Sorgenia is particularly focused in energy research and development activities, especially in “green technologies”, through its U.S subsidiary Noventi.
Set up in 2006, Noventi is a venture capital investment fund for industrial initiatives that develop new technologies in the following fields:

• Renewable and alternative electricity generation
• Environmental protection
• Energy efficiency

Noventi has invested in new businesses with a highly innovative technological content, specifically:

• Aurora Algae: for the production of bio-fuels from algae without interfering with the food chain
• HelioVolt: marketing “thin film” photovoltaic panels, which are highly efficient and are produced using an innovative printing method
• Lumenergi: electronic ballast that can be regulated to give highly efficient lighting, especially for commercial buildings
• Windspire: micro wind trurbines on a vertical axis with an output of between 1 and 3 kW