Department of Energy
Research, Education, Innovation
The Department of Energy at Politecnico di Milano addresses the challenges of the energy transition by developing innovative and sustainable energy solutions, providing scientific evidence to support industrial investments and essential sector policies. It offers a wide range of high-quality educational programmes and actively collaborates with leading companies in the energy sector, key public institutions, certification bodies and international organisations to promote scientific research and technological development in Italy, Europe and the rest of the world.
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Our Mission
Driving the Just Energy Transition
Research is the defining feature of the Department of Energy at Politecnico di Milano. Every day, the Department advances scientific progress to tackle the challenges of the energy transition and energy security. In close collaboration with leading universities, companies and research bodies both nationally and internationally, it is dedicated to exploring new perspectives, identifying emerging topics and developing innovative technologies with a focus on full environmental sustainability. The goal is to make these solutions quickly accessible, generating a concrete and positive impact on society.
The Department's Community
More than 500 people – including professors, researchers, research fellows, PhD students, technical-administrative staff and collaborators – are dedicated to research, teaching and management activities in the energy sector. They represent the Department’s most important strategic resource thanks to their shared passion, intellectual honesty, multidisciplinary skills and diverse experiences.
The Department has always been committed to building a supportive, attentive and highly motivated community based on diversity, inclusiveness and mutual respect across all disciplines, functions and activities.
News & Interviews
News & Interviews
News & Interviews
Events
Radio communications for safety
Mission-critical radio networks and beyond The 2026 edition of the conference will offer a direct discussion on the most strategic topics in safety radio communications: from the systems supporting the recent Milan-Cortina Olympics to updates on national programs in today’s complex geopolitical scenario. Concrete applications will be presented, including the use of drones in synergy…
Radon Workshop 2026: Presentation of the Results of the 4th AIRP Radon Field Intercomparison and Open Issues on Radon
On 16–17 April 2026, the Department of Energy at Politecnico di Milano will host the Radon Workshop 2026, an event dedicated to the presentation of the results of the 4th Radon Field Intercomparison organized by AIRP (Italian Association for Radiation Protection) and to an in-depth discussion of the main open issues related to radon measurement…
WHAT WENT WRONG? ENERGY SECTOR CASE
This interactive format is based on the analysis of real-world energy sector cases presented by companies and industry professionals. Students will be challenged to examine concrete issues related to energy production and distribution, energy transition, sustainability, safety, and infrastructure reliability. For each case, participants will be asked to: · analyze the project context; · identify…
Seminar: Materials for Advanced Reactors
Lorenzo Malerba holds a MSc in Nuclear Engineering from Politecnico di Milano and a PhD in Industrial Engineering from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, in both cases specialising in nuclear materials. After working for 18 years at the Belgian Nuclear Research Centre, SCK•CEN, where he created and led a group of structural nuclear materials modelling and…
Seminar: Catalysis for sustainable energy carriers and e-fuels
The Laboratory of Catalysis and Catalytic Processes of Department of Energy is pleased to present: “Ammonia as Chemical Energy Carrier: Electro-Catalytic Synthesis and Decomposition”: Prof. Olaf Deutschmann – Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany. The talk focuses on alternative electro- and thermo-catalytic pathways for the production and decomposition of ammonia related to the use…
Training day on radon regulations and mandatory compliance requirements at national and regional level
Italian radiation protection legislation has undergone a significant development in the field of natural radioactivity following the transposition of European Directive 59/2013, implemented through Legislative Decree no. 101/2020 and subsequent amendments and additions (Legislative Decree no. 203/2022), as well as through the publication of the National Radon Action Plan (Official Gazette, General Series no. 43…
Open Lecture: How to Prepare for the European Patent Attorney Exam
Open Lecture 19 December 2025
Events
Radio communications for safety
Mission-critical radio networks and beyond The 2026 edition of the conference will offer a direct discussion on the most strategic topics in safety radio communications: from the systems supporting the recent Milan-Cortina Olympics to updates on national programs in today’s complex geopolitical scenario. Concrete applications will be presented, including the use of drones in synergy…
