The FERMI free-electron laser (FEL) facility has recently achieved a significant milestone with the successful implementation of the echo-enabled harmonic generation (EEHG) scheme in the FEL-1 amplifier line. This advancement is part of a broader upgrade strategy aiming at expanding the covered spectral range of the facility to the entire water window and beyond. Through this upgrade, the maximum photon energy of FEL-1 has been doubled and spectral quality has been enhanced. The updated FERMI FEL-1 is the first user facility operating in the spectral range 20-10 nm utilizing the EEHG scheme. It will serve also as the ideal test bench for conducting new machine studies in the perspective of future developments. In this contribution, we present the results obtained during the commissioning phase and the first user experiments.

Elettra 2.0 is the 4th generation synchrotron light source that is going to replace Elettra, the 3rd generation light source operating for 30 years in Trieste Italy. The new ring will be giving light to the users in 2026 at 2.4 GeV. Three beam lines require very hard-x-rays i.e. photon energies at 50 keV or more with a flux of 1013 ph/sec and this can be achieved with a superconducting magnet at 6 T peak field. A new superconducting magnet is developed with an innovative compact design integrated with quadrupole side magnets. A new cryogenic solution will combine the benefits of a liquid-helium cooled inner magnet with a liquid-helium-free upper cooling stage. A C-shaped design will allow to slip in and slip out the magnet from its position on the storage ring vacuum chamber. A prototype of a new 6T superconducting magnet will be constructed and installed in the storage ring to replace a normal 1.4 T magnet allowing a full characterization of its performance. The NbTi superconducting magnet will work at 3.5K conduction cooled, using a system of heat exchanger connected to a subcooled Helium bath.