On June 19, 2025, the Department of Energy of Politecnico di Milano hosted a discussion on sustainable fuels, including biofuels, hydrogen, and e-fuels. The event brought together academia and industry to explore clean fuels for internal combustion engines (ICEs) with low or zero emissions. Internal combustion engines, a reliable, flexible, and cost-effective technology, can significantly…
At the 4th Turbomachinery Study Day, organized by the University of Bergamo, the MUSIC Project – PRIN 2022 highlighted its ongoing developments. Federico Nesi (UNIFI) and Simone Girelli, a GECoS PhD student, shared a poster on turbomachinery sizing and their integration into the overall plant layout, providing valuable insights into the project’s innovative approach to…
— English news below — Il 15 maggio Stefano Campanari e Davide Bonalumi hanno curato la sessione verticale dell’International NetZeroMilan Expo Summit sul tema “Clean Hydrogen for a Competitive Decarbonization – I primi progetti su larga scala, il ruolo dell’idrogeno per l’obiettivo di Net Zero Industry dell’UE, le questioni normative e industriali in gioco”.Una partecipazione…
On Wednesday, April 16th, Mehrshad Kolahchian defended his Doctoral Thesis in front of an international Committee and was awarded a PhD in Energy and Nuclear Science and Technology, in conclusion of his PhD Programme at Politecnico di Milano. This Ph.D. thesis applies Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) to hydrogen production via green (renewable electrolysis), blue (natural…
On Friday, May 16th, Francesco Battistella defended his Doctoral Thesis in front of an international Committee and was awarded a PhD in Energy and Nuclear Science and Technology, in conclusion of his PhD Programme at Politecnico di Milano. His work focused on catalytic hydrogen combustion as a technology for zero-emission heat production. A catalytic combustor…
— Italian news below — On April 9–10, 2025, the Department of Energy at Politecnico di Milano hosted the fourth plenary meeting of the European project EFACA (Environmentally Friendly Aviation for All Classes of Aircraft), funded by the Horizon Europe programme. The initiative brings together eleven partners from six European countries and focuses on the…
The results of Sebastian Quevedo’s PhD research on the electrification of the cement industry were presented during the 2025 Innovandi – GCCA Spring Week (17–21 March, Panama City). This work, developed at Politecnico di Milano under the supervision of Prof. Matteo C. Romano, was part of a three-year project funded by the Global Cement &…
— English news below — Il 12 marzo 2025, presso Palazzo Mezzanotte a Milano, si è tenuto l’evento “Inspire Leadership 2025”, durante il quale sono stati premiati tre ricercatori per il loro contributo alla ricerca e all’innovazione all’interno del progetto NEST – Network 4 Energy Sustainable Transition. Tra i vincitori del “Premio Ricercatrici e Ricercatori NEST per…
— english news below— La Fondazione NEST ha introdotto l’ACOE (“Actual Cost of Electricity”), un nuovo indice economico ideato dal Prof. Giampaolo Manzolini del gruppo GECOS. Questo strumento offre una valutazione più realistica dei costi delle diverse tecnologie rinnovabili, considerando variabili come la domanda effettiva di energia e la variabilità delle risorse. Una webapp dedicata…
— english news below— Dopo essere stato ospite di un recente episodio del podcast “Energia in Evoluzione”, il Professor Matteo Carmelo Romano è stato nuovamente ospite del podcast “Smart City” di Radio24 dove ha discusso il ruolo della decarbonizzazione negli autotrasporti e della produzione di metanolo da biomasse nel contesto del progetto Horizon Europe BeBOP.Gli…
