The renovation of the Sesta Laboratory (near Siena), a trial station for gas turbine combustors created by ENEL in the Siena area, which will now be converted into an infrastructure to support technological innovations in the oil&gas and power generation [sectors].
Wooded areas, geothermal energy, less combustibles, renewable energy. It is the recipe that, within just a few years, allowed Siena to become Europe’s reference point for sustainability and quality of life
A green light to the tax incentives for people investing in start ups, a measure passed at the end of 2012 by the Monti administration to support development and the affirmation of innovative business ideas.
Thirty sites in Italy for the production of solar energy for a total power of 60MW, 14 research permits for the exploitation of geothermal resources, a plant in Emilia Romagna is ready to start producing energy from biomasses.
The Region of Tuscany allies with the Gestore dei Servizi Energetici [Energy Services Management Company], the Ministry of Economy and Finance’s company that distributes incentives for the production of energy from renewable resources and promotes, at the informational level, green energy.
Siena and Florence are among the top ten cities and provinces in Italy, for quality of life.
Rock star Sting, former Timer Warner manager Richard Parsons, and businessman James B. Sherwood. Three internationally known names with a common interest: the Tuscan countryside and its food products.
The positive signals for Tuscan economy all come from abroad. Despite a comprehensively weak economic juncture, in the first semester of 2013 the orders to industry, export, and international tourism, as well as the transit of foreign travelers in airports are all shown a slight recovery in the regional territory.
The Italian Ministry of Education, Universities and Research has assigned funds to the FIRB (Funds for Investment in Fundamental Research) ‘Future in Research’ project selecting three researchers from the University of Pisa as Italian project co-ordinators and another three as local unit heads.
A cultural and artistic heritage asset constituted by 4,500 sites that attract over one hundred million visitors every year, and among which Tuscany stands out for its primacy, both in terms of offer and demand.