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The profound process of transforming the energy system told through stories of innovation, sustainability, environment and people.
Lightbox is a space that translates the complexity and importance of this transition through the expertise and projects managed by Terna, the operator of the Italian National Transmission Grid.
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Data centres and the future: the energy challenge facing Italy
The impact of data management on the national transmission grid: Terna’s solutions to support digital growth.
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G for Grid Forming
This technology is one of the most promising solutions for a more stable and secure electricity grid, particularly in a scenario in which renewables are to be increasingly incorporated into national generation facilities. Terna has recently installed the first system of this type on Italian territory.
Challenges
What do the founders of Microsoft have to do with the electricity grid?
In the early 1970s, Bonneville Power Administration in the USA embarked upon a project to computerise the grid management system, switching from a manual programme to one run by software. Among the team of programmers was a 17-year-old high school student called Bill Gates.
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Electricity substations explained with Lego
Understanding energy poverty
Energy beneath the waves
most recent articles
The Clean Industrial Deal: the EU recommits to energy independence
Terna updates its industrial plan: 17.7 billion euros in investments over five years
The Terna Foundation for inclusion and a just transition
Biodiversity: why it’s so important to keep talking about it
The 1.5 °C limit set by the Paris Climate Agreement was breached in 2024. What now?
Terna as "an operator of the common good": a reminder from Pope Francis
interviews
Challenges
Sustainability and innovation for a just transition. A talk with Francesco Salerni
Challenges
Twin transition driven by empowerment, experience and excellence. A talk with Daniele Amati
Challenges
Systems research inspires technological innovation, for the energy of the future: a conversation with Franco Cotana
Data-driven articles
Insight
Electricity increasingly pivotal in the global energy system
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2022: a year of two halves for Italy
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The impact of Covid-19 on Italian consumption: data by sector
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