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  • SERGNANO, ITALY - 9 FEBRUARY 2020: Workers walk by a compression unit in the Sergnano compression plant in Sergnano, Italy, on February 9th 2020.<br />
<br />
The Sergnano compression plant is functional to the strengthening of the Snam-owned Italian gas infrastructures and their interconnection with Europe. In particular, the compression station allows the increase of gas transport capacity along the east-west route of the Po Valley and makes it possible to export gas to the Passo Gries and Tarvisio exit points towards Switzerland and Austria. The plant occupies a position of convergence of the main gas pipelines in the northern area of Italy.<br />
<br />
Italy is optimally positioned to become a leading hub for green hydrogen from North Africa to<br />
Europe. Italy could use its solar resources and its existing connection to North Africa (which has even better<br />
solar resources) to set up a leading hydrogen hub.<br />
<br />
Snam is one of the world’s leading energy infrastructure companies and first in Europe by gas transmission network size (32,625 km in Italy, over 41,000 with international subsidiaries) and storage capacity (16.9 billion cubic meters in Italy, more than 20 bcm with international subsidiaries).<br />
<br />
In September 2018, together with other European companies, Snam signed a Hydrogen Initiative declaration to support hydrogen’s potential as a sustainable energy source. The signatory companies have undertaken to gradually integrate hydrogen into gas transmission networks and to encourage their use as a solution for energy storage, as well as to support the development of hydrogen produced by electrolysis, which allows more efficient use of energy intermittent renewables.<br />
Snam has recently doubled the volume of the hydrogen blend, which was experimentally introduced into its natural gas transmission network in Contursi Terme, Salerno (Italy), to 10%, this just a few months after the 5% hydrogen blend was introduced into the network for the first time in Europe. This directly supplied two com
    CIPG_20200209_NYT-Hydrogen_M3_2913.jpg
  • SERGNANO, ITALY - 9 FEBRUARY 2020: Workers walk by a compression unit in the Sergnano compression plant in Sergnano, Italy, on February 9th 2020.<br />
<br />
The Sergnano compression plant is functional to the strengthening of the Snam-owned Italian gas infrastructures and their interconnection with Europe. In particular, the compression station allows the increase of gas transport capacity along the east-west route of the Po Valley and makes it possible to export gas to the Passo Gries and Tarvisio exit points towards Switzerland and Austria. The plant occupies a position of convergence of the main gas pipelines in the northern area of Italy.<br />
<br />
Italy is optimally positioned to become a leading hub for green hydrogen from North Africa to<br />
Europe. Italy could use its solar resources and its existing connection to North Africa (which has even better<br />
solar resources) to set up a leading hydrogen hub.<br />
<br />
Snam is one of the world’s leading energy infrastructure companies and first in Europe by gas transmission network size (32,625 km in Italy, over 41,000 with international subsidiaries) and storage capacity (16.9 billion cubic meters in Italy, more than 20 bcm with international subsidiaries).<br />
<br />
In September 2018, together with other European companies, Snam signed a Hydrogen Initiative declaration to support hydrogen’s potential as a sustainable energy source. The signatory companies have undertaken to gradually integrate hydrogen into gas transmission networks and to encourage their use as a solution for energy storage, as well as to support the development of hydrogen produced by electrolysis, which allows more efficient use of energy intermittent renewables.<br />
Snam has recently doubled the volume of the hydrogen blend, which was experimentally introduced into its natural gas transmission network in Contursi Terme, Salerno (Italy), to 10%, this just a few months after the 5% hydrogen blend was introduced into the network for the first time in Europe. This directly supplied two com
    CIPG_20200209_NYT-Hydrogen_M3_2898.jpg
  • SERGNANO, ITALY - 9 FEBRUARY 2020: A worker is seen here on the roof of a turbocompressor building overlooking the Sergnano compression plant in Sergnano, Italy, on February 9th 2020.<br />
<br />
The Sergnano compression plant is functional to the strengthening of the Snam-owned Italian gas infrastructures and their interconnection with Europe. In particular, the compression station allows the increase of gas transport capacity along the east-west route of the Po Valley and makes it possible to export gas to the Passo Gries and Tarvisio exit points towards Switzerland and Austria. The plant occupies a position of convergence of the main gas pipelines in the northern area of Italy.<br />
<br />
Italy is optimally positioned to become a leading hub for green hydrogen from North Africa to<br />
Europe. Italy could use its solar resources and its existing connection to North Africa (which has even better<br />
solar resources) to set up a leading hydrogen hub.<br />
<br />
Snam is one of the world’s leading energy infrastructure companies and first in Europe by gas transmission network size (32,625 km in Italy, over 41,000 with international subsidiaries) and storage capacity (16.9 billion cubic meters in Italy, more than 20 bcm with international subsidiaries).<br />
<br />
In September 2018, together with other European companies, Snam signed a Hydrogen Initiative declaration to support hydrogen’s potential as a sustainable energy source. The signatory companies have undertaken to gradually integrate hydrogen into gas transmission networks and to encourage their use as a solution for energy storage, as well as to support the development of hydrogen produced by electrolysis, which allows more efficient use of energy intermittent renewables.<br />
Snam has recently doubled the volume of the hydrogen blend, which was experimentally introduced into its natural gas transmission network in Contursi Terme, Salerno (Italy), to 10%, this just a few months after the 5% hydrogen blend was introduced into the network for the first time in
    CIPG_20200209_NYT-Hydrogen_M3_2827.jpg
  • SERGNANO, ITALY - 9 FEBRUARY 2020: A natural gas turbine is seen here in the Sergnano compression plant in Sergnano, Italy, on February 9th 2020.<br />
<br />
The Sergnano compression plant is functional to the strengthening of the Snam-owned Italian gas infrastructures and their interconnection with Europe. In particular, the compression station allows the increase of gas transport capacity along the east-west route of the Po Valley and makes it possible to export gas to the Passo Gries and Tarvisio exit points towards Switzerland and Austria. The plant occupies a position of convergence of the main gas pipelines in the northern area of Italy.<br />
<br />
Italy is optimally positioned to become a leading hub for green hydrogen from North Africa to<br />
Europe. Italy could use its solar resources and its existing connection to North Africa (which has even better<br />
solar resources) to set up a leading hydrogen hub.<br />
<br />
Snam is one of the world’s leading energy infrastructure companies and first in Europe by gas transmission network size (32,625 km in Italy, over 41,000 with international subsidiaries) and storage capacity (16.9 billion cubic meters in Italy, more than 20 bcm with international subsidiaries).<br />
<br />
In September 2018, together with other European companies, Snam signed a Hydrogen Initiative declaration to support hydrogen’s potential as a sustainable energy source. The signatory companies have undertaken to gradually integrate hydrogen into gas transmission networks and to encourage their use as a solution for energy storage, as well as to support the development of hydrogen produced by electrolysis, which allows more efficient use of energy intermittent renewables.<br />
Snam has recently doubled the volume of the hydrogen blend, which was experimentally introduced into its natural gas transmission network in Contursi Terme, Salerno (Italy), to 10%, this just a few months after the 5% hydrogen blend was introduced into the network for the first time in Europe. This directly supplied two com
    CIPG_20200209_NYT-Hydrogen_M3_2791.jpg
  • SERGNANO, ITALY - 9 FEBRUARY 2020: The suction filter station is seen here in the Sergnano compression plant in Sergnano, Italy, on February 9th 2020.<br />
<br />
The Sergnano compression plant is functional to the strengthening of the Snam-owned Italian gas infrastructures and their interconnection with Europe. In particular, the compression station allows the increase of gas transport capacity along the east-west route of the Po Valley and makes it possible to export gas to the Passo Gries and Tarvisio exit points towards Switzerland and Austria. The plant occupies a position of convergence of the main gas pipelines in the northern area of Italy.<br />
<br />
Italy is optimally positioned to become a leading hub for green hydrogen from North Africa to<br />
Europe. Italy could use its solar resources and its existing connection to North Africa (which has even better<br />
solar resources) to set up a leading hydrogen hub.<br />
<br />
Snam is one of the world’s leading energy infrastructure companies and first in Europe by gas transmission network size (32,625 km in Italy, over 41,000 with international subsidiaries) and storage capacity (16.9 billion cubic meters in Italy, more than 20 bcm with international subsidiaries).<br />
<br />
In September 2018, together with other European companies, Snam signed a Hydrogen Initiative declaration to support hydrogen’s potential as a sustainable energy source. The signatory companies have undertaken to gradually integrate hydrogen into gas transmission networks and to encourage their use as a solution for energy storage, as well as to support the development of hydrogen produced by electrolysis, which allows more efficient use of energy intermittent renewables.<br />
Snam has recently doubled the volume of the hydrogen blend, which was experimentally introduced into its natural gas transmission network in Contursi Terme, Salerno (Italy), to 10%, this just a few months after the 5% hydrogen blend was introduced into the network for the first time in Europe. This directly supplied tw
    CIPG_20200209_NYT-Hydrogen_M3_2703.jpg
  • SERGNANO, ITALY - 9 FEBRUARY 2020: Workers are seen here at work in the control room of the Sergnano compression plant in Sergnano, Italy, on February 9th 2020.<br />
<br />
The Sergnano compression plant is functional to the strengthening of the Snam-owned Italian gas infrastructures and their interconnection with Europe. In particular, the compression station allows the increase of gas transport capacity along the east-west route of the Po Valley and makes it possible to export gas to the Passo Gries and Tarvisio exit points towards Switzerland and Austria. The plant occupies a position of convergence of the main gas pipelines in the northern area of Italy.<br />
<br />
Italy is optimally positioned to become a leading hub for green hydrogen from North Africa to<br />
Europe. Italy could use its solar resources and its existing connection to North Africa (which has even better<br />
solar resources) to set up a leading hydrogen hub.<br />
<br />
Snam is one of the world’s leading energy infrastructure companies and first in Europe by gas transmission network size (32,625 km in Italy, over 41,000 with international subsidiaries) and storage capacity (16.9 billion cubic meters in Italy, more than 20 bcm with international subsidiaries).<br />
<br />
In September 2018, together with other European companies, Snam signed a Hydrogen Initiative declaration to support hydrogen’s potential as a sustainable energy source. The signatory companies have undertaken to gradually integrate hydrogen into gas transmission networks and to encourage their use as a solution for energy storage, as well as to support the development of hydrogen produced by electrolysis, which allows more efficient use of energy intermittent renewables.<br />
Snam has recently doubled the volume of the hydrogen blend, which was experimentally introduced into its natural gas transmission network in Contursi Terme, Salerno (Italy), to 10%, this just a few months after the 5% hydrogen blend was introduced into the network for the first time in Europe. This directly s
    CIPG_20200209_NYT-Hydrogen_M3_2645.jpg
  • SERGNANO, ITALY - 9 FEBRUARY 2020: A gas compressor is seen here at the Sergnano compression plant in Sergnano, Italy, on February 9th 2020.<br />
<br />
The Sergnano compression plant is functional to the strengthening of the Snam-owned Italian gas infrastructures and their interconnection with Europe. In particular, the compression station allows the increase of gas transport capacity along the east-west route of the Po Valley and makes it possible to export gas to the Passo Gries and Tarvisio exit points towards Switzerland and Austria. The plant occupies a position of convergence of the main gas pipelines in the northern area of Italy.<br />
<br />
Italy is optimally positioned to become a leading hub for green hydrogen from North Africa to<br />
Europe. Italy could use its solar resources and its existing connection to North Africa (which has even better<br />
solar resources) to set up a leading hydrogen hub.<br />
<br />
Snam is one of the world’s leading energy infrastructure companies and first in Europe by gas transmission network size (32,625 km in Italy, over 41,000 with international subsidiaries) and storage capacity (16.9 billion cubic meters in Italy, more than 20 bcm with international subsidiaries).<br />
<br />
In September 2018, together with other European companies, Snam signed a Hydrogen Initiative declaration to support hydrogen’s potential as a sustainable energy source. The signatory companies have undertaken to gradually integrate hydrogen into gas transmission networks and to encourage their use as a solution for energy storage, as well as to support the development of hydrogen produced by electrolysis, which allows more efficient use of energy intermittent renewables.<br />
Snam has recently doubled the volume of the hydrogen blend, which was experimentally introduced into its natural gas transmission network in Contursi Terme, Salerno (Italy), to 10%, this just a few months after the 5% hydrogen blend was introduced into the network for the first time in Europe. This directly supplied two companie
    CIPG_20200209_NYT-Hydrogen_M3_2778.jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 13 APRIL 2018: A informative display shows information regarding the roof solar plant of the 3Sun factory, the last European photovoltaic factory, in Catania, Italy, on April 13th 2018.<br />
<br />
3SUN is the last European photovoltaic factory which intends to compete with the most important worldwide companies in this sector. 3SUN is an industrial project that was founded in 2010 as a joint venture agreement between Enel Green Power, Sharp Corporation and STMicroelectronics. Since 2015 3Sun is entirely owned by Enel Green Power, the Italian multinational renewable-energy corporation.<br />
<br />
<br />
The 3SUN solar factory will produce bifacial thin film solar panel using heterojunction technology.<br />
The new panel marks a technological leap forward from the previous solution, based on the multi-junction of thin film silicon, to the production of new, cutting-edge bifacial photovoltaic modules using the heterojunction of amorphous and crystalline silicon (known as HJT).<br />
The new module will be exclusively produced in Catania and will guarantee a high performance in terms of efficiency and productivity, as well as a low degradation rate.
    CIPG_20180413_NYT-Solar_M3_3851.jpg
  • Cantieri Culturali alla Zisa, Palermo, Italy - 4 January, 2011. A plant groes in one of the warehouses of the Cantieri Culturali alla Zisa, an ex industrial district tranformed in a cultural space and half-abbandonned in the past 10 years by the local administration. ### Cantieri Culturali alla Zisa, Palermo - 4 gennaio 2011. Una pianta cresce in uno dei capannoni dei Cantieri Culturali alla Zisa, un ex distretto industriale trasformato in spazio culturale e abbandonato da ormai 10 anni dall'amministrazione locale.
    CIPG_20120104_LE-MONDE_Carte-Blanche...jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 13 APRIL 2018:  People are seen here by the Fontana dell'Elefante (Elephant Fountain) in Piazza Duomo, in the historical center of Catania, Italy, on April 13th 2018.<br />
<br />
Catania is home to 3SUN, the last European photovoltaic factory which intends to compete with the most important worldwide companies in this sector. 3SUN is an industrial project that was founded in 2010 as a joint venture agreement between Enel Green Power, Sharp Corporation and STMicroelectronics. Since 2015 3Sun is entirely owned by Enel Green Power, the Italian multinational renewable-energy corporation.<br />
<br />
<br />
The 3SUN solar factory will produce bifacial thin film solar panel using heterojunction technology.<br />
The new panel marks a technological leap forward from the previous solution, based on the multi-junction of thin film silicon, to the production of new, cutting-edge bifacial photovoltaic modules using the heterojunction of amorphous and crystalline silicon (known as HJT).<br />
The new module will be exclusively produced in Catania and will guarantee a high performance in terms of efficiency and productivity, as well as a low degradation rate.
