In 2004 Carlo Rubbia presents to the President of the Regional Council, Mauro Pili, the "Trinomial Project: Sardinia-Solar Power-Hydrogen", which aims to produce hydrogen from renewable source (Concentrating Solar power).
This was accompanied by a "Proposal for a feasibility study to make Sardinia energy and water independent" by designing thermal energy storage systems and power towers for the study of concentrating solar thermal power.
