The Labs mission is to conduct basic and applied research and deliver solutions to compelling problems and challenging opportunities in the energy business with respect to environmental concerns. As the only one of the University’s labs addressing energy and environmental issues in conjunction with real economy, E-cube is in a unique position to accelerate the development of entrepreneurship solutions through local authorities and private sector partnerships. Among st the Lab’s objectives are: the recurrent publication of the EFi index every two years, the constant monitoring and production of forecasts of the prices of energy products, the continuous update of our data bank, the nexus between firms and authorities related to the energy sector and the academia, and the holding of a scientific international conference on energy and environmental issues.