The technology park, founded through the joint commitment of the Autonomous Region of Sardinia and the European Union, is a nexus of advanced infrastructure and services to help technological research innovate, develop and move into industry. It is one of Italy’s biggest technology parks with more than 50 organizations located on-site and 400 people working on research and development activities, technology transfer, training and services. There are two sites: one at Pula, inside a 160-hectare natural park along the southwestern coast of Sardinia; the other is at Alghero, in the north of the island and also located inside a nature reserve. They both stand out for their high level of functionality, privileged geographical location and ease of access. The Pula site is managed by Sardegna Ricerche while the one at Alghero is run by Porto Conte Ricerche.
Renewable Energy
General
Creation of a technology cluster based on renewable energy sources
Solar
Technologies for capturing heat (solar installations or solar ponds).
Hydrogen
- Clean combustion technologies (Hydrogen) - Modelling of fuel cells. - Modelling of innovative materials.
Sustainable Transportation
Fuel Cells
Production of: '- 2D and 3D models of single cells and of a stock of cells; - microscopic models of cell components (anodes, cathodes, electrolytes); - software instruments to integrate micro and macro models; - models of fuel-cell vehicles.
Conservation
General
Development and application of numeric models and advanced calculation instruments for analyzing environmental data and simulating the dynamics of hydrological and meteorological variables. Imaging. Geographic Information Systems (GIS).
Region
Sardinia / Sardegna
Population of Region
1.662.758
Province
Cagliari
Population of province
160,000
Airport
Cagliari-Elmas
Airport Distance
35 km
Secondary Airport
Olbia-Costa Smeralda
Secondary Airport Distance
273 km
Tertiary Airport
Alghero
Tertiary Airport Distance
242 km
Train Station
Cagliari
Train Station Distance
35 km
Port
Cagliari (per il trasporto di passeggeri)
Port Distance
35 km
Secondary Port
Porto Terminal Mediterraneo (Cagliari)
University
Università degli Studi di Cagliari
Services
- Research and development - Administrative services - Human resources - Business - Other
General
Technology cluster on renewable energy sources.
The aim is to channel the leading capabilities present in Sardinia in the sectors of advanced research and the production of renewable energy within an integrated system as a way of supporting innovative and competitive development in the area.
The activity of the cluster is closely tied to the carrying out of research, development and training projects and to the activation of four laboratories, which are to be open spaces for collaboration between the business community and the research and innovation environment within the value chain of renewable energy sources.
The project to form a technology cluster on renewable energy sources, initiated by Sardinia Ricerche, helped Sardinia win the Regionando 2007 prize, awarded by a group of Italian regions that, under the Kyoto Protocol, have distinguished themselves for their commitment to reducing emissions and maximizing ecological efficiency through targeted policies, strategies and action.
This represents an important step in forming a regional research strategy as well as an instrument to support the Regional Energy and Environment Plan and achieve the reductions in harmful emissions laid out by the protocols of Montreal, Kyoto and Gothenburg.
The idea of developing a technology cluster for this industry is a way not only of answering the need to supply concrete solutions to the question of environmental sustainability but is also an opportunity to optimize natural resources, increasing the use of renewable energy sources with the aim of setting up a complex of laboratories to be used for planning, testing prototypes and development around the theme of renewables.
Sustainable Transportation
Fuel Cells
Fuel cells:
Aim is to produce 2D and 3D models of single cells and of a stock of cells; microscopic models of cell components (anodes, cathodes, electrolytes); software instruments to integrate micro and macro models; models of fuel-cell vehicles.
Renewable Energy 
