SANNAZZARO DE’ BURGONDI, Italy—A Roman tech company has been inspired by Einstein—Hermann Einstein, that is—to do its part for renewable energy here in the countryside south of Milan.

The husband-and-wife owners of an artificial-intelligence startup and tech incubator are resurrecting a hydropower plant designed more than 125 years ago by Albert Einstein’s father. If all goes to plan they will contribute more to the country’s electricity grid than they consume.

This post first appeared on wsj.com

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