Delegation from the Department of Energy visits Huawei research centers in China

In October, a delegation from the Electrical Systems for Energy research group was hosted by Huawei at its research centers in Shenzhen, Dongguan, and Shanghai.
Professor Maurizio Delfanti, from the Department of Energy, together with researchers Filippo Bovera and Giuliano Rancilio, had the opportunity to visit the main sites where Huawei carries out technological development and experimental activities on electrochemical storage systems and power conversion systems serving batteries and photovoltaic plants.

Riccardo Colombo (PhD Candidate at the LCCP group) wins the Best Student Presentation Award at CARES 2025 in Chennai

Riccardo Colombo, PhD candidate at the Laboratory of Catalysis and Catalytic Processes within the Department of Energy of the Politecnico di Milano, received the Best Student Presentation Award at the Catalysis and Reaction Engineering Symposium (CARES) 2025, held from 25 to 27 September at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (Chennai, India), one of the country’s most prestigious research institutions.

Prof. Emanuele Martelli’s team wins the Eni Award for Innovation 2025 in the Digital category

The research project “An innovative Multi-Energy Systems design and optimization tool for evaluating decarbonization opportunities”, the result of a collaboration between researchers from Eni and Plenitude (S. Sala, A. Amendola, G. Gioco, M. Primato, T. Audino, M. Di Marco) and the team coordinated by Prof. Emanuele Martelli (Vincenzo Dipierro, Lorenzo Pilotti, Andrea Zelaschi, Alessandro F. Castelli) from the Department of Energy of the Politecnico di Milano, has won the Eni Award for Innovation 2025 in the Digital category.

Research and Innovation: at the Department of Energy the STEN PhD Course Poster Session

On October 2, 2025, the Department of Energy organized the annual Poster Session dedicated to second-year students of the PhD Course “Energy and Nuclear Science and Technology (STEN).”
Thirty-nine PhD candidates presented the progress of their research projects through posters in front of the Faculty Board, colleagues, and the entire Department community, in an event that involved more than 100 participants.

Closing of the 18th edition of the RIDEF 2.0 Specializing Master: training and innovation for the energy of the future since 2003

On September 26, 2025, the Closing Ceremony of the 18th edition of the Specializing Master “RIDEF 2.0 – Reinventing Energy. Renewables, Decentralization, Efficiency and Strong Sustainability” of the Department of Energy took place. The postgraduate training program is dedicated to energy, environmental issues, and climate protection.