Case study: Innovability: How Enel combines innovation and sustainability in energy-related projects
As a global leader in energy generation and distribution, operating in more than 30 countries, Enel strives, through a range of collaborations and partnerships, as well as through the active involvement of Enel’s own employees, to combine innovation and sustainability, providing socially and environmentally responsible energy solutions.
Abstract
Enel is implementing a number of innovation projects across the globe, as ‘innovability’, the combination of innovation and sustainability in its products and services, is a key component of Enel’s business strategy and culture. In order to combine innovation and sustainability in energy-related projects, providing socially and environmentally responsible energy solutions, Enel took action to:
• realize already existing projects and launch new projects involving renewables
• develop new energy storage technologies
• build electric transport infrastructure
• innovate in the final uses of energy
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