    CIPG_20180413_NYT-Solar_M3_4253.jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 13 APRIL 2018: Mayor of Catania Enzo Bianco (67), who recently inaugurated the production line of the new bifacial thin film solar panel at the 3Sun factory, the last European photovoltaic factory, poses for a portrait in his office in the town hall of Catania, Italy, on April 13th 2018.<br />
<br />
Catania is home to 3SUN, the last European photovoltaic factory which intends to compete with the most important worldwide companies in this sector. 3SUN is an industrial project that was founded in 2010 as a joint venture agreement between Enel Green Power, Sharp Corporation and STMicroelectronics. Since 2015 3Sun is entirely owned by Enel Green Power, the Italian multinational renewable-energy corporation.<br />
<br />
<br />
The 3SUN solar factory will produce bifacial thin film solar panel using heterojunction technology.<br />
The new panel marks a technological leap forward from the previous solution, based on the multi-junction of thin film silicon, to the production of new, cutting-edge bifacial photovoltaic modules using the heterojunction of amorphous and crystalline silicon (known as HJT).<br />
The new module will be exclusively produced in Catania and will guarantee a high performance in terms of efficiency and productivity, as well as a low degradation rate.
    CIPG_20180413_NYT-Solar_M3_3914.jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 13 APRIL 2018: An employee of the 3Sun factory, the last European photovoltaic factory, is seen here at work by the production line of the the new bifacial thin film solar panel during the testing phase, in Catania, Italy, on April 13th 2018.<br />
<br />
3SUN is the last European photovoltaic factory which intends to compete with the most important worldwide companies in this sector. 3SUN is an industrial project that was founded in 2010 as a joint venture agreement between Enel Green Power, Sharp Corporation and STMicroelectronics. Since 2015 3Sun is entirely owned by Enel Green Power, the Italian multinational renewable-energy corporation.<br />
<br />
<br />
The 3SUN solar factory will produce bifacial thin film solar panel using heterojunction technology.<br />
The new panel marks a technological leap forward from the previous solution, based on the multi-junction of thin film silicon, to the production of new, cutting-edge bifacial photovoltaic modules using the heterojunction of amorphous and crystalline silicon (known as HJT).<br />
The new module will be exclusively produced in Catania and will guarantee a high performance in terms of efficiency and productivity, as well as a low degradation rate.
    CIPG_20180413_NYT-Solar_M3_3545.jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 13 APRIL 2018: A man is seen here walking by the closed market in the historical center of Catania, Italy, on April 13th 2018.<br />
<br />
Catania is home to 3SUN, the last European photovoltaic factory which intends to compete with the most important worldwide companies in this sector. 3SUN is an industrial project that was founded in 2010 as a joint venture agreement between Enel Green Power, Sharp Corporation and STMicroelectronics. Since 2015 3Sun is entirely owned by Enel Green Power, the Italian multinational renewable-energy corporation.<br />
<br />
<br />
The 3SUN solar factory will produce bifacial thin film solar panel using heterojunction technology.<br />
The new panel marks a technological leap forward from the previous solution, based on the multi-junction of thin film silicon, to the production of new, cutting-edge bifacial photovoltaic modules using the heterojunction of amorphous and crystalline silicon (known as HJT).<br />
The new module will be exclusively produced in Catania and will guarantee a high performance in terms of efficiency and productivity, as well as a low degradation rate.
    CIPG_20180413_NYT-Solar_M3_4364.jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 13 APRIL 2018: A scooter is parked in front of a stationery store in Catania, Italy, on April 13th 2018.<br />
<br />
Catania is home to 3SUN, the last European photovoltaic factory which intends to compete with the most important worldwide companies in this sector. 3SUN is an industrial project that was founded in 2010 as a joint venture agreement between Enel Green Power, Sharp Corporation and STMicroelectronics. Since 2015 3Sun is entirely owned by Enel Green Power, the Italian multinational renewable-energy corporation.<br />
<br />
<br />
The 3SUN solar factory will produce bifacial thin film solar panel using heterojunction technology.<br />
The new panel marks a technological leap forward from the previous solution, based on the multi-junction of thin film silicon, to the production of new, cutting-edge bifacial photovoltaic modules using the heterojunction of amorphous and crystalline silicon (known as HJT).<br />
The new module will be exclusively produced in Catania and will guarantee a high performance in terms of efficiency and productivity, as well as a low degradation rate.
    CIPG_20180413_NYT-Solar_M3_4354.jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 13 APRIL 2018:  A retired man reads a book in the courtyard of the Catania CGIL, a national trade union centry in Italy, in Catania, Italy, on April 13th 2018.<br />
<br />
Catania is home to 3SUN, the last European photovoltaic factory which intends to compete with the most important worldwide companies in this sector. 3SUN is an industrial project that was founded in 2010 as a joint venture agreement between Enel Green Power, Sharp Corporation and STMicroelectronics. Since 2015 3Sun is entirely owned by Enel Green Power, the Italian multinational renewable-energy corporation.<br />
<br />
<br />
The 3SUN solar factory will produce bifacial thin film solar panel using heterojunction technology.<br />
The new panel marks a technological leap forward from the previous solution, based on the multi-junction of thin film silicon, to the production of new, cutting-edge bifacial photovoltaic modules using the heterojunction of amorphous and crystalline silicon (known as HJT).<br />
The new module will be exclusively produced in Catania and will guarantee a high performance in terms of efficiency and productivity, as well as a low degradation rate.
    CIPG_20180413_NYT-Solar_M3_4346.jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 13 APRIL 2018: A view of the Cathedal of Sant'Agata in Catania, Italy, on April 13th 2018.<br />
<br />
Catania is home to 3SUN, the last European photovoltaic factory which intends to compete with the most important worldwide companies in this sector. 3SUN is an industrial project that was founded in 2010 as a joint venture agreement between Enel Green Power, Sharp Corporation and STMicroelectronics. Since 2015 3Sun is entirely owned by Enel Green Power, the Italian multinational renewable-energy corporation.<br />
<br />
<br />
The 3SUN solar factory will produce bifacial thin film solar panel using heterojunction technology.<br />
The new panel marks a technological leap forward from the previous solution, based on the multi-junction of thin film silicon, to the production of new, cutting-edge bifacial photovoltaic modules using the heterojunction of amorphous and crystalline silicon (known as HJT).<br />
The new module will be exclusively produced in Catania and will guarantee a high performance in terms of efficiency and productivity, as well as a low degradation rate.
    CIPG_20180413_NYT-Solar_M3_4299.jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 13 APRIL 2018: A view of the Cathedal of Sant'Agata in Catania, Italy, on April 13th 2018.<br />
<br />
Catania is home to 3SUN, the last European photovoltaic factory which intends to compete with the most important worldwide companies in this sector. 3SUN is an industrial project that was founded in 2010 as a joint venture agreement between Enel Green Power, Sharp Corporation and STMicroelectronics. Since 2015 3Sun is entirely owned by Enel Green Power, the Italian multinational renewable-energy corporation.<br />
<br />
<br />
The 3SUN solar factory will produce bifacial thin film solar panel using heterojunction technology.<br />
The new panel marks a technological leap forward from the previous solution, based on the multi-junction of thin film silicon, to the production of new, cutting-edge bifacial photovoltaic modules using the heterojunction of amorphous and crystalline silicon (known as HJT).<br />
The new module will be exclusively produced in Catania and will guarantee a high performance in terms of efficiency and productivity, as well as a low degradation rate.
    CIPG_20180413_NYT-Solar_M3_4274.jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 13 APRIL 2018: A street scene in Piazza Duomo, in the historical center of Catania, Italy, on April 13th 2018.<br />
<br />
Catania is home to 3SUN, the last European photovoltaic factory which intends to compete with the most important worldwide companies in this sector. 3SUN is an industrial project that was founded in 2010 as a joint venture agreement between Enel Green Power, Sharp Corporation and STMicroelectronics. Since 2015 3Sun is entirely owned by Enel Green Power, the Italian multinational renewable-energy corporation.<br />
<br />
<br />
The 3SUN solar factory will produce bifacial thin film solar panel using heterojunction technology.<br />
The new panel marks a technological leap forward from the previous solution, based on the multi-junction of thin film silicon, to the production of new, cutting-edge bifacial photovoltaic modules using the heterojunction of amorphous and crystalline silicon (known as HJT).<br />
The new module will be exclusively produced in Catania and will guarantee a high performance in terms of efficiency and productivity, as well as a low degradation rate.
    CIPG_20180413_NYT-Solar_M3_4217.jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 13 APRIL 2018: A view of the Cathedal of Sant'Agata in Catania, Italy, on April 13th 2018.<br />
<br />
Catania is home to 3SUN, the last European photovoltaic factory which intends to compete with the most important worldwide companies in this sector. 3SUN is an industrial project that was founded in 2010 as a joint venture agreement between Enel Green Power, Sharp Corporation and STMicroelectronics. Since 2015 3Sun is entirely owned by Enel Green Power, the Italian multinational renewable-energy corporation.<br />
<br />
<br />
The 3SUN solar factory will produce bifacial thin film solar panel using heterojunction technology.<br />
The new panel marks a technological leap forward from the previous solution, based on the multi-junction of thin film silicon, to the production of new, cutting-edge bifacial photovoltaic modules using the heterojunction of amorphous and crystalline silicon (known as HJT).<br />
The new module will be exclusively produced in Catania and will guarantee a high performance in terms of efficiency and productivity, as well as a low degradation rate.
    CIPG_20180413_NYT-Solar_M3_4190.jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 13 APRIL 2018:  Muscovy ducks are seen here by an articial lake used for the testing of floating photovoltaic panels, here at the Enel Innovation Lab, a research and development hub in Catania, Italy, on April 13th 2018.<br />
<br />
The Innovation Lab Lab, which occupies a total area of ten hectares, hosts 1,000 square metres of labs and 30,000 square metres of outdoor testing areas, is a technological campus and an accelerator of young entrepreneurship, hosting start-ups and nationally and internationally important research centres (CNR, INRIM, University of Catania). <br />
Catania is home to 3SUN, the last European photovoltaic factory which intends to compete with the most important worldwide companies in this sector. 3SUN is an industrial project that was founded in 2010 as a joint venture agreement between Enel Green Power, Sharp Corporation and STMicroelectronics. Since 2015 3Sun is entirely owned by Enel Green Power, the Italian multinational renewable-energy corporation.<br />
<br />
<br />
The 3SUN solar factory will produce bifacial thin film solar panel using heterojunction technology.<br />
The new panel marks a technological leap forward from the previous solution, based on the multi-junction of thin film silicon, to the production of new, cutting-edge bifacial photovoltaic modules using the heterojunction of amorphous and crystalline silicon (known as HJT).<br />
The new module will be exclusively produced in Catania and will guarantee a high performance in terms of efficiency and productivity, as well as a low degradation rate.
    CIPG_20180413_NYT-Solar_M3_4122.jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 13 APRIL 2018: Fabrizio Coco (36), a testing specialist of the solar simulator, poses for a portrait at the solar simulator lab of the Enel Innovation Lab, a research and development hub in Catania, Italy, on April 13th 2018.<br />
<br />
The Innovation Lab Lab, which occupies a total area of ten hectares, hosts 1,000 square metres of labs and 30,000 square metres of outdoor testing areas, is a technological campus and an accelerator of young entrepreneurship, hosting start-ups and nationally and internationally important research centres (CNR, INRIM, University of Catania). <br />
Catania is home to 3SUN, the last European photovoltaic factory which intends to compete with the most important worldwide companies in this sector. 3SUN is an industrial project that was founded in 2010 as a joint venture agreement between Enel Green Power, Sharp Corporation and STMicroelectronics. Since 2015 3Sun is entirely owned by Enel Green Power, the Italian multinational renewable-energy corporation.<br />
<br />
<br />
The 3SUN solar factory will produce bifacial thin film solar panel using heterojunction technology.<br />
The new panel marks a technological leap forward from the previous solution, based on the multi-junction of thin film silicon, to the production of new, cutting-edge bifacial photovoltaic modules using the heterojunction of amorphous and crystalline silicon (known as HJT).<br />
The new module will be exclusively produced in Catania and will guarantee a high performance in terms of efficiency and productivity, as well as a low degradation rate.
    CIPG_20180413_NYT-Solar_M3_4087.jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 13 APRIL 2018: Fabrizio Coco (36), a testing specialist of the solar simulator, poses for a portrait at the solar simulator lab of the Enel Innovation Lab, a research and development hub in Catania, Italy, on April 13th 2018.<br />
<br />
The Innovation Lab Lab, which occupies a total area of ten hectares, hosts 1,000 square metres of labs and 30,000 square metres of outdoor testing areas, is a technological campus and an accelerator of young entrepreneurship, hosting start-ups and nationally and internationally important research centres (CNR, INRIM, University of Catania). <br />
Catania is home to 3SUN, the last European photovoltaic factory which intends to compete with the most important worldwide companies in this sector. 3SUN is an industrial project that was founded in 2010 as a joint venture agreement between Enel Green Power, Sharp Corporation and STMicroelectronics. Since 2015 3Sun is entirely owned by Enel Green Power, the Italian multinational renewable-energy corporation.<br />
<br />
<br />
The 3SUN solar factory will produce bifacial thin film solar panel using heterojunction technology.<br />
The new panel marks a technological leap forward from the previous solution, based on the multi-junction of thin film silicon, to the production of new, cutting-edge bifacial photovoltaic modules using the heterojunction of amorphous and crystalline silicon (known as HJT).<br />
The new module will be exclusively produced in Catania and will guarantee a high performance in terms of efficiency and productivity, as well as a low degradation rate.
    CIPG_20180413_NYT-Solar_M3_4066.jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 13 APRIL 2018:  A tested solar panel is seen here in the solar simulator lab of the Enel Innovation Lab, a research and development hub in Catania, Italy, on April 13th 2018.<br />
<br />
The Innovation Lab Lab, which occupies a total area of ten hectares, hosts 1,000 square metres of labs and 30,000 square metres of outdoor testing areas, is a technological campus and an accelerator of young entrepreneurship, hosting start-ups and nationally and internationally important research centres (CNR, INRIM, University of Catania). <br />
Catania is home to 3SUN, the last European photovoltaic factory which intends to compete with the most important worldwide companies in this sector. 3SUN is an industrial project that was founded in 2010 as a joint venture agreement between Enel Green Power, Sharp Corporation and STMicroelectronics. Since 2015 3Sun is entirely owned by Enel Green Power, the Italian multinational renewable-energy corporation.<br />
<br />
<br />
The 3SUN solar factory will produce bifacial thin film solar panel using heterojunction technology.<br />
The new panel marks a technological leap forward from the previous solution, based on the multi-junction of thin film silicon, to the production of new, cutting-edge bifacial photovoltaic modules using the heterojunction of amorphous and crystalline silicon (known as HJT).<br />
The new module will be exclusively produced in Catania and will guarantee a high performance in terms of efficiency and productivity, as well as a low degradation rate.
