Ricerca sul Sistema Energetico - RSE SpA, is a joint stock company, whose unique shareholder is GSE SpA, which develops research in electro-energy, with particular focus to the strategic national projects of general public interest, financed by the Italian Electricity System Research Fund (Fondo per la Ricerca di Sistema) of the Italian Economic Development Ministry.
RSE, thanks to the experience of its researchers and national and international scientific relations, implement joint activities with the system of central and local public administration, with the production system, in its broadest articulation, with the associations and clusters of small and medium-sized businesses and consumer groups.
RSE promotes and fosters the professional development by promoting every opportunity to support the conduct of training and dissemination activities related to research topics carried out. The research and development is carried out for the entire energy supply chain in an applications and experimental view, ensuring the consistent continuation of research in progress and the development of new initiatives, both organically and in response to external and market demands.
RSE has a human capital that represents a unique heritage of expertise and experience, whose support is a necessary condition to allow the development of innovation policies in an area of enormous importance for the national economy such as energy is.
Activities
RSE develops applied research in the electricity/energy sector and provides the Italian system with the expertise and know-how it has acquired from its extensive experience and the long tradition of research in Italy.
It is an entirely publicly owned joint stock company, part of the GSE Group, and is supervised by the Italian Ministry for Economic Development.
The company carries out research projects of general interest, with an essentially applicational and experimental slant. This research aims at developing new initiatives to provide concrete solutions to the needs expressed by stakeholders, the market and the general public.
RSE's research focuses on all aspects of the production system, central and local public administration, associations, groups of small and medium-sized enterprises, and consumer associations.
RSE's strategic goal is to promote and encourage the growth of tomorrow's professionals, by supporting the training and education of young researchers according to their skills.
Research - RSE conducts research in the electro-energetic sector, in domains of public interest, that concern strategic fields for the national system. This activity - mainly financed by the Ricerca di Sistema fund – aims to support research and development promoting technological innovation of general interest for the electricity system, the improvement of its safety, environmental compatibility and economic and efficiency criteria.
Business Project - RSE implements joint activities with industry and production system, in many articulations: associations and clusters of small and medium-sized enterprises and consumer groups. This activity aims to enhance a stable and structural connection with the national production system. The research is a formidable lever for development, particularly in an area such as energy where the innovations in terms of systems, components and materials are able to determine advancement and progress of absolute importance.
RSE with PA - The role of RSE is to support local authorities and the Public Administrations as a partner in the scientific and technical planning and implementation of energy plans, maps and projections for the design of systems for the production of energy from renewable sources, environmental studies and construction of models for spatial planning.
Laboratory tests - RSE stands out for the highly technological and experimental approach it takes to the projects it deals with thanks to its large number of laboratories
