-ups).
The ROAD network’s goals will be:
to develop, promote and accelerate innovative projects and scientific, industrial and technological research;
to establish supply chain collaborations between the R&D departments of companies, universities, research centres, start-ups and innovative SMEs on energy and digital transition technologies;
to use the Ostiense asset as a “living lab” to experiment with emerging technologies to support urban communities;
to attract and train talent to develop new professions.
The network’s impact areas will range from technologies for decarbonization, circular economy (water and waste management) and energy efficiency and storage, to sustainable mobility, smart cities and the promotion of health and safety. ROAD’s goals will also include developing a model for the energy districts of the future, starting with an analysis of sustainable mobility and features of smart cities.
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