# Italy-U.S. The Pax Silica’s “brindisi”

> Source: <https://decode39.com/15967/italy-u-s-the-pax-silicas-brindisi/>
> Published: 2026-07-31 08:58:44+00:00

**BRINDISI, Apulia – **Speaking during the ceremony marking [Italy’s accession to Pax Silica](https://decode39.com/15937/italy-picks-a-side-on-ai-rome-joins-the-u-s-led-pax-silica/), MP D’Attis argued that Brindisi is no longer simply an industrial hub but an emerging platform for the technologies that underpin the new strategic partnership between Rome and Washington.

**Why it matters:** D’Attis said it was “perhaps no coincidence” that the agreement was signed in Brindisi, describing the city as being “at the forefront”of Italy’s economic, industrial, environmental and digital transition.

- He argued that Parliament has already laid the foundations for that transformation, saying the first results are beginning to emerge.
- According to D’Attis, authorities have identified 35 investment proposals suitable for the redevelopment of the Brindisi industrial area, representing
**more than €10 billion** in potential investment and**over 2,000 direct jobs** once fully operational.

**Among the flagship projects**, he highlighted Eni Storage Systems’ [FAENIX initiative](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.eni.com/en-IT/media/press-release/2026/07/eni-storage-systems-breaks-ground-stationary-battery-manufacturing-plant-brindisi.html&ved=2ahUKEwi25IinxfyVAxV7UMMIHbl3GoEQFnoECBkQAQ&usg=AOvVaw3BNQ0Emf-ZCw9TQZnE3i0z), which aims to establish Europe’s first fully integrated LFP battery supply chain. The project is expected to support more than 1,000 jobs across battery production, energy storage systems and recycling.

- D’Attis also pointed to a planned investment by
[Spain’s Solaria](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://renewablesnow.com/news/spains-solaria-gets-eis-approval-for-600-mw-italian-solar-project-1298802/&ved=2ahUKEwiYir26xfyVAxX1cfEDHd78Hh4QFnoECBwQAQ&usg=AOvVaw1grK84iMaDTs_jxaILxqvN), together with a U.S. partner, to develop a 400 MW-plus data center in Brindisi. The project could attract between €2 billion and €2.5 billion in investment and employ up to 2,000 people. - He added that Enel will build what he described as the
[world’s largest electrochemical battery storage](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.brindisireport.it/economia/eni-enel-accumulo-energia-investimenti-brindisi.html&ved=2ahUKEwiMsv7RxfyVAxXgcvEDHeGEPTwQFnoECCAQAQ&usg=AOvVaw2KX5YqPTanrWWHzAGKYPar)project — a 730 MW Battery Energy Storage System worth around €550 million. - The lawmaker also cited the presence of
[Aero Service Technologies Italy](https://www.brindisireport.it/economia/mesagne-stabilimento-turbine-aeronautiche-investimento-32-milioni-euro.html), the Baker Hughes-GE Aerospace joint venture, as further evidence that American industrial investment is already taking root in the region.

**The bottom line:** For D’Attis, these investments illustrate why Brindisi is a natural fit for Italy’s participation in Pax Silica, which spans semiconductors, critical minerals, artificial intelligence, advanced technologies, energy storage and digital infrastructure.

- The agreement, he said, should strengthen the longstanding relationship between Italy and the United States while encouraging further international — and particularly American — investment in the country.