    CIPG_20180413_NYT-Solar_M3_4047.jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 13 APRIL 2018:  The new bifacial thin film solar panel, produced by 3Sun, is tested here at the Enel Innovation Lab, a research and development hub in Catania, Italy, on April 13th 2018.<br />
<br />
The Innovation Lab Lab, which occupies a total area of ten hectares, hosts 1,000 square metres of labs and 30,000 square metres of outdoor testing areas, is a technological campus and an accelerator of young entrepreneurship, hosting start-ups and nationally and internationally important research centres (CNR, INRIM, University of Catania). <br />
Catania is home to 3SUN, the last European photovoltaic factory which intends to compete with the most important worldwide companies in this sector. 3SUN is an industrial project that was founded in 2010 as a joint venture agreement between Enel Green Power, Sharp Corporation and STMicroelectronics. Since 2015 3Sun is entirely owned by Enel Green Power, the Italian multinational renewable-energy corporation.<br />
<br />
<br />
The 3SUN solar factory will produce bifacial thin film solar panel using heterojunction technology.<br />
The new panel marks a technological leap forward from the previous solution, based on the multi-junction of thin film silicon, to the production of new, cutting-edge bifacial photovoltaic modules using the heterojunction of amorphous and crystalline silicon (known as HJT).<br />
The new module will be exclusively produced in Catania and will guarantee a high performance in terms of efficiency and productivity, as well as a low degradation rate.
    CIPG_20180413_NYT-Solar_M3_4032.jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 13 APRIL 2018:  The new bifacial thin film solar panel, produced by 3Sun, is tested here at the Enel Innovation Lab, a research and development hub in Catania, Italy, on April 13th 2018.<br />
<br />
The Innovation Lab Lab, which occupies a total area of ten hectares, hosts 1,000 square metres of labs and 30,000 square metres of outdoor testing areas, is a technological campus and an accelerator of young entrepreneurship, hosting start-ups and nationally and internationally important research centres (CNR, INRIM, University of Catania). <br />
Catania is home to 3SUN, the last European photovoltaic factory which intends to compete with the most important worldwide companies in this sector. 3SUN is an industrial project that was founded in 2010 as a joint venture agreement between Enel Green Power, Sharp Corporation and STMicroelectronics. Since 2015 3Sun is entirely owned by Enel Green Power, the Italian multinational renewable-energy corporation.<br />
<br />
<br />
The 3SUN solar factory will produce bifacial thin film solar panel using heterojunction technology.<br />
The new panel marks a technological leap forward from the previous solution, based on the multi-junction of thin film silicon, to the production of new, cutting-edge bifacial photovoltaic modules using the heterojunction of amorphous and crystalline silicon (known as HJT).<br />
The new module will be exclusively produced in Catania and will guarantee a high performance in terms of efficiency and productivity, as well as a low degradation rate.
    CIPG_20180413_NYT-Solar_M3_4013.jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 13 APRIL 2018:  The new bifacial thin film solar panel, produced by 3Sun, is tested here at the Enel Innovation Lab, a research and development hub in Catania, Italy, on April 13th 2018.<br />
<br />
The Innovation Lab Lab, which occupies a total area of ten hectares, hosts 1,000 square metres of labs and 30,000 square metres of outdoor testing areas, is a technological campus and an accelerator of young entrepreneurship, hosting start-ups and nationally and internationally important research centres (CNR, INRIM, University of Catania). <br />
Catania is home to 3SUN, the last European photovoltaic factory which intends to compete with the most important worldwide companies in this sector. 3SUN is an industrial project that was founded in 2010 as a joint venture agreement between Enel Green Power, Sharp Corporation and STMicroelectronics. Since 2015 3Sun is entirely owned by Enel Green Power, the Italian multinational renewable-energy corporation.<br />
<br />
<br />
The 3SUN solar factory will produce bifacial thin film solar panel using heterojunction technology.<br />
The new panel marks a technological leap forward from the previous solution, based on the multi-junction of thin film silicon, to the production of new, cutting-edge bifacial photovoltaic modules using the heterojunction of amorphous and crystalline silicon (known as HJT).<br />
The new module will be exclusively produced in Catania and will guarantee a high performance in terms of efficiency and productivity, as well as a low degradation rate.
    CIPG_20180413_NYT-Solar_M3_3988.jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 13 APRIL 2018:  A testing console is seen here at the Enel Innovation Lab, a research and development hub in Catania, Italy, on April 13th 2018.<br />
<br />
The Innovation Lab Lab, which occupies a total area of ten hectares, hosts 1,000 square metres of labs and 30,000 square metres of outdoor testing areas, is a technological campus and an accelerator of young entrepreneurship, hosting start-ups and nationally and internationally important research centres (CNR, INRIM, University of Catania). <br />
Catania is home to 3SUN, the last European photovoltaic factory which intends to compete with the most important worldwide companies in this sector. 3SUN is an industrial project that was founded in 2010 as a joint venture agreement between Enel Green Power, Sharp Corporation and STMicroelectronics. Since 2015 3Sun is entirely owned by Enel Green Power, the Italian multinational renewable-energy corporation.<br />
<br />
<br />
The 3SUN solar factory will produce bifacial thin film solar panel using heterojunction technology.<br />
The new panel marks a technological leap forward from the previous solution, based on the multi-junction of thin film silicon, to the production of new, cutting-edge bifacial photovoltaic modules using the heterojunction of amorphous and crystalline silicon (known as HJT).<br />
The new module will be exclusively produced in Catania and will guarantee a high performance in terms of efficiency and productivity, as well as a low degradation rate.
    CIPG_20180413_NYT-Solar_M3_3982.jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 13 APRIL 2018:  A solar panel is tested here at the Enel Innovation Lab, a research and development hub in Catania, Italy, on April 13th 2018.<br />
<br />
The Innovation Lab Lab, which occupies a total area of ten hectares, hosts 1,000 square metres of labs and 30,000 square metres of outdoor testing areas, is a technological campus and an accelerator of young entrepreneurship, hosting start-ups and nationally and internationally important research centres (CNR, INRIM, University of Catania). <br />
Catania is home to 3SUN, the last European photovoltaic factory which intends to compete with the most important worldwide companies in this sector. 3SUN is an industrial project that was founded in 2010 as a joint venture agreement between Enel Green Power, Sharp Corporation and STMicroelectronics. Since 2015 3Sun is entirely owned by Enel Green Power, the Italian multinational renewable-energy corporation.<br />
<br />
<br />
The 3SUN solar factory will produce bifacial thin film solar panel using heterojunction technology.<br />
The new panel marks a technological leap forward from the previous solution, based on the multi-junction of thin film silicon, to the production of new, cutting-edge bifacial photovoltaic modules using the heterojunction of amorphous and crystalline silicon (known as HJT).<br />
The new module will be exclusively produced in Catania and will guarantee a high performance in terms of efficiency and productivity, as well as a low degradation rate.
    CIPG_20180413_NYT-Solar_M3_3970.jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 13 APRIL 2018: Mayor of Catania Enzo Bianco (67), who recently inaugurated the production line of the new bifacial thin film solar panel at the 3Sun factory, the last European photovoltaic factory, poses for a portrait in his office in the town hall of Catania, Italy, on April 13th 2018.<br />
<br />
Catania is home to 3SUN, the last European photovoltaic factory which intends to compete with the most important worldwide companies in this sector. 3SUN is an industrial project that was founded in 2010 as a joint venture agreement between Enel Green Power, Sharp Corporation and STMicroelectronics. Since 2015 3Sun is entirely owned by Enel Green Power, the Italian multinational renewable-energy corporation.<br />
<br />
<br />
The 3SUN solar factory will produce bifacial thin film solar panel using heterojunction technology.<br />
The new panel marks a technological leap forward from the previous solution, based on the multi-junction of thin film silicon, to the production of new, cutting-edge bifacial photovoltaic modules using the heterojunction of amorphous and crystalline silicon (known as HJT).<br />
The new module will be exclusively produced in Catania and will guarantee a high performance in terms of efficiency and productivity, as well as a low degradation rate.
    CIPG_20180413_NYT-Solar_M3_3946.jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 13 APRIL 2018: The visual inspection station of the new bifacial thin film solar panel is seen here during the testing phase at the 3Sun factory, the last European photovoltaic factory in Catania, Italy, on April 13th 2018.<br />
<br />
3SUN is the last European photovoltaic factory which intends to compete with the most important worldwide companies in this sector. 3SUN is an industrial project that was founded in 2010 as a joint venture agreement between Enel Green Power, Sharp Corporation and STMicroelectronics. Since 2015 3Sun is entirely owned by Enel Green Power, the Italian multinational renewable-energy corporation.<br />
<br />
<br />
The 3SUN solar factory will produce bifacial thin film solar panel using heterojunction technology.<br />
The new panel marks a technological leap forward from the previous solution, based on the multi-junction of thin film silicon, to the production of new, cutting-edge bifacial photovoltaic modules using the heterojunction of amorphous and crystalline silicon (known as HJT).<br />
The new module will be exclusively produced in Catania and will guarantee a high performance in terms of efficiency and productivity, as well as a low degradation rate.
    CIPG_20180413_NYT-Solar_M3_3820.jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 13 APRIL 2018: The visual inspection station of the new bifacial thin film solar panel is seen here during the testing phase at the 3Sun factory, the last European photovoltaic factory in Catania, Italy, on April 13th 2018.<br />
<br />
3SUN is the last European photovoltaic factory which intends to compete with the most important worldwide companies in this sector. 3SUN is an industrial project that was founded in 2010 as a joint venture agreement between Enel Green Power, Sharp Corporation and STMicroelectronics. Since 2015 3Sun is entirely owned by Enel Green Power, the Italian multinational renewable-energy corporation.<br />
<br />
<br />
The 3SUN solar factory will produce bifacial thin film solar panel using heterojunction technology.<br />
The new panel marks a technological leap forward from the previous solution, based on the multi-junction of thin film silicon, to the production of new, cutting-edge bifacial photovoltaic modules using the heterojunction of amorphous and crystalline silicon (known as HJT).<br />
The new module will be exclusively produced in Catania and will guarantee a high performance in terms of efficiency and productivity, as well as a low degradation rate.
    CIPG_20180413_NYT-Solar_M3_3819.jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 13 APRIL 2018: Cosimo Gerardi, CTO and Head of Research and Development at 3Sun  (Enel Green Power), poses for a portrait at the 3Sun factory, the last European photovoltaic factory, in Catania, Italy, on April 13th 2018.<br />
<br />
3SUN is the last European photovoltaic factory which intends to compete with the most important worldwide companies in this sector. 3SUN is an industrial project that was founded in 2010 as a joint venture agreement between Enel Green Power, Sharp Corporation and STMicroelectronics. Since 2015 3Sun is entirely owned by Enel Green Power, the Italian multinational renewable-energy corporation.<br />
<br />
<br />
The 3SUN solar factory will produce bifacial thin film solar panel using heterojunction technology.<br />
The new panel marks a technological leap forward from the previous solution, based on the multi-junction of thin film silicon, to the production of new, cutting-edge bifacial photovoltaic modules using the heterojunction of amorphous and crystalline silicon (known as HJT).<br />
The new module will be exclusively produced in Catania and will guarantee a high performance in terms of efficiency and productivity, as well as a low degradation rate.
    CIPG_20180413_NYT-Solar_M3_3796.jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 13 APRIL 2018: Antonello Irace (49), Head of 3SUN at Enel Green Power, poses for a portrait at the 3Sun factory, the last European photovoltaic factory, in Catania, Italy, on April 13th 2018.<br />
<br />
3SUN is the last European photovoltaic factory which intends to compete with the most important worldwide companies in this sector. 3SUN is an industrial project that was founded in 2010 as a joint venture agreement between Enel Green Power, Sharp Corporation and STMicroelectronics. Since 2015 3Sun is entirely owned by Enel Green Power, the Italian multinational renewable-energy corporation.<br />
<br />
<br />
The 3SUN solar factory will produce bifacial thin film solar panel using heterojunction technology.<br />
The new panel marks a technological leap forward from the previous solution, based on the multi-junction of thin film silicon, to the production of new, cutting-edge bifacial photovoltaic modules using the heterojunction of amorphous and crystalline silicon (known as HJT).<br />
The new module will be exclusively produced in Catania and will guarantee a high performance in terms of efficiency and productivity, as well as a low degradation rate.
    CIPG_20180413_NYT-Solar_M3_3766.jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 13 APRIL 2018: Antonello Irace (49), Head of 3SUN at Enel Green Power, poses for a portrait at the 3Sun factory, the last European photovoltaic factory, in Catania, Italy, on April 13th 2018.<br />
<br />
3SUN is the last European photovoltaic factory which intends to compete with the most important worldwide companies in this sector. 3SUN is an industrial project that was founded in 2010 as a joint venture agreement between Enel Green Power, Sharp Corporation and STMicroelectronics. Since 2015 3Sun is entirely owned by Enel Green Power, the Italian multinational renewable-energy corporation.<br />
<br />
<br />
The 3SUN solar factory will produce bifacial thin film solar panel using heterojunction technology.<br />
The new panel marks a technological leap forward from the previous solution, based on the multi-junction of thin film silicon, to the production of new, cutting-edge bifacial photovoltaic modules using the heterojunction of amorphous and crystalline silicon (known as HJT).<br />
The new module will be exclusively produced in Catania and will guarantee a high performance in terms of efficiency and productivity, as well as a low degradation rate.
    CIPG_20180413_NYT-Solar_M3_3756.jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 13 APRIL 2018: A robot places strips of photovoltaic cells on a panel during the testing phase at the 3Sun factory, the last European photovoltaic factory, in Catania, Italy, on April 13th 2018.<br />
<br />
3SUN is the last European photovoltaic factory which intends to compete with the most important worldwide companies in this sector. 3SUN is an industrial project that was founded in 2010 as a joint venture agreement between Enel Green Power, Sharp Corporation and STMicroelectronics. Since 2015 3Sun is entirely owned by Enel Green Power, the Italian multinational renewable-energy corporation.<br />
<br />
<br />
The 3SUN solar factory will produce bifacial thin film solar panel using heterojunction technology.<br />
The new panel marks a technological leap forward from the previous solution, based on the multi-junction of thin film silicon, to the production of new, cutting-edge bifacial photovoltaic modules using the heterojunction of amorphous and crystalline silicon (known as HJT).<br />
The new module will be exclusively produced in Catania and will guarantee a high performance in terms of efficiency and productivity, as well as a low degradation rate.
    CIPG_20180413_NYT-Solar_M3_3662.jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 13 APRIL 2018: An outdoor view of the 3Sun factory, the last European photovoltaic factory, in Catania, Italy, on April 13th 2018.<br />
<br />
3SUN is the last European photovoltaic factory which intends to compete with the most important worldwide companies in this sector. 3SUN is an industrial project that was founded in 2010 as a joint venture agreement between Enel Green Power, Sharp Corporation and STMicroelectronics. Since 2015 3Sun is entirely owned by Enel Green Power, the Italian multinational renewable-energy corporation.<br />
<br />
<br />
The 3SUN solar factory will produce bifacial thin film solar panel using heterojunction technology.<br />
The new panel marks a technological leap forward from the previous solution, based on the multi-junction of thin film silicon, to the production of new, cutting-edge bifacial photovoltaic modules using the heterojunction of amorphous and crystalline silicon (known as HJT).<br />
The new module will be exclusively produced in Catania and will guarantee a high performance in terms of efficiency and productivity, as well as a low degradation rate.
