Leonardo (supercomputer)
Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Source: OpenStreetMap
Leonardo (supercomputer) is a mapped data center in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, operated by Cineca. It runs on Italy's grid, which was 51% fossil-fuelled at 285 gCO₂e/kWh in 2025 (Ember).
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 17, 2026
Overview
source: linkLeonardo is a supercomputer mapped in Italy and operated by Cineca, the consortium that runs the site as a CINECA data center. Available records identify Cineca as the operator but do not disclose an ultimate parent, capacity, or environmental data for the facility.
Operator chain
The grid behind this site
source: Ember · EurostatA large data center in Italy pays 18.69¢/kWh for electricity — a household pays 31.11¢, 40% more than the data center (Eurostat).
National grid context, not this facility's own metering. Full country picture: Italy data centers.
In the news
source: Google News (local + English)- Palermo si prende il suo posto nell’AI: UniPa inaugura il Data Center del futuroIl Moderatore· Jul 21, 2026
- Vertiv, aspettative e rischi sul futuro dei data centerinno3· Jun 24, 2026
- Cineca accelera su Hpc e AI FactoryCorCom· Jun 18, 2026
- La sfida dei data center, il digitale si sposta a Sud: «Hub chiave per il futuro»Il Mattino· Apr 27, 2026
- Il vicepresidente Spinelli con il presidente di CINECA in visita al data center ipogeo in Val di NonUfficio Stampa della Provincia autonoma di Trento· Apr 3, 2026
- Predaia, data center sotterraneo da 50 milioni: via a IntactureL'Adige· Apr 3, 2026