Ecofuturo Festival
The festival of concrete ecotechnologies at the Città dell'Altra Economia in Rome
About Ecofuturo
A festival of solutions, not just good intentions
Ecofuturo Festival is the leading Italian event focused on so-called concrete ecotechnologies: mature, ready-to-install technologies that make sustainability an economic reality before it is an environmental one. Born in 2014 from a network of companies, professionals, researchers, and communicators, the festival has established itself over the years as one of the most followed online events in Italy in its sector, and since 2024, it has found its home in the Capital.
The Città dell'Altra Economia, in Testaccio
The venue is the Città dell'Altra Economia, located in the former Mattatoio (slaughterhouse) of Testaccio, a space owned by the Municipality of Rome historically dedicated to solidarity-based economy, fair trade, and critical consumption: a setting perfectly in tune with the spirit of the event. The spacious pavilions house conference halls, exhibition areas, and outdoor spaces, just a short walk from the Tiber River and the Monte dei Cocci, in the heart of one of the city's most vibrant neighborhoods. The festival takes place in person and simultaneously via live streaming; sessions remain available on the official YouTube channel, a feature that has significantly expanded the event's audience well beyond Rome and the Lazio region.
Recurring themes
The program is organized into thematic blocks that return each year, updated with the latest industry developments:
- Energy: photovoltaics, heat pumps for condominiums, renewable energy communities, biogas and biomethane, geothermal energy, agrivoltaics, and combating energy poverty.
- Agriculture and natural resources: new agricultural techniques, bio-electroactive gardens, hemp, reforestation, and sustainable management of basins and lagoons.
- Industry and production conversion: high-temperature heat pumps, carbon storage, landfill valorization, and critical analysis of greenwashing.
- Cities and climate: sustainable construction materials, prefabricated straw houses, thermal insulation, mitigation of urban heat islands, urban greenery, electric mobility, and micromobility.
An informative and free format
The format is that of an open conference: technical speakers explain systems, costs, and return-on-investment times in an accessible way, alternating with book presentations, screenings, and social moments. There is no shortage of lunches cooked with solar ovens and tastings of organic wines—small demonstrative gestures that summarize the festival's philosophy. Admission is free, with mandatory online registration.
Why it is worth attending
Ecofuturo is neither a trade fair nor an academic conference: it is a place where a condominium administrator, a farmer, a small business owner, or a simple citizen can understand, with numbers in hand, which solutions are already viable today. For Rome and the Lazio region, it also represents one of the most solid appointments dedicated to the ecological transition, capable of bringing research, business, and public administration to the same table.
Ecofuturo — edition 2026
2026 Edition — "The eco-present is convenient"
The 13th edition of Ecofuturo took place from May 13 to 16, 2026, at the Città dell'Altra Economia in Rome, both in person and via live streaming. The guiding theme chosen by the organizers, The eco-present is convenient, overturns the rhetoric of a sustainable future: the technologies already exist and it is advantageous to adopt them now.
The program was divided into four blocks: energy and energy poverty (heat pumps for apartments and condominiums, energy communities, biogas, agrivoltaics, hydroelectric, geothermal), agriculture and natural resources, industry and production conversion (high-temperature heat pumps, carbon storage, landfill valorization, greenwashing), and urban climate and lifestyles (sustainable materials, prefabricated straw houses, insulation, heat islands, urban greenery, electric mobility).
Enriching the days were the screening of the film Purpose: an economy to feel good, presentations of the books Conversations on climate and It has always been hot, the traditional lunches cooked with solar ovens, and organic wine tastings.
Programme Ecofuturo 2026
Program structure
Four days of free conferences, workshops, and courses, from Wednesday to Saturday, at the Città dell'Altra Economia and via live streaming.
- Wednesday, May 13 — opening and block dedicated to energy and energy poverty: how to reduce household costs, heat pumps in condominiums, renewable energy communities.
- Thursday, May 14 — energy for businesses and agriculture: biogas and green transition in Italy, agrivoltaics, hydroelectric, geothermal, sustainable management of basins and lagoons.
- Friday, May 15 — industry and production conversion: high-temperature heat pumps, carbon storage, landfill valorization, greenwashing analysis; block on urban climate, sustainable construction materials, prefabricated straw houses, insulation, and heat islands.
- Saturday, May 16 — final day:
- 9:30 AM — Bio-electroactive gardens and new agricultural techniques, with Nicolò Tacconi, Antonio Napolitano, Roberto Roasio, Pasqua Lanza, Giordano Mancini, Daniele Pulcini, Mattia Ciampicaccigli, Cristina Grandi, Loreta Mastrolonardo, Giuseppe L'Abbate, and Rachele Invernizzi.
- 10:30 AM — Presentation of the book Seasonal Fruit and Vegetables, with Andrea Battiata (Ortobioattivo) and Stefano Zago (TeleAmbiente).
- 11:00 AM — The revolution of electric charging in the city and 30 km/h cities, with Giuseppe Guicciardi (EV2GO), Alessandro Giubilo (Flexyenergy), Battista Praino, and Danila Fruci.
- 11:30 AM — Event on sustainable urban micromobility, with Pascal van Duijnhoven (Metur), Giovanni Zannola (Rome Capital Mobility Commission), and Stefano Zago.
- 12:00 PM — The great promise of Mondo Verde: stop polluting with chemicals, in the city and in the countryside, with Mario Salucci, Vittorio Melander, and Elena Pagliai.
- 1:00 PM — Closing of the proceedings in the name of Giuseppe Quaranta.
Highlights Ecofuturo 2026
- 13th edition on the theme "The eco-present is convenient"
- Four days of entirely free conferences, workshops, and courses
- Screening of the film Purpose: an economy to feel good
- Presentations of the books Conversations on climate and It has always been hot
- Lunches cooked with solar ovens and organic wine tastings
- Sessions broadcast via live streaming and later available on YouTube
Prices Ecofuturo 2026
Practical information — Ecofuturo
Where
Città dell'Altra Economia, Largo Dino Frisullo, Testaccio district, Rome (Lazio).
How to get there
Metro Line B, Piramide stop, then about a 10-minute walk; Roma-Lido urban train, Porta San Paolo station; tram 3 and buses 23, 75, 280. Parking in the area is difficult: using public transport is highly recommended.
Admission
Free, with mandatory online registration (Eventbrite platform). Sessions are also broadcast via live streaming and remain available on the Ecofuturo YouTube channel.
Contacts
[email protected] — tel. +39 335 7761774 — www.ecofuturo.eu
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Where does it take place — Ecofuturo
Città dell'Altra Economia (Testaccio)
Largo Dino Frisullo, snc, 00153 Roma