— 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…
The Hydrogen water heater co-developed by GECOS wins the Italian Hydrogen Technology Award and spotlight in “Il Sole 24 Ore” — english news below — Il caldaia catalitica a idrogeno per applicazioni residenziali, sviluppata congiuntamente da Giacomini S.p.A. e GECOS all’interno del Laboratorio di Conversione e Accumulo di Energia, ha ricevuto l’Italian Hydrogen Technology Award…
Prof. Romano’s contribution on CO₂ Capture and Storage for the podcast “Energy in Evolution” by Il Sole 24 Ore — english news below— In un recente episodio del podcast “Energia in Evoluzione” del Sole 24 Ore e di Radio 24, il Professor Matteo Carmelo Romano, esperto in Sistemi Energetici e Ambientali al Politecnico di Milano…
PhD Defense and Graduation – Tristan Merbecks On Monday, October 28th, Tristan Merbecks 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 joint PhD Programme at Politecnico di Milano and ETH Zurich. Congratulations!
On June 24, 2024, Dario Alfani from Politecnico di Milano showcased key findings from the Powder2Power – Horizon Europe Project at the ASME Turbo Expo in London. His presentation focused on optimizing a solar tower featuring a fluidized particle receiver and a supercritical CO₂ power block. The research, detailed in the paper Techno-Economic Analysis and Optimal sCO₂ Power…
Dr. Ettore Morosini receives the Gustavo Sclocchi Prize for Best PhD Thesis of the Year Ettore Morosini, who earned his PhD with honors at the Politecnico di Milano (PhD program in Energy and Nuclear Science and Technology – STEN), was awarded the prestigious Gustavo Sclocchi Prize for Best PhD Thesis of the Year, along with…
Dr. Paola Bombarda’s keynote at ORC21 On October 11th, 2021, Dr. Paola Bombarda (Assistant Professor with GECOS at the Dept. of Energy of PoliMI) held a keynote at the 6th International Seminar on ORC Power Systems (ORC21). Originally planned in Munich, the event took place online due to the ongoing pandemic. The title of her…
CO2OLHEAT: supercritical CO2 power cycles demonstration in Operational environment Locally valorising industrial waste HEAT CO2OLHEAT aims at demonstrating at TRL 7 the operation of a 2 MW Waste-Heat-to-Power (WH2P) system based on supercritical CO2 (sCO2) power cycle. This first-of-a-kind waste heat-sCO2 plant will be installed in the CEMEX cement manufacturing plant in Prachovice (CZ) and…
HIghly efficient POwer production by green Ammonia total oxidation in a membrane Reactor The HiPowAR (HIghly efficient POwer production by green Ammonia total oxidation in a membrane Reactor) project aims at developing a power generation system that adopts a novel membrane reactor where ammonia is oxidized at high pressure using oxygen separated from air through…