Radon Workshop 2026: Presentation of the Results of the 4th AIRP Radon Field Intercomparison and Open Issues on Radon
On 16–17 April 2026, the Department of Energy at Politecnico di Milano will host the Radon Workshop 2026, an event dedicated to the presentation of the results of the 4th Radon Field Intercomparison organized by AIRP (Italian Association for Radiation Protection) and to an in-depth discussion of the main open issues related to radon measurement…
WHAT WENT WRONG? ENERGY SECTOR CASE
This interactive format is based on the analysis of real-world energy sector cases presented by companies and industry professionals. Students will be challenged to examine concrete issues related to energy production and distribution, energy transition, sustainability, safety, and infrastructure reliability. For each case, participants will be asked to: · analyze the project context; · identify…
Seminar: Materials for Advanced Reactors
Lorenzo Malerba holds a MSc in Nuclear Engineering from Politecnico di Milano and a PhD in Industrial Engineering from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, in both cases specialising in nuclear materials. After working for 18 years at the Belgian Nuclear Research Centre, SCK•CEN, where he created and led a group of structural nuclear materials modelling and…
Seminar: Catalysis for sustainable energy carriers and e-fuels
The Laboratory of Catalysis and Catalytic Processes of Department of Energy is pleased to present: “Ammonia as Chemical Energy Carrier: Electro-Catalytic Synthesis and Decomposition”: Prof. Olaf Deutschmann – Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany. The talk focuses on alternative electro- and thermo-catalytic pathways for the production and decomposition of ammonia related to the use…
Training day on radon regulations and mandatory compliance requirements at national and regional level
Italian radiation protection legislation has undergone a significant development in the field of natural radioactivity following the transposition of European Directive 59/2013, implemented through Legislative Decree no. 101/2020 and subsequent amendments and additions (Legislative Decree no. 203/2022), as well as through the publication of the National Radon Action Plan (Official Gazette, General Series no. 43…
Open Lecture: How to Prepare for the European Patent Attorney Exam
Open Lecture 19 December 2025
Events
Radio communications for safety
Mission-critical radio networks and beyond The 2026 edition of the conference will offer a direct discussion on the most strategic topics in safety radio communications: from the systems supporting the recent Milan-Cortina Olympics to updates on national programs in today’s complex geopolitical scenario. Concrete applications will be presented, including the use of drones in synergy…
Radon Workshop 2026: Presentation of the Results of the 4th AIRP Radon Field Intercomparison and Open Issues on Radon
On 16–17 April 2026, the Department of Energy at Politecnico di Milano will host the Radon Workshop 2026, an event dedicated to the presentation of the results of the 4th Radon Field Intercomparison organized by AIRP (Italian Association for Radiation Protection) and to an in-depth discussion of the main open issues related to radon measurement…
WHAT WENT WRONG? ENERGY SECTOR CASE
This interactive format is based on the analysis of real-world energy sector cases presented by companies and industry professionals. Students will be challenged to examine concrete issues related to energy production and distribution, energy transition, sustainability, safety, and infrastructure reliability. For each case, participants will be asked to: · analyze the project context; · identify…
Seminar: Materials for Advanced Reactors
Lorenzo Malerba holds a MSc in Nuclear Engineering from Politecnico di Milano and a PhD in Industrial Engineering from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, in both cases specialising in nuclear materials. After working for 18 years at the Belgian Nuclear Research Centre, SCK•CEN, where he created and led a group of structural nuclear materials modelling and…
Seminar: Catalysis for sustainable energy carriers and e-fuels
The Laboratory of Catalysis and Catalytic Processes of Department of Energy is pleased to present: “Ammonia as Chemical Energy Carrier: Electro-Catalytic Synthesis and Decomposition”: Prof. Olaf Deutschmann – Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany. The talk focuses on alternative electro- and thermo-catalytic pathways for the production and decomposition of ammonia related to the use…
Training day on radon regulations and mandatory compliance requirements at national and regional level
Italian radiation protection legislation has undergone a significant development in the field of natural radioactivity following the transposition of European Directive 59/2013, implemented through Legislative Decree no. 101/2020 and subsequent amendments and additions (Legislative Decree no. 203/2022), as well as through the publication of the National Radon Action Plan (Official Gazette, General Series no. 43…
Open Lecture: How to Prepare for the European Patent Attorney Exam
Open Lecture 19 December 2025