Major Italian renewable energy operator providing industrial-scale PV, wind, and geothermal infrastructure for EU research validation and deployment.
Enel Green Power is the renewable energy division of the Enel Group, one of Europe's largest power utilities, headquartered in Rome. They develop, build, and operate renewable energy plants — solar photovoltaic, wind, geothermal, and hydropower — at industrial scale across multiple continents. In H2020, they serve as a real-world testing ground and deployment partner, bringing operational power plants, grid infrastructure, and energy market expertise to validate research outcomes at commercial scale. Their participation spans the full renewable energy value chain from advanced solar cell manufacturing (AMPERE, GOPV) to grid flexibility and offshore wind.
Coordinated AMPERE (EUR 8.7M, largest project) on automated PV manufacturing; participated in NextBase, GOPV, TRUST-PV, PV Impact, and PHOTORAMA covering cell design, plant optimization, and end-of-life recycling.
Coordinated DESCRAMBLE on supercritical geothermal drilling; participated in DEEPEGS (enhanced geothermal systems) and GEOENVI (geothermal environmental assessment).
Participated in CL-Windcon (wind farm control), AWESOME (wind O&M), and EU-SCORES (offshore complementary renewables).
Participated in GrapheneCore2, GrapheneCore3, and 2D-EPL pilot line — all part of the Graphene Flagship, focusing on energy applications of 2D materials.
Participated in OSMOSE (electricity flexibility solutions), MEAN4SG (smart grid metrology), and TRUST-PV (grid integration and digital twins).
Participated in REMOTE (hydrogen-based energy storage for off-grid areas) and PECSYS (solar hydrogen production via photo-electrochemistry).
In 2015-2018, EGP focused heavily on geothermal energy (DESCRAMBLE, DEEPEGS), grid metrology (MEAN4SG), and early solar cell R&D (NextBase), reflecting a broad exploration of renewable sources beyond their traditional portfolio. From 2018 onward, their focus sharpened dramatically toward photovoltaics — manufacturing automation, plant optimization, digital twins, and PV recycling — while also entering the Graphene Flagship for advanced materials. The shift signals a strategic bet on solar as their primary innovation frontier, complemented by next-generation materials research.
EGP is concentrating R&D investment on solar photovoltaic innovation — from manufacturing to digital O&M to end-of-life recycling — positioning themselves as a full-lifecycle PV industrial partner.
EGP operates overwhelmingly as a participant (20 of 23 involvements), joining large consortia rather than leading them — they coordinated only 2 projects. With 468 unique partners across 32 countries, they function as a high-connectivity hub, bringing industrial-scale infrastructure and real-world validation sites to research-driven projects. Their role is typically the large industrial end-user who provides demonstration facilities, operational data, and a pathway to market deployment.
EGP has built one of the broadest partner networks among energy companies in H2020, collaborating with 468 unique organizations across 32 countries. This pan-European reach reflects their operational presence across multiple continents and their value as a deployment partner for diverse research teams.
As a subsidiary of one of Europe's largest utilities, EGP offers something most research partners cannot: access to operational renewable energy plants at gigawatt scale for real-world validation. They bridge the gap between laboratory research and commercial deployment, making them an ideal partner for projects that need to prove technology works outside the lab. Their dual investment in both mature technologies (PV, wind, geothermal) and frontier materials (graphene) gives them unusual breadth for an industrial partner.