    CIPG_20180413_NYT-Solar_M3_3431.jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 13 APRIL 2018: (L-R) Davide Di Prima (35), Shift Team Leader, and Andrea Ditta (33), Communication Specialist, look at a previous version of solar panel produced by the 3Sun factory, the last European photovoltaic factory, in Catania, Italy, on April 13th 2018.<br />
<br />
3SUN is the last European photovoltaic factory which intends to compete with the most important worldwide companies in this sector. 3SUN is an industrial project that was founded in 2010 as a joint venture agreement between Enel Green Power, Sharp Corporation and STMicroelectronics. Since 2015 3Sun is entirely owned by Enel Green Power, the Italian multinational renewable-energy corporation.<br />
<br />
<br />
The 3SUN solar factory will produce bifacial thin film solar panel using heterojunction technology.<br />
The new panel marks a technological leap forward from the previous solution, based on the multi-junction of thin film silicon, to the production of new, cutting-edge bifacial photovoltaic modules using the heterojunction of amorphous and crystalline silicon (known as HJT).<br />
The new module will be exclusively produced in Catania and will guarantee a high performance in terms of efficiency and productivity, as well as a low degradation rate.
    CIPG_20180413_NYT-Solar_M3_3329.jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 13 APRIL 2018: An employee arrives at the 3Sun factory, the last European photovoltaic factory, in Catania, Italy, on April 13th 2018.<br />
<br />
3SUN is the last European photovoltaic factory which intends to compete with the most important worldwide companies in this sector. 3SUN is an industrial project that was founded in 2010 as a joint venture agreement between Enel Green Power, Sharp Corporation and STMicroelectronics. Since 2015 3Sun is entirely owned by Enel Green Power, the Italian multinational renewable-energy corporation.<br />
<br />
<br />
The 3SUN solar factory will produce bifacial thin film solar panel using heterojunction technology.<br />
The new panel marks a technological leap forward from the previous solution, based on the multi-junction of thin film silicon, to the production of new, cutting-edge bifacial photovoltaic modules using the heterojunction of amorphous and crystalline silicon (known as HJT).<br />
The new module will be exclusively produced in Catania and will guarantee a high performance in terms of efficiency and productivity, as well as a low degradation rate.
    CIPG_20180413_NYT-Solar_M3_3312.jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 13 APRIL 2018: The 3Sun headquarters, the last European photovoltaic factory, is seen here in Catania, Italy, on April 13th 2018.<br />
<br />
3SUN is the last European photovoltaic factory which intends to compete with the most important worldwide companies in this sector. 3SUN is an industrial project that was founded in 2010 as a joint venture agreement between Enel Green Power, Sharp Corporation and STMicroelectronics. Since 2015 3Sun is entirely owned by Enel Green Power, the Italian multinational renewable-energy corporation.<br />
<br />
<br />
The 3SUN solar factory will produce bifacial thin film solar panel using heterojunction technology.<br />
The new panel marks a technological leap forward from the previous solution, based on the multi-junction of thin film silicon, to the production of new, cutting-edge bifacial photovoltaic modules using the heterojunction of amorphous and crystalline silicon (known as HJT).<br />
The new module will be exclusively produced in Catania and will guarantee a high performance in terms of efficiency and productivity, as well as a low degradation rate.
    CIPG_20180413_NYT-Solar_M3_3279.jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 13 APRIL 2018: The 3Sun headquarters, the last European photovoltaic factory, is seen here in Catania, Italy, on April 13th 2018.<br />
<br />
3SUN is the last European photovoltaic factory which intends to compete with the most important worldwide companies in this sector. 3SUN is an industrial project that was founded in 2010 as a joint venture agreement between Enel Green Power, Sharp Corporation and STMicroelectronics. Since 2015 3Sun is entirely owned by Enel Green Power, the Italian multinational renewable-energy corporation.<br />
<br />
<br />
The 3SUN solar factory will produce bifacial thin film solar panel using heterojunction technology.<br />
The new panel marks a technological leap forward from the previous solution, based on the multi-junction of thin film silicon, to the production of new, cutting-edge bifacial photovoltaic modules using the heterojunction of amorphous and crystalline silicon (known as HJT).<br />
The new module will be exclusively produced in Catania and will guarantee a high performance in terms of efficiency and productivity, as well as a low degradation rate.
    CIPG_20180413_NYT-Solar_M3_3013.jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 13 APRIL 2018:  A local residents is seen here by the Fontana dell'Amenano (Amenano fountain) in the historical center of Catania, Italy, on April 13th 2018.<br />
<br />
Catania is home to 3SUN, the last European photovoltaic factory which intends to compete with the most important worldwide companies in this sector. 3SUN is an industrial project that was founded in 2010 as a joint venture agreement between Enel Green Power, Sharp Corporation and STMicroelectronics. Since 2015 3Sun is entirely owned by Enel Green Power, the Italian multinational renewable-energy corporation.<br />
<br />
<br />
The 3SUN solar factory will produce bifacial thin film solar panel using heterojunction technology.<br />
The new panel marks a technological leap forward from the previous solution, based on the multi-junction of thin film silicon, to the production of new, cutting-edge bifacial photovoltaic modules using the heterojunction of amorphous and crystalline silicon (known as HJT).<br />
The new module will be exclusively produced in Catania and will guarantee a high performance in terms of efficiency and productivity, as well as a low degradation rate.
    CIPG_20180413_NYT-Solar_M3_4383.jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 13 APRIL 2018:  Local residents and a tourist are seen here by the Fontana dell'Amenano (Amenano fountain) in the historical center of Catania, Italy, on April 13th 2018.<br />
<br />
Catania is home to 3SUN, the last European photovoltaic factory which intends to compete with the most important worldwide companies in this sector. 3SUN is an industrial project that was founded in 2010 as a joint venture agreement between Enel Green Power, Sharp Corporation and STMicroelectronics. Since 2015 3Sun is entirely owned by Enel Green Power, the Italian multinational renewable-energy corporation.<br />
<br />
<br />
The 3SUN solar factory will produce bifacial thin film solar panel using heterojunction technology.<br />
The new panel marks a technological leap forward from the previous solution, based on the multi-junction of thin film silicon, to the production of new, cutting-edge bifacial photovoltaic modules using the heterojunction of amorphous and crystalline silicon (known as HJT).<br />
The new module will be exclusively produced in Catania and will guarantee a high performance in terms of efficiency and productivity, as well as a low degradation rate.
    CIPG_20180413_NYT-Solar_M3_4375.jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 13 APRIL 2018:  A view of via Garibaldi and the Cathedral of Sant'Agata in Catania, Italy, on April 13th 2018.<br />
<br />
Catania is home to 3SUN, the last European photovoltaic factory which intends to compete with the most important worldwide companies in this sector. 3SUN is an industrial project that was founded in 2010 as a joint venture agreement between Enel Green Power, Sharp Corporation and STMicroelectronics. Since 2015 3Sun is entirely owned by Enel Green Power, the Italian multinational renewable-energy corporation.<br />
<br />
<br />
The 3SUN solar factory will produce bifacial thin film solar panel using heterojunction technology.<br />
The new panel marks a technological leap forward from the previous solution, based on the multi-junction of thin film silicon, to the production of new, cutting-edge bifacial photovoltaic modules using the heterojunction of amorphous and crystalline silicon (known as HJT).<br />
The new module will be exclusively produced in Catania and will guarantee a high performance in terms of efficiency and productivity, as well as a low degradation rate.
    CIPG_20180413_NYT-Solar_M3_4356.jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 13 APRIL 2018:  A couple walks up the stairs of the church of San Francesco d'Assisi all'Immacolata (Saint Francis of Assisi dedicated to the Immaculate, in the historical center of Catania, Italy, on April 13th 2018.<br />
<br />
Catania is home to 3SUN, the last European photovoltaic factory which intends to compete with the most important worldwide companies in this sector. 3SUN is an industrial project that was founded in 2010 as a joint venture agreement between Enel Green Power, Sharp Corporation and STMicroelectronics. Since 2015 3Sun is entirely owned by Enel Green Power, the Italian multinational renewable-energy corporation.<br />
<br />
<br />
The 3SUN solar factory will produce bifacial thin film solar panel using heterojunction technology.<br />
The new panel marks a technological leap forward from the previous solution, based on the multi-junction of thin film silicon, to the production of new, cutting-edge bifacial photovoltaic modules using the heterojunction of amorphous and crystalline silicon (known as HJT).<br />
The new module will be exclusively produced in Catania and will guarantee a high performance in terms of efficiency and productivity, as well as a low degradation rate.
    CIPG_20180413_NYT-Solar_M3_4352.jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 13 APRIL 2018:  A retired man reads a book in the courtyard of the Catania CGIL, a national trade union centry in Italy, in Catania, Italy, on April 13th 2018.<br />
<br />
Catania is home to 3SUN, the last European photovoltaic factory which intends to compete with the most important worldwide companies in this sector. 3SUN is an industrial project that was founded in 2010 as a joint venture agreement between Enel Green Power, Sharp Corporation and STMicroelectronics. Since 2015 3Sun is entirely owned by Enel Green Power, the Italian multinational renewable-energy corporation.<br />
<br />
<br />
The 3SUN solar factory will produce bifacial thin film solar panel using heterojunction technology.<br />
The new panel marks a technological leap forward from the previous solution, based on the multi-junction of thin film silicon, to the production of new, cutting-edge bifacial photovoltaic modules using the heterojunction of amorphous and crystalline silicon (known as HJT).<br />
The new module will be exclusively produced in Catania and will guarantee a high performance in terms of efficiency and productivity, as well as a low degradation rate.
    CIPG_20180413_NYT-Solar_M3_4349.jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 13 APRIL 2018:  A retired man reads a book in the courtyard of the Catania CGIL, a national trade union centry in Italy, in Catania, Italy, on April 13th 2018.<br />
<br />
Catania is home to 3SUN, the last European photovoltaic factory which intends to compete with the most important worldwide companies in this sector. 3SUN is an industrial project that was founded in 2010 as a joint venture agreement between Enel Green Power, Sharp Corporation and STMicroelectronics. Since 2015 3Sun is entirely owned by Enel Green Power, the Italian multinational renewable-energy corporation.<br />
<br />
<br />
The 3SUN solar factory will produce bifacial thin film solar panel using heterojunction technology.<br />
The new panel marks a technological leap forward from the previous solution, based on the multi-junction of thin film silicon, to the production of new, cutting-edge bifacial photovoltaic modules using the heterojunction of amorphous and crystalline silicon (known as HJT).<br />
The new module will be exclusively produced in Catania and will guarantee a high performance in terms of efficiency and productivity, as well as a low degradation rate.
    CIPG_20180413_NYT-Solar_M3_4343.jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 13 APRIL 2018: Two men chat in Piazza Duomo, in the historical center of Catania, Italy, on April 13th 2018.<br />
<br />
Catania is home to 3SUN, the last European photovoltaic factory which intends to compete with the most important worldwide companies in this sector. 3SUN is an industrial project that was founded in 2010 as a joint venture agreement between Enel Green Power, Sharp Corporation and STMicroelectronics. Since 2015 3Sun is entirely owned by Enel Green Power, the Italian multinational renewable-energy corporation.<br />
<br />
<br />
The 3SUN solar factory will produce bifacial thin film solar panel using heterojunction technology.<br />
The new panel marks a technological leap forward from the previous solution, based on the multi-junction of thin film silicon, to the production of new, cutting-edge bifacial photovoltaic modules using the heterojunction of amorphous and crystalline silicon (known as HJT).<br />
The new module will be exclusively produced in Catania and will guarantee a high performance in terms of efficiency and productivity, as well as a low degradation rate.
    CIPG_20180413_NYT-Solar_M3_4331.jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 13 APRIL 2018: A view of the Cathedal of Sant'Agata in Catania, Italy, on April 13th 2018.<br />
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Catania is home to 3SUN, the last European photovoltaic factory which intends to compete with the most important worldwide companies in this sector. 3SUN is an industrial project that was founded in 2010 as a joint venture agreement between Enel Green Power, Sharp Corporation and STMicroelectronics. Since 2015 3Sun is entirely owned by Enel Green Power, the Italian multinational renewable-energy corporation.<br />
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The 3SUN solar factory will produce bifacial thin film solar panel using heterojunction technology.<br />
The new panel marks a technological leap forward from the previous solution, based on the multi-junction of thin film silicon, to the production of new, cutting-edge bifacial photovoltaic modules using the heterojunction of amorphous and crystalline silicon (known as HJT).<br />
The new module will be exclusively produced in Catania and will guarantee a high performance in terms of efficiency and productivity, as well as a low degradation rate.
    CIPG_20180413_NYT-Solar_M3_4314.jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 13 APRIL 2018:  Francesco Basile (62), Dean of the University of Catania, poses for a portrait by the Cathedral of Sant'Agata in Catania, Italy, on April 13th 2018.<br />
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Catania is home to 3SUN, the last European photovoltaic factory which intends to compete with the most important worldwide companies in this sector. 3SUN is an industrial project that was founded in 2010 as a joint venture agreement between Enel Green Power, Sharp Corporation and STMicroelectronics. Since 2015 3Sun is entirely owned by Enel Green Power, the Italian multinational renewable-energy corporation.<br />
<br />
<br />
The 3SUN solar factory will produce bifacial thin film solar panel using heterojunction technology.<br />
The new panel marks a technological leap forward from the previous solution, based on the multi-junction of thin film silicon, to the production of new, cutting-edge bifacial photovoltaic modules using the heterojunction of amorphous and crystalline silicon (known as HJT).<br />
The new module will be exclusively produced in Catania and will guarantee a high performance in terms of efficiency and productivity, as well as a low degradation rate.
    CIPG_20180413_NYT-Solar_M3_4272.jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 13 APRIL 2018: A view of the Cathedal of Sant'Agata in Catania, Italy, on April 13th 2018.<br />
<br />
Catania is home to 3SUN, the last European photovoltaic factory which intends to compete with the most important worldwide companies in this sector. 3SUN is an industrial project that was founded in 2010 as a joint venture agreement between Enel Green Power, Sharp Corporation and STMicroelectronics. Since 2015 3Sun is entirely owned by Enel Green Power, the Italian multinational renewable-energy corporation.<br />
<br />
<br />
The 3SUN solar factory will produce bifacial thin film solar panel using heterojunction technology.<br />
The new panel marks a technological leap forward from the previous solution, based on the multi-junction of thin film silicon, to the production of new, cutting-edge bifacial photovoltaic modules using the heterojunction of amorphous and crystalline silicon (known as HJT).<br />
The new module will be exclusively produced in Catania and will guarantee a high performance in terms of efficiency and productivity, as well as a low degradation rate.
    CIPG_20180413_NYT-Solar_M3_4232.jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 13 APRIL 2018: A view of the Cathedal of Sant'Agata in Catania, Italy, on April 13th 2018.<br />
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Catania is home to 3SUN, the last European photovoltaic factory which intends to compete with the most important worldwide companies in this sector. 3SUN is an industrial project that was founded in 2010 as a joint venture agreement between Enel Green Power, Sharp Corporation and STMicroelectronics. Since 2015 3Sun is entirely owned by Enel Green Power, the Italian multinational renewable-energy corporation.<br />
<br />
<br />
The 3SUN solar factory will produce bifacial thin film solar panel using heterojunction technology.<br />
The new panel marks a technological leap forward from the previous solution, based on the multi-junction of thin film silicon, to the production of new, cutting-edge bifacial photovoltaic modules using the heterojunction of amorphous and crystalline silicon (known as HJT).<br />
The new module will be exclusively produced in Catania and will guarantee a high performance in terms of efficiency and productivity, as well as a low degradation rate.
