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)- AI Gigafactory, Tim tra i leader della squadra della candidatura italianaKey4biz· Jun 30, 2026
- Vertiv, aspettative e rischi sul futuro dei data centerinno3· Jun 24, 2026
- Cineca accelera su Hpc e AI FactoryCorCom· Jun 18, 2026
- Data center, Hera si aggiudica project finance da 73 mln €Quotidiano Energia· Jun 17, 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