Italy's industrial system is also uncompetitive in terms of the cost of electricity. The price gap with other European countries has never been higher. Italian companies pay 39% more than Germany, 207% more than France, and even 535 percent more than Spain: measured in megawatt hours, it is about 86 euros versus 13. At the Senate hearing, Aurelio Regina, Confindustria's energy delegate, explained the reasons for this imbalance, which have to do with dependence on natural gas and its prices; and argued that strong investment in renewables is needed, not more or less hidden sabotage. There would be no shortage of tools. After Germany, Italy is Europe's second largest producer of renewable technologies, and the world's sixth largest exporter. A report presented by Fondazione Symbola and Enel proposes the most significant data of this technological spring, which is also measured by the significant increase in patents. The renewables supply chain counts more than 37,000 companies, 800 of which are engaged in the development of cutting-edge technologies: they are an important asset, considering that they generate a turnover of 12 billion euros and employ several tens of thousands of workers. The report tells one hundred Italian stories of innovation, in a world where last year - according to the International Energy Agency - 85% of new installed electrical power came from renewables.
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