    CIPG_20180413_NYT-Solar_M3_4231.jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 13 APRIL 2018: A man walks by the town hall of Catania, Italy, on April 13th 2018.<br />
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Catania is home to 3SUN, the last European photovoltaic factory which intends to compete with the most important worldwide companies in this sector. 3SUN is an industrial project that was founded in 2010 as a joint venture agreement between Enel Green Power, Sharp Corporation and STMicroelectronics. Since 2015 3Sun is entirely owned by Enel Green Power, the Italian multinational renewable-energy corporation.<br />
<br />
<br />
The 3SUN solar factory will produce bifacial thin film solar panel using heterojunction technology.<br />
The new panel marks a technological leap forward from the previous solution, based on the multi-junction of thin film silicon, to the production of new, cutting-edge bifacial photovoltaic modules using the heterojunction of amorphous and crystalline silicon (known as HJT).<br />
The new module will be exclusively produced in Catania and will guarantee a high performance in terms of efficiency and productivity, as well as a low degradation rate.
    CIPG_20180413_NYT-Solar_M3_4222.jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 13 APRIL 2018: People are seen here in Piazza Duomo, in the historical center of Catania, Italy, on April 13th 2018.<br />
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Catania is home to 3SUN, the last European photovoltaic factory which intends to compete with the most important worldwide companies in this sector. 3SUN is an industrial project that was founded in 2010 as a joint venture agreement between Enel Green Power, Sharp Corporation and STMicroelectronics. Since 2015 3Sun is entirely owned by Enel Green Power, the Italian multinational renewable-energy corporation.<br />
<br />
<br />
The 3SUN solar factory will produce bifacial thin film solar panel using heterojunction technology.<br />
The new panel marks a technological leap forward from the previous solution, based on the multi-junction of thin film silicon, to the production of new, cutting-edge bifacial photovoltaic modules using the heterojunction of amorphous and crystalline silicon (known as HJT).<br />
The new module will be exclusively produced in Catania and will guarantee a high performance in terms of efficiency and productivity, as well as a low degradation rate.
    CIPG_20180413_NYT-Solar_M3_4219.jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 13 APRIL 2018:  People are seen here walking by the Uzeda gate in the historical center of Catania, Italy, on April 13th 2018.<br />
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Catania is home to 3SUN, the last European photovoltaic factory which intends to compete with the most important worldwide companies in this sector. 3SUN is an industrial project that was founded in 2010 as a joint venture agreement between Enel Green Power, Sharp Corporation and STMicroelectronics. Since 2015 3Sun is entirely owned by Enel Green Power, the Italian multinational renewable-energy corporation.<br />
<br />
<br />
The 3SUN solar factory will produce bifacial thin film solar panel using heterojunction technology.<br />
The new panel marks a technological leap forward from the previous solution, based on the multi-junction of thin film silicon, to the production of new, cutting-edge bifacial photovoltaic modules using the heterojunction of amorphous and crystalline silicon (known as HJT).<br />
The new module will be exclusively produced in Catania and will guarantee a high performance in terms of efficiency and productivity, as well as a low degradation rate.
    CIPG_20180413_NYT-Solar_M3_4152.jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 13 APRIL 2018: A man prays by a votive shrine at the Uzeda gate in Catania, Italy, on April 13th 2018.<br />
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Catania is home to 3SUN, the last European photovoltaic factory which intends to compete with the most important worldwide companies in this sector. 3SUN is an industrial project that was founded in 2010 as a joint venture agreement between Enel Green Power, Sharp Corporation and STMicroelectronics. Since 2015 3Sun is entirely owned by Enel Green Power, the Italian multinational renewable-energy corporation.<br />
<br />
<br />
The 3SUN solar factory will produce bifacial thin film solar panel using heterojunction technology.<br />
The new panel marks a technological leap forward from the previous solution, based on the multi-junction of thin film silicon, to the production of new, cutting-edge bifacial photovoltaic modules using the heterojunction of amorphous and crystalline silicon (known as HJT).<br />
The new module will be exclusively produced in Catania and will guarantee a high performance in terms of efficiency and productivity, as well as a low degradation rate.
    CIPG_20180413_NYT-Solar_M3_4140.jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 13 APRIL 2018: The headquarters of the Enel Innovation Lab, a research and development hub in Catania, Italy, on April 13th 2018.<br />
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The Innovation Lab Lab, which occupies a total area of ten hectares, hosts 1,000 square metres of labs and 30,000 square metres of outdoor testing areas, is a technological campus and an accelerator of young entrepreneurship, hosting start-ups and nationally and internationally important research centres (CNR, INRIM, University of Catania). <br />
Catania is home to 3SUN, the last European photovoltaic factory which intends to compete with the most important worldwide companies in this sector. 3SUN is an industrial project that was founded in 2010 as a joint venture agreement between Enel Green Power, Sharp Corporation and STMicroelectronics. Since 2015 3Sun is entirely owned by Enel Green Power, the Italian multinational renewable-energy corporation.<br />
<br />
<br />
The 3SUN solar factory will produce bifacial thin film solar panel using heterojunction technology.<br />
The new panel marks a technological leap forward from the previous solution, based on the multi-junction of thin film silicon, to the production of new, cutting-edge bifacial photovoltaic modules using the heterojunction of amorphous and crystalline silicon (known as HJT).<br />
The new module will be exclusively produced in Catania and will guarantee a high performance in terms of efficiency and productivity, as well as a low degradation rate.
    CIPG_20180413_NYT-Solar_M3_4134.jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 13 APRIL 2018:  Employees are seen here walking at the Enel Innovation Lab, a research and development hub in Catania, Italy, on April 13th 2018.<br />
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The Innovation Lab Lab, which occupies a total area of ten hectares, hosts 1,000 square metres of labs and 30,000 square metres of outdoor testing areas, is a technological campus and an accelerator of young entrepreneurship, hosting start-ups and nationally and internationally important research centres (CNR, INRIM, University of Catania). <br />
Catania is home to 3SUN, the last European photovoltaic factory which intends to compete with the most important worldwide companies in this sector. 3SUN is an industrial project that was founded in 2010 as a joint venture agreement between Enel Green Power, Sharp Corporation and STMicroelectronics. Since 2015 3Sun is entirely owned by Enel Green Power, the Italian multinational renewable-energy corporation.<br />
<br />
<br />
The 3SUN solar factory will produce bifacial thin film solar panel using heterojunction technology.<br />
The new panel marks a technological leap forward from the previous solution, based on the multi-junction of thin film silicon, to the production of new, cutting-edge bifacial photovoltaic modules using the heterojunction of amorphous and crystalline silicon (known as HJT).<br />
The new module will be exclusively produced in Catania and will guarantee a high performance in terms of efficiency and productivity, as well as a low degradation rate.
    CIPG_20180413_NYT-Solar_M3_4042.jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 13 APRIL 2018:  The new bifacial thin film solar panel, produced by 3Sun, is tested here at the Enel Innovation Lab, a research and development hub in Catania, Italy, on April 13th 2018.<br />
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The Innovation Lab Lab, which occupies a total area of ten hectares, hosts 1,000 square metres of labs and 30,000 square metres of outdoor testing areas, is a technological campus and an accelerator of young entrepreneurship, hosting start-ups and nationally and internationally important research centres (CNR, INRIM, University of Catania). <br />
Catania is home to 3SUN, the last European photovoltaic factory which intends to compete with the most important worldwide companies in this sector. 3SUN is an industrial project that was founded in 2010 as a joint venture agreement between Enel Green Power, Sharp Corporation and STMicroelectronics. Since 2015 3Sun is entirely owned by Enel Green Power, the Italian multinational renewable-energy corporation.<br />
<br />
<br />
The 3SUN solar factory will produce bifacial thin film solar panel using heterojunction technology.<br />
The new panel marks a technological leap forward from the previous solution, based on the multi-junction of thin film silicon, to the production of new, cutting-edge bifacial photovoltaic modules using the heterojunction of amorphous and crystalline silicon (known as HJT).<br />
The new module will be exclusively produced in Catania and will guarantee a high performance in terms of efficiency and productivity, as well as a low degradation rate.
    CIPG_20180413_NYT-Solar_M3_3995.jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 13 APRIL 2018: Mayor of Catania Enzo Bianco (67), who recently inaugurated the production line of the new bifacial thin film solar panel at the 3Sun factory, the last European photovoltaic factory, poses for a portrait in his office in the town hall of Catania, Italy, on April 13th 2018.<br />
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Catania is home to 3SUN, the last European photovoltaic factory which intends to compete with the most important worldwide companies in this sector. 3SUN is an industrial project that was founded in 2010 as a joint venture agreement between Enel Green Power, Sharp Corporation and STMicroelectronics. Since 2015 3Sun is entirely owned by Enel Green Power, the Italian multinational renewable-energy corporation.<br />
<br />
<br />
The 3SUN solar factory will produce bifacial thin film solar panel using heterojunction technology.<br />
The new panel marks a technological leap forward from the previous solution, based on the multi-junction of thin film silicon, to the production of new, cutting-edge bifacial photovoltaic modules using the heterojunction of amorphous and crystalline silicon (known as HJT).<br />
The new module will be exclusively produced in Catania and will guarantee a high performance in terms of efficiency and productivity, as well as a low degradation rate.
    CIPG_20180413_NYT-Solar_M3_3921.jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 13 APRIL 2018: Mayor of Catania Enzo Bianco (67), who recently inaugurated the production line of the new bifacial thin film solar panel at the 3Sun factory, the last European photovoltaic factory, poses for a portrait in his office in the town hall of Catania, Italy, on April 13th 2018.<br />
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Catania is home to 3SUN, the last European photovoltaic factory which intends to compete with the most important worldwide companies in this sector. 3SUN is an industrial project that was founded in 2010 as a joint venture agreement between Enel Green Power, Sharp Corporation and STMicroelectronics. Since 2015 3Sun is entirely owned by Enel Green Power, the Italian multinational renewable-energy corporation.<br />
<br />
<br />
The 3SUN solar factory will produce bifacial thin film solar panel using heterojunction technology.<br />
The new panel marks a technological leap forward from the previous solution, based on the multi-junction of thin film silicon, to the production of new, cutting-edge bifacial photovoltaic modules using the heterojunction of amorphous and crystalline silicon (known as HJT).<br />
The new module will be exclusively produced in Catania and will guarantee a high performance in terms of efficiency and productivity, as well as a low degradation rate.
    CIPG_20180413_NYT-Solar_M3_3920.jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 13 APRIL 2018: Mayor of Catania Enzo Bianco (67), who recently inaugurated the production line of the new bifacial thin film solar panel at the 3Sun factory, the last European photovoltaic factory, is seen here during an interview in his office in the town hall of Catania, Italy, on April 13th 2018.<br />
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Catania is home to 3SUN, the last European photovoltaic factory which intends to compete with the most important worldwide companies in this sector. 3SUN is an industrial project that was founded in 2010 as a joint venture agreement between Enel Green Power, Sharp Corporation and STMicroelectronics. Since 2015 3Sun is entirely owned by Enel Green Power, the Italian multinational renewable-energy corporation.<br />
<br />
<br />
The 3SUN solar factory will produce bifacial thin film solar panel using heterojunction technology.<br />
The new panel marks a technological leap forward from the previous solution, based on the multi-junction of thin film silicon, to the production of new, cutting-edge bifacial photovoltaic modules using the heterojunction of amorphous and crystalline silicon (known as HJT).<br />
The new module will be exclusively produced in Catania and will guarantee a high performance in terms of efficiency and productivity, as well as a low degradation rate.
    CIPG_20180413_NYT-Solar_M3_3885.jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 13 APRIL 2018: An employee shuts off the light used for the visual inspection of the new bifacial thin film solar panel at the visual inspection station during the testing phase at the 3Sun factory, the last European photovoltaic factory in Catania, Italy, on April 13th 2018.<br />
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3SUN is the last European photovoltaic factory which intends to compete with the most important worldwide companies in this sector. 3SUN is an industrial project that was founded in 2010 as a joint venture agreement between Enel Green Power, Sharp Corporation and STMicroelectronics. Since 2015 3Sun is entirely owned by Enel Green Power, the Italian multinational renewable-energy corporation.<br />
<br />
<br />
The 3SUN solar factory will produce bifacial thin film solar panel using heterojunction technology.<br />
The new panel marks a technological leap forward from the previous solution, based on the multi-junction of thin film silicon, to the production of new, cutting-edge bifacial photovoltaic modules using the heterojunction of amorphous and crystalline silicon (known as HJT).<br />
The new module will be exclusively produced in Catania and will guarantee a high performance in terms of efficiency and productivity, as well as a low degradation rate.
    CIPG_20180413_NYT-Solar_M3_3846.jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 13 APRIL 2018: An employee visually inspects the new bifacial thin film solar panel at the visual inspection station during the testing phase at the 3Sun factory, the last European photovoltaic factory in Catania, Italy, on April 13th 2018.<br />
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3SUN is the last European photovoltaic factory which intends to compete with the most important worldwide companies in this sector. 3SUN is an industrial project that was founded in 2010 as a joint venture agreement between Enel Green Power, Sharp Corporation and STMicroelectronics. Since 2015 3Sun is entirely owned by Enel Green Power, the Italian multinational renewable-energy corporation.<br />
<br />
<br />
The 3SUN solar factory will produce bifacial thin film solar panel using heterojunction technology.<br />
The new panel marks a technological leap forward from the previous solution, based on the multi-junction of thin film silicon, to the production of new, cutting-edge bifacial photovoltaic modules using the heterojunction of amorphous and crystalline silicon (known as HJT).<br />
The new module will be exclusively produced in Catania and will guarantee a high performance in terms of efficiency and productivity, as well as a low degradation rate.
    CIPG_20180413_NYT-Solar_M3_3824.jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 13 APRIL 2018: Cosimo Gerardi, CTO and Head of Research and Development at 3Sun  (Enel Green Power), poses for a portrait at the 3Sun factory, the last European photovoltaic factory, in Catania, Italy, on April 13th 2018.<br />
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3SUN is the last European photovoltaic factory which intends to compete with the most important worldwide companies in this sector. 3SUN is an industrial project that was founded in 2010 as a joint venture agreement between Enel Green Power, Sharp Corporation and STMicroelectronics. Since 2015 3Sun is entirely owned by Enel Green Power, the Italian multinational renewable-energy corporation.<br />
<br />
<br />
The 3SUN solar factory will produce bifacial thin film solar panel using heterojunction technology.<br />
The new panel marks a technological leap forward from the previous solution, based on the multi-junction of thin film silicon, to the production of new, cutting-edge bifacial photovoltaic modules using the heterojunction of amorphous and crystalline silicon (known as HJT).<br />
The new module will be exclusively produced in Catania and will guarantee a high performance in terms of efficiency and productivity, as well as a low degradation rate.
    CIPG_20180413_NYT-Solar_M3_3786.jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 13 APRIL 2018: The new bifacial thin film solar panel is seen here at the visual inspection station during the testing phase at the 3Sun factory, the last European photovoltaic factory in Catania, Italy, on April 13th 2018..<br />
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3SUN is the last European photovoltaic factory which intends to compete with the most important worldwide companies in this sector. 3SUN is an industrial project that was founded in 2010 as a joint venture agreement between Enel Green Power, Sharp Corporation and STMicroelectronics. Since 2015 3Sun is entirely owned by Enel Green Power, the Italian multinational renewable-energy corporation.<br />
<br />
<br />
The 3SUN solar factory will produce bifacial thin film solar panel using heterojunction technology.<br />
The new panel marks a technological leap forward from the previous solution, based on the multi-junction of thin film silicon, to the production of new, cutting-edge bifacial photovoltaic modules using the heterojunction of amorphous and crystalline silicon (known as HJT).<br />
The new module will be exclusively produced in Catania and will guarantee a high performance in terms of efficiency and productivity, as well as a low degradation rate.
