San Gimignano, the recovery of a former prison creates a cultural hub in the urban center

An open-air theater, a musical are, spaces dedicated to workshops and local artisanship, conference rooms and offices to promote tourism. San Gimignano, a medieval town in the Siena province declared a Human Heritage Site by UNESCO, is working to recover the San Domenic complex that rises within the city’s walls, turning it into a cultural hub around which public services, and artisanal and commercial activities can be developed.

Near Pisa, the first integrated geothermal-biomass plant

Vapor and biomass together. Tuscany, with the strength of its primacy in geothermal energy and the attention it pays to renewable energy sources – nearly 25,000 plants, for a maximum capacity of 645 MW and a production of 7.343 GWh, according to the most recent statistics collected by the Gestore dei Servizi Energetici (GSE) [Electrical Services Management company] – is pushing the pedal on innovation and launches the world’s first plant to integrate the harnessing of underground heat with energy derived from biodegradable goods from the agricultural sector and connected activities.

The “win-win” IHI-Imer alliance in construction machinery sector turns 25

Born twenty-five years ago as a commercial partnership, the axis between San Gimignano’s Imer (a leader in construction machinery) and the Japanese IHI giant (multinational spanning from energy plants to shipbuilding, from turbochargers to bridges to offshore systems) has developed into a consolidated joint venture in the construction machinery sector

McPhy, the hydrogen innovation wagers on Pisa

A central location that is well connected from a logistics perspective, an important technological know-how, a political and administrative context that is committed to support innovation and, last but not least, a territory rich of history and beauties that are reknown around the world and appreciated by clients and investors.