Energy Vault’s 100 MW AI Infrastructure Project in Sardinia Receives Italian Government Designation as Project of Pre-Eminent National Strategic Interest

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Energy Vault’s 100 MW AI Infrastructure Project in Sardinia Receives Italian Government Designation as Project of Pre-Eminent National Strategic Interest

September 1, 2026 1:07 PM EDT

Proposed by the Minister of Enterprise, Made in Italy and with the support of the Autonomous Region of Sardinia, the Council of Ministers designation represents a major development milestone and establishes an accelerated administrative approval pathway for the investment program and time to power

Digital Vault Sulcis, the government-designated program, includes an initial AI data center of ~30 MW over the next 24 months, integrated with renewable energy generation and storage, within a broader campus designed for phased expansion to 100 MW+ of total power capacity

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