    CIPG_20180413_NYT-Solar_M3_3612.jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 13 APRIL 2018: An employee visually inspects the new bifacial thin film solar panel at the visual inspection station during the testing phase at the 3Sun factory, the last European photovoltaic factory in Catania, Italy, on April 13th 2018.<br />
<br />
3SUN is the last European photovoltaic factory which intends to compete with the most important worldwide companies in this sector. 3SUN is an industrial project that was founded in 2010 as a joint venture agreement between Enel Green Power, Sharp Corporation and STMicroelectronics. Since 2015 3Sun is entirely owned by Enel Green Power, the Italian multinational renewable-energy corporation.<br />
<br />
<br />
The 3SUN solar factory will produce bifacial thin film solar panel using heterojunction technology.<br />
The new panel marks a technological leap forward from the previous solution, based on the multi-junction of thin film silicon, to the production of new, cutting-edge bifacial photovoltaic modules using the heterojunction of amorphous and crystalline silicon (known as HJT).<br />
The new module will be exclusively produced in Catania and will guarantee a high performance in terms of efficiency and productivity, as well as a low degradation rate.
    CIPG_20180413_NYT-Solar_M3_3573.jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 13 APRIL 2018: The visual inspection station of the new bifacial thin film solar panel is seen here during the testing phase at the 3Sun factory, the last European photovoltaic factory in Catania, Italy, on April 13th 2018.<br />
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3SUN is the last European photovoltaic factory which intends to compete with the most important worldwide companies in this sector. 3SUN is an industrial project that was founded in 2010 as a joint venture agreement between Enel Green Power, Sharp Corporation and STMicroelectronics. Since 2015 3Sun is entirely owned by Enel Green Power, the Italian multinational renewable-energy corporation.<br />
<br />
<br />
The 3SUN solar factory will produce bifacial thin film solar panel using heterojunction technology.<br />
The new panel marks a technological leap forward from the previous solution, based on the multi-junction of thin film silicon, to the production of new, cutting-edge bifacial photovoltaic modules using the heterojunction of amorphous and crystalline silicon (known as HJT).<br />
The new module will be exclusively produced in Catania and will guarantee a high performance in terms of efficiency and productivity, as well as a low degradation rate.
    CIPG_20180413_NYT-Solar_M3_3571.jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 13 APRIL 2018: A control station of the production line of the the new bifacial thin film solar panel  is seen here during the testing phase at the  3Sun factory, the last European photovoltaic factory in Catania, Italy, on April 13th 2018.<br />
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3SUN is the last European photovoltaic factory which intends to compete with the most important worldwide companies in this sector. 3SUN is an industrial project that was founded in 2010 as a joint venture agreement between Enel Green Power, Sharp Corporation and STMicroelectronics. Since 2015 3Sun is entirely owned by Enel Green Power, the Italian multinational renewable-energy corporation.<br />
<br />
<br />
The 3SUN solar factory will produce bifacial thin film solar panel using heterojunction technology.<br />
The new panel marks a technological leap forward from the previous solution, based on the multi-junction of thin film silicon, to the production of new, cutting-edge bifacial photovoltaic modules using the heterojunction of amorphous and crystalline silicon (known as HJT).<br />
The new module will be exclusively produced in Catania and will guarantee a high performance in terms of efficiency and productivity, as well as a low degradation rate.
    CIPG_20180413_NYT-Solar_M3_3487.jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 13 APRIL 2018: Employees of the 3Sun factory, the last European photovoltaic factory, are introduced to a control station of the production line of the the new bifacial thin film solar panel during the testing phase, in Catania, Italy, on April 13th 2018.<br />
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3SUN is the last European photovoltaic factory which intends to compete with the most important worldwide companies in this sector. 3SUN is an industrial project that was founded in 2010 as a joint venture agreement between Enel Green Power, Sharp Corporation and STMicroelectronics. Since 2015 3Sun is entirely owned by Enel Green Power, the Italian multinational renewable-energy corporation.<br />
<br />
<br />
The 3SUN solar factory will produce bifacial thin film solar panel using heterojunction technology.<br />
The new panel marks a technological leap forward from the previous solution, based on the multi-junction of thin film silicon, to the production of new, cutting-edge bifacial photovoltaic modules using the heterojunction of amorphous and crystalline silicon (known as HJT).<br />
The new module will be exclusively produced in Catania and will guarantee a high performance in terms of efficiency and productivity, as well as a low degradation rate.
    CIPG_20180413_NYT-Solar_M3_3479.jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 13 APRIL 2018: An employee of the 3Sun factory, the last European photovoltaic factory, is seen here at work by the production line of the the new bifacial thin film solar panel during the testing phase, in Catania, Italy, on April 13th 2018.<br />
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3SUN is the last European photovoltaic factory which intends to compete with the most important worldwide companies in this sector. 3SUN is an industrial project that was founded in 2010 as a joint venture agreement between Enel Green Power, Sharp Corporation and STMicroelectronics. Since 2015 3Sun is entirely owned by Enel Green Power, the Italian multinational renewable-energy corporation.<br />
<br />
<br />
The 3SUN solar factory will produce bifacial thin film solar panel using heterojunction technology.<br />
The new panel marks a technological leap forward from the previous solution, based on the multi-junction of thin film silicon, to the production of new, cutting-edge bifacial photovoltaic modules using the heterojunction of amorphous and crystalline silicon (known as HJT).<br />
The new module will be exclusively produced in Catania and will guarantee a high performance in terms of efficiency and productivity, as well as a low degradation rate.
    CIPG_20180413_NYT-Solar_M3_3467.jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 13 APRIL 2018: Davide Di Prima (35), Shift Team Leader of 3Sun, walks by the 3Sun factory offices, the last European photovoltaic factory, in Catania, Italy, on April 13th 2018.<br />
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3SUN is the last European photovoltaic factory which intends to compete with the most important worldwide companies in this sector. 3SUN is an industrial project that was founded in 2010 as a joint venture agreement between Enel Green Power, Sharp Corporation and STMicroelectronics. Since 2015 3Sun is entirely owned by Enel Green Power, the Italian multinational renewable-energy corporation.<br />
<br />
<br />
The 3SUN solar factory will produce bifacial thin film solar panel using heterojunction technology.<br />
The new panel marks a technological leap forward from the previous solution, based on the multi-junction of thin film silicon, to the production of new, cutting-edge bifacial photovoltaic modules using the heterojunction of amorphous and crystalline silicon (known as HJT).<br />
The new module will be exclusively produced in Catania and will guarantee a high performance in terms of efficiency and productivity, as well as a low degradation rate.
    CIPG_20180413_NYT-Solar_M3_3423.jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 13 APRIL 2018: An outdoor view of the 3Sun factory, the last European photovoltaic factory, in Catania, Italy, on April 13th 2018.<br />
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3SUN is the last European photovoltaic factory which intends to compete with the most important worldwide companies in this sector. 3SUN is an industrial project that was founded in 2010 as a joint venture agreement between Enel Green Power, Sharp Corporation and STMicroelectronics. Since 2015 3Sun is entirely owned by Enel Green Power, the Italian multinational renewable-energy corporation.<br />
<br />
<br />
The 3SUN solar factory will produce bifacial thin film solar panel using heterojunction technology.<br />
The new panel marks a technological leap forward from the previous solution, based on the multi-junction of thin film silicon, to the production of new, cutting-edge bifacial photovoltaic modules using the heterojunction of amorphous and crystalline silicon (known as HJT).<br />
The new module will be exclusively produced in Catania and will guarantee a high performance in terms of efficiency and productivity, as well as a low degradation rate.
    CIPG_20180413_NYT-Solar_M3_3400.jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 13 APRIL 2018: An outdoor view of the 3Sun factory, the last European photovoltaic factory, in Catania, Italy, on April 13th 2018.<br />
<br />
3SUN is the last European photovoltaic factory which intends to compete with the most important worldwide companies in this sector. 3SUN is an industrial project that was founded in 2010 as a joint venture agreement between Enel Green Power, Sharp Corporation and STMicroelectronics. Since 2015 3Sun is entirely owned by Enel Green Power, the Italian multinational renewable-energy corporation.<br />
<br />
<br />
The 3SUN solar factory will produce bifacial thin film solar panel using heterojunction technology.<br />
The new panel marks a technological leap forward from the previous solution, based on the multi-junction of thin film silicon, to the production of new, cutting-edge bifacial photovoltaic modules using the heterojunction of amorphous and crystalline silicon (known as HJT).<br />
The new module will be exclusively produced in Catania and will guarantee a high performance in terms of efficiency and productivity, as well as a low degradation rate.
    CIPG_20180413_NYT-Solar_M3_3346.jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 13 APRIL 2018: The 3Sun headquarters, the last European photovoltaic factory, is seen here in Catania, Italy, on April 13th 2018.<br />
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3SUN is the last European photovoltaic factory which intends to compete with the most important worldwide companies in this sector. 3SUN is an industrial project that was founded in 2010 as a joint venture agreement between Enel Green Power, Sharp Corporation and STMicroelectronics. Since 2015 3Sun is entirely owned by Enel Green Power, the Italian multinational renewable-energy corporation.<br />
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<br />
The 3SUN solar factory will produce bifacial thin film solar panel using heterojunction technology.<br />
The new panel marks a technological leap forward from the previous solution, based on the multi-junction of thin film silicon, to the production of new, cutting-edge bifacial photovoltaic modules using the heterojunction of amorphous and crystalline silicon (known as HJT).<br />
The new module will be exclusively produced in Catania and will guarantee a high performance in terms of efficiency and productivity, as well as a low degradation rate.
    CIPG_20180413_NYT-Solar_M3_3273.jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 13 APRIL 2018: Two employees of 3Sun, the last European photovoltaic factory, walk by the headquarters here in Catania, Italy, on April 13th 2018.<br />
<br />
3SUN is the last European photovoltaic factory which intends to compete with the most important worldwide companies in this sector. 3SUN is an industrial project that was founded in 2010 as a joint venture agreement between Enel Green Power, Sharp Corporation and STMicroelectronics. Since 2015 3Sun is entirely owned by Enel Green Power, the Italian multinational renewable-energy corporation.<br />
<br />
<br />
The 3SUN solar factory will produce bifacial thin film solar panel using heterojunction technology.<br />
The new panel marks a technological leap forward from the previous solution, based on the multi-junction of thin film silicon, to the production of new, cutting-edge bifacial photovoltaic modules using the heterojunction of amorphous and crystalline silicon (known as HJT).<br />
The new module will be exclusively produced in Catania and will guarantee a high performance in terms of efficiency and productivity, as well as a low degradation rate.
    CIPG_20180413_NYT-Solar_M3_3171.jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 13 APRIL 2018: The 3Sun headquarters, the last European photovoltaic factory, is seen here in Catania, Italy, on April 13th 2018.<br />
<br />
3SUN is the last European photovoltaic factory which intends to compete with the most important worldwide companies in this sector. 3SUN is an industrial project that was founded in 2010 as a joint venture agreement between Enel Green Power, Sharp Corporation and STMicroelectronics. Since 2015 3Sun is entirely owned by Enel Green Power, the Italian multinational renewable-energy corporation.<br />
<br />
<br />
The 3SUN solar factory will produce bifacial thin film solar panel using heterojunction technology.<br />
The new panel marks a technological leap forward from the previous solution, based on the multi-junction of thin film silicon, to the production of new, cutting-edge bifacial photovoltaic modules using the heterojunction of amorphous and crystalline silicon (known as HJT).<br />
The new module will be exclusively produced in Catania and will guarantee a high performance in terms of efficiency and productivity, as well as a low degradation rate.
    CIPG_20180413_NYT-Solar_M3_3127.jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 13 APRIL 2018: An employee arrives at the 3Sun factory, the last European photovoltaic factory, in Catania, Italy, on April 13th 2018.<br />
<br />
3SUN is the last European photovoltaic factory which intends to compete with the most important worldwide companies in this sector. 3SUN is an industrial project that was founded in 2010 as a joint venture agreement between Enel Green Power, Sharp Corporation and STMicroelectronics. Since 2015 3Sun is entirely owned by Enel Green Power, the Italian multinational renewable-energy corporation.<br />
<br />
<br />
The 3SUN solar factory will produce bifacial thin film solar panel using heterojunction technology.<br />
The new panel marks a technological leap forward from the previous solution, based on the multi-junction of thin film silicon, to the production of new, cutting-edge bifacial photovoltaic modules using the heterojunction of amorphous and crystalline silicon (known as HJT).<br />
The new module will be exclusively produced in Catania and will guarantee a high performance in terms of efficiency and productivity, as well as a low degradation rate.
    CIPG_20180413_NYT-Solar_M3_3050.jpg
  • CATANIA, ITALY - 13 APRIL 2018: Davide Di Prima (35), Shift Team Leader of 3Sun, is seen here on the terrace of the 3Sun factory offices, the last European photovoltaic factory, in Catania, Italy, on April 13th 2018.<br />
<br />
3SUN is the last European photovoltaic factory which intends to compete with the most important worldwide companies in this sector. 3SUN is an industrial project that was founded in 2010 as a joint venture agreement between Enel Green Power, Sharp Corporation and STMicroelectronics. Since 2015 3Sun is entirely owned by Enel Green Power, the Italian multinational renewable-energy corporation.<br />
<br />
<br />
The 3SUN solar factory will produce bifacial thin film solar panel using heterojunction technology.<br />
The new panel marks a technological leap forward from the previous solution, based on the multi-junction of thin film silicon, to the production of new, cutting-edge bifacial photovoltaic modules using the heterojunction of amorphous and crystalline silicon (known as HJT).<br />
The new module will be exclusively produced in Catania and will guarantee a high performance in terms of efficiency and productivity, as well as a low degradation rate.
    CIPG_20180413_NYT-Solar_M3_3003.jpg
  • SIRACUSA, SICILY, ITALY - 13 SEPTEMBER 2022: Davide Mauro (47), a shift worker at the ISAB / Lukoil refinery, poses for a portrait on the terrace of his home in Siracusa, Italy on September 13th 2022.<br />
<br />
Italy has increased its imports of Russian crude despite EU efforts to end ties to Russian energy in an unintended consequence of western sanctions against the Kremlin.<br />
<br />
As a result, Italy has overtaken the Netherlands as the EU’s largest import hub for seaborne Russian crude. Two-thirds of of the Russian oil exported to Italy are destined for Augusta, a port in Sicily near the Russian-controlled ISAB refinery. The refinery, which is owned by Moscow-based company Lukoil, used to secure a variety of supplies worldwide thanks to credit lines from European banks. Although Lukoil is not under sanctions, lenders have stopped providing financing after the EU imposed sanctions on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, forcing the refinery to rely solely on supplies from its parent company.<br />
<br />
The effects of the embargo is destabilizing for the entire area, which employed about 30,000 people 30 years ago. The economic crisis of 2008, then the pandemid and now the war in Ukraine has made the situation just worse. Today the area employs 8,000 workers. Lukoil employs 1,000 workers and approximately 2,500 sub-contractors, whose jobs are now at risk.<br />
<br />
Because of the interconnection between Lukoil and other companies in the area, the economy of the entire industrial relies on the faith of the Russian-owned company.
