Eni launches Road, the research hub dedicated to new energy supply chains – Corriere.it

“ROAD – Rome Advanced District” was born, the network of companies formed by Eni, Acea, Autostrade per l’Italia, Bridgestone, Cisco, Gruppo FS and NextChem (Maire) for development, within the Gasometer area of Rome Ostiense, of the first technological innovation district dedicated to new energy supply chains and open to applied industrial research collaborations in synergy with the world of research and the university. The Gazometro area of ​​Rome Ostiense – a real estate complex owned by Eni – formerly the headquarters of the Joule Business School, the new Eni research laboratories and the ZERO accelerator (node ​​of the National CDP network dedicated to the best clean tech startups). The new entity has the objective of developing, promoting and accelerating innovation projects and scientific, industrial and technological research; create supply chain collaborations between R&D departments of innovative companies, universities, research centres, startups and SMEs on technologies for the energy and digital transition; use the Ostiense asset as a living lab for experimenting with emerging technologies to support the community; attract and train talents for the development of new professions.

Decarbonization and circular economy

The main areas of impact crossed by ROAD will range from technologies for decarbonisation, to the circular economy (water and waste management), energy efficiency and storage, from sustainable mobility to smart cities, passing through the promotion of health and safety. Among the objectives of ROAD there will also be that of developing a proposal for an energy district of the future starting from the analysis, in an initial phase, of the supply chain of sustainable mobility and smart cities. The first shared work tool, which will allow existing planning to be reconciled with the vision of the future, will be the development of a metaverse environment.