    CIPG_20220913_NYT-Lukoil-Sicily_A7IV...jpg
  • PRIOLO GARGALLO, SICILY,  ITALY - 13 SEPTEMBER 2022: The ISAB / Lukoil refinery in Priolo Gargallo, Italy on September 13th 2022.<br />
<br />
Italy has increased its imports of Russian crude despite EU efforts to end ties to Russian energy in an unintended consequence of western sanctions against the Kremlin.<br />
<br />
As a result, Italy has overtaken the Netherlands as the EU’s largest import hub for seaborne Russian crude. Two-thirds of of the Russian oil exported to Italy are destined for Augusta, a port in Sicily near the Russian-controlled ISAB refinery. The refinery, which is owned by Moscow-based company Lukoil, used to secure a variety of supplies worldwide thanks to credit lines from European banks. Although Lukoil is not under sanctions, lenders have stopped providing financing after the EU imposed sanctions on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, forcing the refinery to rely solely on supplies from its parent company.<br />
<br />
The effects of the embargo is destabilizing for the entire area, which employed about 30,000 people 30 years ago. The economic crisis of 2008, then the pandemid and now the war in Ukraine has made the situation just worse. Today the area employs 8,000 workers. Lukoil employs 1,000 workers and approximately 2,500 sub-contractors, whose jobs are now at risk.<br />
<br />
Because of the interconnection between Lukoil and other companies in the area, the economy of the entire industrial relies on the faith of the Russian-owned company.
    CIPG_20220913_NYT-Lukoil-Sicily_A7IV...jpg
  • PRIOLO GARGALLO, SICILY,  ITALY - 13 SEPTEMBER 2022: A Lukoil gas station is here in front of the ISAB / Lukoil refinery in Priolo Gargallo, Italy on September 13th 2022.<br />
<br />
Italy has increased its imports of Russian crude despite EU efforts to end ties to Russian energy in an unintended consequence of western sanctions against the Kremlin.<br />
<br />
As a result, Italy has overtaken the Netherlands as the EU’s largest import hub for seaborne Russian crude. Two-thirds of of the Russian oil exported to Italy are destined for Augusta, a port in Sicily near the Russian-controlled ISAB refinery. The refinery, which is owned by Moscow-based company Lukoil, used to secure a variety of supplies worldwide thanks to credit lines from European banks. Although Lukoil is not under sanctions, lenders have stopped providing financing after the EU imposed sanctions on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, forcing the refinery to rely solely on supplies from its parent company.<br />
<br />
The effects of the embargo is destabilizing for the entire area, which employed about 30,000 people 30 years ago. The economic crisis of 2008, then the pandemid and now the war in Ukraine has made the situation just worse. Today the area employs 8,000 workers. Lukoil employs 1,000 workers and approximately 2,500 sub-contractors, whose jobs are now at risk.<br />
<br />
Because of the interconnection between Lukoil and other companies in the area, the economy of the entire industrial relies on the faith of the Russian-owned company.
    CIPG_20220913_NYT-Lukoil-Sicily_Mavi...jpg
  • PRIOLO GARGALLO, SICILY,  ITALY - 13 SEPTEMBER 2022: A Lukoil gas station is here in front of the ISAB / Lukoil refinery in Priolo Gargallo, Italy on September 13th 2022.<br />
<br />
Italy has increased its imports of Russian crude despite EU efforts to end ties to Russian energy in an unintended consequence of western sanctions against the Kremlin.<br />
<br />
As a result, Italy has overtaken the Netherlands as the EU’s largest import hub for seaborne Russian crude. Two-thirds of of the Russian oil exported to Italy are destined for Augusta, a port in Sicily near the Russian-controlled ISAB refinery. The refinery, which is owned by Moscow-based company Lukoil, used to secure a variety of supplies worldwide thanks to credit lines from European banks. Although Lukoil is not under sanctions, lenders have stopped providing financing after the EU imposed sanctions on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, forcing the refinery to rely solely on supplies from its parent company.<br />
<br />
The effects of the embargo is destabilizing for the entire area, which employed about 30,000 people 30 years ago. The economic crisis of 2008, then the pandemid and now the war in Ukraine has made the situation just worse. Today the area employs 8,000 workers. Lukoil employs 1,000 workers and approximately 2,500 sub-contractors, whose jobs are now at risk.<br />
<br />
Because of the interconnection between Lukoil and other companies in the area, the economy of the entire industrial relies on the faith of the Russian-owned company.
    CIPG_20220913_NYT-Lukoil-Sicily_Mavi...jpg
  • PRIOLO GARGALLO, SICILY,  ITALY - 13 SEPTEMBER 2022: An oil tanker is seen here at the ISAB / Lukoil oil terminal in Priolo Gargallo, Italy on September 13th 2022.<br />
<br />
Italy has increased its imports of Russian crude despite EU efforts to end ties to Russian energy in an unintended consequence of western sanctions against the Kremlin.<br />
<br />
As a result, Italy has overtaken the Netherlands as the EU’s largest import hub for seaborne Russian crude. Two-thirds of of the Russian oil exported to Italy are destined for Augusta, a port in Sicily near the Russian-controlled ISAB refinery. The refinery, which is owned by Moscow-based company Lukoil, used to secure a variety of supplies worldwide thanks to credit lines from European banks. Although Lukoil is not under sanctions, lenders have stopped providing financing after the EU imposed sanctions on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, forcing the refinery to rely solely on supplies from its parent company.<br />
<br />
The effects of the embargo is destabilizing for the entire area, which employed about 30,000 people 30 years ago. The economic crisis of 2008, then the pandemid and now the war in Ukraine has made the situation just worse. Today the area employs 8,000 workers. Lukoil employs 1,000 workers and approximately 2,500 sub-contractors, whose jobs are now at risk.<br />
<br />
Because of the interconnection between Lukoil and other companies in the area, the economy of the entire industrial relies on the faith of the Russian-owned company.
    CIPG_20220913_NYT-Lukoil-Sicily_Mavi...jpg
  • PRIOLO GARGALLO, SICILY,  ITALY - 13 SEPTEMBER 2022: An aerial view of the ISAB / Lukoil refinery in Priolo Gargallo, Italy on September 13th 2022.<br />
<br />
Italy has increased its imports of Russian crude despite EU efforts to end ties to Russian energy in an unintended consequence of western sanctions against the Kremlin.<br />
<br />
As a result, Italy has overtaken the Netherlands as the EU’s largest import hub for seaborne Russian crude. Two-thirds of of the Russian oil exported to Italy are destined for Augusta, a port in Sicily near the Russian-controlled ISAB refinery. The refinery, which is owned by Moscow-based company Lukoil, used to secure a variety of supplies worldwide thanks to credit lines from European banks. Although Lukoil is not under sanctions, lenders have stopped providing financing after the EU imposed sanctions on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, forcing the refinery to rely solely on supplies from its parent company.<br />
<br />
The effects of the embargo is destabilizing for the entire area, which employed about 30,000 people 30 years ago. The economic crisis of 2008, then the pandemid and now the war in Ukraine has made the situation just worse. Today the area employs 8,000 workers. Lukoil employs 1,000 workers and approximately 2,500 sub-contractors, whose jobs are now at risk.<br />
<br />
Because of the interconnection between Lukoil and other companies in the area, the economy of the entire industrial relies on the faith of the Russian-owned company.
    CIPG_20220913_NYT-Lukoil-Sicily_Mavi...jpg
  • PRIOLO GARGALLO, SICILY,  ITALY - 13 SEPTEMBER 2022: An aerial view of the ISAB / Lukoil refinery in Priolo Gargallo, Italy on September 13th 2022.<br />
<br />
Italy has increased its imports of Russian crude despite EU efforts to end ties to Russian energy in an unintended consequence of western sanctions against the Kremlin.<br />
<br />
As a result, Italy has overtaken the Netherlands as the EU’s largest import hub for seaborne Russian crude. Two-thirds of of the Russian oil exported to Italy are destined for Augusta, a port in Sicily near the Russian-controlled ISAB refinery. The refinery, which is owned by Moscow-based company Lukoil, used to secure a variety of supplies worldwide thanks to credit lines from European banks. Although Lukoil is not under sanctions, lenders have stopped providing financing after the EU imposed sanctions on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, forcing the refinery to rely solely on supplies from its parent company.<br />
<br />
The effects of the embargo is destabilizing for the entire area, which employed about 30,000 people 30 years ago. The economic crisis of 2008, then the pandemid and now the war in Ukraine has made the situation just worse. Today the area employs 8,000 workers. Lukoil employs 1,000 workers and approximately 2,500 sub-contractors, whose jobs are now at risk.<br />
<br />
Because of the interconnection between Lukoil and other companies in the area, the economy of the entire industrial relies on the faith of the Russian-owned company.
    CIPG_20220913_NYT-Lukoil-Sicily_Mavi...jpg
  • PRIOLO GARGALLO, SICILY,  ITALY - 13 SEPTEMBER 2022: An aerial view of the ISAB / Lukoil refinery in Priolo Gargallo, Italy on September 13th 2022.<br />
<br />
Italy has increased its imports of Russian crude despite EU efforts to end ties to Russian energy in an unintended consequence of western sanctions against the Kremlin.<br />
<br />
As a result, Italy has overtaken the Netherlands as the EU’s largest import hub for seaborne Russian crude. Two-thirds of of the Russian oil exported to Italy are destined for Augusta, a port in Sicily near the Russian-controlled ISAB refinery. The refinery, which is owned by Moscow-based company Lukoil, used to secure a variety of supplies worldwide thanks to credit lines from European banks. Although Lukoil is not under sanctions, lenders have stopped providing financing after the EU imposed sanctions on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, forcing the refinery to rely solely on supplies from its parent company.<br />
<br />
The effects of the embargo is destabilizing for the entire area, which employed about 30,000 people 30 years ago. The economic crisis of 2008, then the pandemid and now the war in Ukraine has made the situation just worse. Today the area employs 8,000 workers. Lukoil employs 1,000 workers and approximately 2,500 sub-contractors, whose jobs are now at risk.<br />
<br />
Because of the interconnection between Lukoil and other companies in the area, the economy of the entire industrial relies on the faith of the Russian-owned company.
    CIPG_20220913_NYT-Lukoil-Sicily_Mavi...jpg
  • AUGUSTA, SICILY,  ITALY - 13 SEPTEMBER 2022: The Augusta refinery is seen here in Augusta, Italy on September 13th 2022.<br />
<br />
Italy has increased its imports of Russian crude despite EU efforts to end ties to Russian energy in an unintended consequence of western sanctions against the Kremlin.<br />
<br />
As a result, Italy has overtaken the Netherlands as the EU’s largest import hub for seaborne Russian crude. Two-thirds of of the Russian oil exported to Italy are destined for Augusta, a port in Sicily near the Russian-controlled ISAB refinery. The refinery, which is owned by Moscow-based company Lukoil, used to secure a variety of supplies worldwide thanks to credit lines from European banks. Although Lukoil is not under sanctions, lenders have stopped providing financing after the EU imposed sanctions on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, forcing the refinery to rely solely on supplies from its parent company.<br />
<br />
The effects of the embargo is destabilizing for the entire area, which employed about 30,000 people 30 years ago. The economic crisis of 2008, then the pandemid and now the war in Ukraine has made the situation just worse. Today the area employs 8,000 workers. Lukoil employs 1,000 workers and approximately 2,500 sub-contractors, whose jobs are now at risk.<br />
<br />
Because of the interconnection between Lukoil and other companies in the area, the economy of the entire industrial relies on the faith of the Russian-owned company.
    CIPG_20220913_NYT-Lukoil-Sicily_A7IV...jpg
  • AUGUSTA, SICILY,  ITALY - 13 SEPTEMBER 2022: The Augusta refinery is seen here in Augusta, Italy on September 13th 2022.<br />
<br />
Italy has increased its imports of Russian crude despite EU efforts to end ties to Russian energy in an unintended consequence of western sanctions against the Kremlin.<br />
<br />
As a result, Italy has overtaken the Netherlands as the EU’s largest import hub for seaborne Russian crude. Two-thirds of of the Russian oil exported to Italy are destined for Augusta, a port in Sicily near the Russian-controlled ISAB refinery. The refinery, which is owned by Moscow-based company Lukoil, used to secure a variety of supplies worldwide thanks to credit lines from European banks. Although Lukoil is not under sanctions, lenders have stopped providing financing after the EU imposed sanctions on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, forcing the refinery to rely solely on supplies from its parent company.<br />
<br />
The effects of the embargo is destabilizing for the entire area, which employed about 30,000 people 30 years ago. The economic crisis of 2008, then the pandemid and now the war in Ukraine has made the situation just worse. Today the area employs 8,000 workers. Lukoil employs 1,000 workers and approximately 2,500 sub-contractors, whose jobs are now at risk.<br />
<br />
Because of the interconnection between Lukoil and other companies in the area, the economy of the entire industrial relies on the faith of the Russian-owned company.
    CIPG_20220913_NYT-Lukoil-Sicily_A7IV...jpg
  • AUGUSTA, SICILY,  ITALY - 13 SEPTEMBER 2022: The Augusta refinery is seen here in Augusta, Italy on September 13th 2022.<br />
<br />
Italy has increased its imports of Russian crude despite EU efforts to end ties to Russian energy in an unintended consequence of western sanctions against the Kremlin.<br />
<br />
As a result, Italy has overtaken the Netherlands as the EU’s largest import hub for seaborne Russian crude. Two-thirds of of the Russian oil exported to Italy are destined for Augusta, a port in Sicily near the Russian-controlled ISAB refinery. The refinery, which is owned by Moscow-based company Lukoil, used to secure a variety of supplies worldwide thanks to credit lines from European banks. Although Lukoil is not under sanctions, lenders have stopped providing financing after the EU imposed sanctions on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, forcing the refinery to rely solely on supplies from its parent company.<br />
<br />
The effects of the embargo is destabilizing for the entire area, which employed about 30,000 people 30 years ago. The economic crisis of 2008, then the pandemid and now the war in Ukraine has made the situation just worse. Today the area employs 8,000 workers. Lukoil employs 1,000 workers and approximately 2,500 sub-contractors, whose jobs are now at risk.<br />
<br />
Because of the interconnection between Lukoil and other companies in the area, the economy of the entire industrial relies on the faith of the Russian-owned company.
    CIPG_20220913_NYT-Lukoil-Sicily_A7IV...jpg
  • SIRACUSA, SICILY, ITALY - 13 SEPTEMBER 2022: Davide Mauro (47), a shift worker at the ISAB / Lukoil refinery, poses for a portrait on the terrace of his home in Siracusa, Italy on September 13th 2022.<br />
<br />
Italy has increased its imports of Russian crude despite EU efforts to end ties to Russian energy in an unintended consequence of western sanctions against the Kremlin.<br />
<br />
As a result, Italy has overtaken the Netherlands as the EU’s largest import hub for seaborne Russian crude. Two-thirds of of the Russian oil exported to Italy are destined for Augusta, a port in Sicily near the Russian-controlled ISAB refinery. The refinery, which is owned by Moscow-based company Lukoil, used to secure a variety of supplies worldwide thanks to credit lines from European banks. Although Lukoil is not under sanctions, lenders have stopped providing financing after the EU imposed sanctions on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, forcing the refinery to rely solely on supplies from its parent company.<br />
<br />
The effects of the embargo is destabilizing for the entire area, which employed about 30,000 people 30 years ago. The economic crisis of 2008, then the pandemid and now the war in Ukraine has made the situation just worse. Today the area employs 8,000 workers. Lukoil employs 1,000 workers and approximately 2,500 sub-contractors, whose jobs are now at risk.<br />
<br />
Because of the interconnection between Lukoil and other companies in the area, the economy of the entire industrial relies on the faith of the Russian-owned company.
    CIPG_20220913_NYT-Lukoil-Sicily_A7IV...jpg
  • SIRACUSA, SICILY, ITALY - 13 SEPTEMBER 2022: Davide Mauro (47), a shift worker at the ISAB / Lukoil refinery, poses for a portrait on the terrace of his home in Siracusa, Italy on September 13th 2022.<br />
<br />
Italy has increased its imports of Russian crude despite EU efforts to end ties to Russian energy in an unintended consequence of western sanctions against the Kremlin.<br />
<br />
As a result, Italy has overtaken the Netherlands as the EU’s largest import hub for seaborne Russian crude. Two-thirds of of the Russian oil exported to Italy are destined for Augusta, a port in Sicily near the Russian-controlled ISAB refinery. The refinery, which is owned by Moscow-based company Lukoil, used to secure a variety of supplies worldwide thanks to credit lines from European banks. Although Lukoil is not under sanctions, lenders have stopped providing financing after the EU imposed sanctions on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, forcing the refinery to rely solely on supplies from its parent company.<br />
<br />
The effects of the embargo is destabilizing for the entire area, which employed about 30,000 people 30 years ago. The economic crisis of 2008, then the pandemid and now the war in Ukraine has made the situation just worse. Today the area employs 8,000 workers. Lukoil employs 1,000 workers and approximately 2,500 sub-contractors, whose jobs are now at risk.<br />
<br />
Because of the interconnection between Lukoil and other companies in the area, the economy of the entire industrial relies on the faith of the Russian-owned company.
    CIPG_20220913_NYT-Lukoil-Sicily_A7IV...jpg
  • SIRACUSA, SICILY, ITALY - 13 SEPTEMBER 2022: Davide Mauro (47), a shift worker at the ISAB / Lukoil refinery, poses for a portrait on the terrace of his home in Siracusa, Italy on September 13th 2022.<br />
<br />
Italy has increased its imports of Russian crude despite EU efforts to end ties to Russian energy in an unintended consequence of western sanctions against the Kremlin.<br />
<br />
As a result, Italy has overtaken the Netherlands as the EU’s largest import hub for seaborne Russian crude. Two-thirds of of the Russian oil exported to Italy are destined for Augusta, a port in Sicily near the Russian-controlled ISAB refinery. The refinery, which is owned by Moscow-based company Lukoil, used to secure a variety of supplies worldwide thanks to credit lines from European banks. Although Lukoil is not under sanctions, lenders have stopped providing financing after the EU imposed sanctions on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, forcing the refinery to rely solely on supplies from its parent company.<br />
<br />
The effects of the embargo is destabilizing for the entire area, which employed about 30,000 people 30 years ago. The economic crisis of 2008, then the pandemid and now the war in Ukraine has made the situation just worse. Today the area employs 8,000 workers. Lukoil employs 1,000 workers and approximately 2,500 sub-contractors, whose jobs are now at risk.<br />
<br />
Because of the interconnection between Lukoil and other companies in the area, the economy of the entire industrial relies on the faith of the Russian-owned company.
    CIPG_20220913_NYT-Lukoil-Sicily_A7IV...jpg
  • SIRACUSA, SICILY, ITALY - 13 SEPTEMBER 2022: Davide Mauro (47), a shift worker at the ISAB / Lukoil refinery, poses for a portrait on the terrace of his home in Siracusa, Italy on September 13th 2022.<br />
<br />
Italy has increased its imports of Russian crude despite EU efforts to end ties to Russian energy in an unintended consequence of western sanctions against the Kremlin.<br />
<br />
As a result, Italy has overtaken the Netherlands as the EU’s largest import hub for seaborne Russian crude. Two-thirds of of the Russian oil exported to Italy are destined for Augusta, a port in Sicily near the Russian-controlled ISAB refinery. The refinery, which is owned by Moscow-based company Lukoil, used to secure a variety of supplies worldwide thanks to credit lines from European banks. Although Lukoil is not under sanctions, lenders have stopped providing financing after the EU imposed sanctions on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, forcing the refinery to rely solely on supplies from its parent company.<br />
<br />
The effects of the embargo is destabilizing for the entire area, which employed about 30,000 people 30 years ago. The economic crisis of 2008, then the pandemid and now the war in Ukraine has made the situation just worse. Today the area employs 8,000 workers. Lukoil employs 1,000 workers and approximately 2,500 sub-contractors, whose jobs are now at risk.<br />
<br />
Because of the interconnection between Lukoil and other companies in the area, the economy of the entire industrial relies on the faith of the Russian-owned company.
    CIPG_20220913_NYT-Lukoil-Sicily_A7IV...jpg
  • PRIOLO GARGALLO, SICILY,  ITALY - 13 SEPTEMBER 2022: A view of the ISAB / Lukoil refinery in Priolo Gargallo, Italy on September 13th 2022.<br />
<br />
Italy has increased its imports of Russian crude despite EU efforts to end ties to Russian energy in an unintended consequence of western sanctions against the Kremlin.<br />
<br />
As a result, Italy has overtaken the Netherlands as the EU’s largest import hub for seaborne Russian crude. Two-thirds of of the Russian oil exported to Italy are destined for Augusta, a port in Sicily near the Russian-controlled ISAB refinery. The refinery, which is owned by Moscow-based company Lukoil, used to secure a variety of supplies worldwide thanks to credit lines from European banks. Although Lukoil is not under sanctions, lenders have stopped providing financing after the EU imposed sanctions on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, forcing the refinery to rely solely on supplies from its parent company.<br />
<br />
The effects of the embargo is destabilizing for the entire area, which employed about 30,000 people 30 years ago. The economic crisis of 2008, then the pandemid and now the war in Ukraine has made the situation just worse. Today the area employs 8,000 workers. Lukoil employs 1,000 workers and approximately 2,500 sub-contractors, whose jobs are now at risk.<br />
<br />
Because of the interconnection between Lukoil and other companies in the area, the economy of the entire industrial relies on the faith of the Russian-owned company.
    CIPG_20220913_NYT-Lukoil-Sicily_A7IV...jpg
  • PRIOLO GARGALLO, SICILY,  ITALY - 13 SEPTEMBER 2022: A view of the ISAB / Lukoil refinery in Priolo Gargallo, Italy on September 13th 2022.<br />
<br />
Italy has increased its imports of Russian crude despite EU efforts to end ties to Russian energy in an unintended consequence of western sanctions against the Kremlin.<br />
<br />
As a result, Italy has overtaken the Netherlands as the EU’s largest import hub for seaborne Russian crude. Two-thirds of of the Russian oil exported to Italy are destined for Augusta, a port in Sicily near the Russian-controlled ISAB refinery. The refinery, which is owned by Moscow-based company Lukoil, used to secure a variety of supplies worldwide thanks to credit lines from European banks. Although Lukoil is not under sanctions, lenders have stopped providing financing after the EU imposed sanctions on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, forcing the refinery to rely solely on supplies from its parent company.<br />
<br />
The effects of the embargo is destabilizing for the entire area, which employed about 30,000 people 30 years ago. The economic crisis of 2008, then the pandemid and now the war in Ukraine has made the situation just worse. Today the area employs 8,000 workers. Lukoil employs 1,000 workers and approximately 2,500 sub-contractors, whose jobs are now at risk.<br />
<br />
Because of the interconnection between Lukoil and other companies in the area, the economy of the entire industrial relies on the faith of the Russian-owned company.
    CIPG_20220913_NYT-Lukoil-Sicily_A7IV...jpg
  • PRIOLO GARGALLO, SICILY,  ITALY - 13 SEPTEMBER 2022: A workers walks towards the parking lot at the end of his shift at the ISAB / Lukoil refinery in Priolo Gargallo, Italy on September 13th 2022.<br />
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Italy has increased its imports of Russian crude despite EU efforts to end ties to Russian energy in an unintended consequence of western sanctions against the Kremlin.<br />
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As a result, Italy has overtaken the Netherlands as the EU’s largest import hub for seaborne Russian crude. Two-thirds of of the Russian oil exported to Italy are destined for Augusta, a port in Sicily near the Russian-controlled ISAB refinery. The refinery, which is owned by Moscow-based company Lukoil, used to secure a variety of supplies worldwide thanks to credit lines from European banks. Although Lukoil is not under sanctions, lenders have stopped providing financing after the EU imposed sanctions on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, forcing the refinery to rely solely on supplies from its parent company.<br />
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The effects of the embargo is destabilizing for the entire area, which employed about 30,000 people 30 years ago. The economic crisis of 2008, then the pandemid and now the war in Ukraine has made the situation just worse. Today the area employs 8,000 workers. Lukoil employs 1,000 workers and approximately 2,500 sub-contractors, whose jobs are now at risk.<br />
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Because of the interconnection between Lukoil and other companies in the area, the economy of the entire industrial relies on the faith of the Russian-owned company.
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  • PRIOLO GARGALLO, SICILY,  ITALY - 13 SEPTEMBER 2022: A Lukoil gas station is seen here next to the refinery in Priolo Gargallo, Italy on September 13th 2022.<br />
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Italy has increased its imports of Russian crude despite EU efforts to end ties to Russian energy in an unintended consequence of western sanctions against the Kremlin.<br />
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As a result, Italy has overtaken the Netherlands as the EU’s largest import hub for seaborne Russian crude. Two-thirds of of the Russian oil exported to Italy are destined for Augusta, a port in Sicily near the Russian-controlled ISAB refinery. The refinery, which is owned by Moscow-based company Lukoil, used to secure a variety of supplies worldwide thanks to credit lines from European banks. Although Lukoil is not under sanctions, lenders have stopped providing financing after the EU imposed sanctions on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, forcing the refinery to rely solely on supplies from its parent company.<br />
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The effects of the embargo is destabilizing for the entire area, which employed about 30,000 people 30 years ago. The economic crisis of 2008, then the pandemid and now the war in Ukraine has made the situation just worse. Today the area employs 8,000 workers. Lukoil employs 1,000 workers and approximately 2,500 sub-contractors, whose jobs are now at risk.<br />
<br />
Because of the interconnection between Lukoil and other companies in the area, the economy of the entire industrial relies on the faith of the Russian-owned company.
    CIPG_20220913_NYT-Lukoil-Sicily_A7IV...jpg
  • PRIOLO GARGALLO, SICILY,  ITALY - 13 SEPTEMBER 2022: A barista walks by the Bar La Conchiglia, a cafe frequented by workers of the ISAB / Lukiol refinery in Priolo Gargallo, Italy on September 13th 2022.<br />
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Italy has increased its imports of Russian crude despite EU efforts to end ties to Russian energy in an unintended consequence of western sanctions against the Kremlin.<br />
<br />
As a result, Italy has overtaken the Netherlands as the EU’s largest import hub for seaborne Russian crude. Two-thirds of of the Russian oil exported to Italy are destined for Augusta, a port in Sicily near the Russian-controlled ISAB refinery. The refinery, which is owned by Moscow-based company Lukoil, used to secure a variety of supplies worldwide thanks to credit lines from European banks. Although Lukoil is not under sanctions, lenders have stopped providing financing after the EU imposed sanctions on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, forcing the refinery to rely solely on supplies from its parent company.<br />
<br />
The effects of the embargo is destabilizing for the entire area, which employed about 30,000 people 30 years ago. The economic crisis of 2008, then the pandemid and now the war in Ukraine has made the situation just worse. Today the area employs 8,000 workers. Lukoil employs 1,000 workers and approximately 2,500 sub-contractors, whose jobs are now at risk.<br />
<br />
Because of the interconnection between Lukoil and other companies in the area, the economy of the entire industrial relies on the faith of the Russian-owned company.
    CIPG_20220913_NYT-Lukoil-Sicily_A7IV...jpg
  • PRIOLO GARGALLO, SICILY,  ITALY - 13 SEPTEMBER 2022: A playground is seen here in front of the ISAB / Lukoil refinery, by the town hall in Priolo Gargallo, Italy on September 13th 2022.<br />
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Italy has increased its imports of Russian crude despite EU efforts to end ties to Russian energy in an unintended consequence of western sanctions against the Kremlin.<br />
<br />
As a result, Italy has overtaken the Netherlands as the EU’s largest import hub for seaborne Russian crude. Two-thirds of of the Russian oil exported to Italy are destined for Augusta, a port in Sicily near the Russian-controlled ISAB refinery. The refinery, which is owned by Moscow-based company Lukoil, used to secure a variety of supplies worldwide thanks to credit lines from European banks. Although Lukoil is not under sanctions, lenders have stopped providing financing after the EU imposed sanctions on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, forcing the refinery to rely solely on supplies from its parent company.<br />
<br />
The effects of the embargo is destabilizing for the entire area, which employed about 30,000 people 30 years ago. The economic crisis of 2008, then the pandemid and now the war in Ukraine has made the situation just worse. Today the area employs 8,000 workers. Lukoil employs 1,000 workers and approximately 2,500 sub-contractors, whose jobs are now at risk.<br />
<br />
Because of the interconnection between Lukoil and other companies in the area, the economy of the entire industrial relies on the faith of the Russian-owned company.
    CIPG_20220913_NYT-Lukoil-Sicily_A7IV...jpg
  • PRIOLO GARGALLO, SICILY,  ITALY - 13 SEPTEMBER 2022: The mayor of Priolo Gargallo Giuseppe "Pippo" Gianni (75) poses for a portrait in his office in Priolo Gargallo, Italy on September 13th 2022.<br />
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Italy has increased its imports of Russian crude despite EU efforts to end ties to Russian energy in an unintended consequence of western sanctions against the Kremlin.<br />
<br />
As a result, Italy has overtaken the Netherlands as the EU’s largest import hub for seaborne Russian crude. Two-thirds of of the Russian oil exported to Italy are destined for Augusta, a port in Sicily near the Russian-controlled ISAB refinery. The refinery, which is owned by Moscow-based company Lukoil, used to secure a variety of supplies worldwide thanks to credit lines from European banks. Although Lukoil is not under sanctions, lenders have stopped providing financing after the EU imposed sanctions on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, forcing the refinery to rely solely on supplies from its parent company.<br />
<br />
The effects of the embargo is destabilizing for the entire area, which employed about 30,000 people 30 years ago. The economic crisis of 2008, then the pandemid and now the war in Ukraine has made the situation just worse. Today the area employs 8,000 workers. Lukoil employs 1,000 workers and approximately 2,500 sub-contractors, whose jobs are now at risk.<br />
<br />
Because of the interconnection between Lukoil and other companies in the area, the economy of the entire industrial relies on the faith of the Russian-owned company.
    CIPG_20220913_NYT-Lukoil-Sicily_A7IV...jpg
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