URBEM: Final results of the project presented at the Department of Energy

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On March 26th, the Department of Energy at Politecnico di Milano hosted the final event of the URBEM (Urban Reference Buildings for Energy Modelling) project, a Nationally Relevant Research Project (PRIN) funded by the Ministry of University and Research (MUR). Coordinated by Prof. Francesco Causone from the Department of Energy, the project involved ten Italian universities with the aim of developing a database of reference buildings (archetypes) to support energy simulation at the urban scale.

The AURIGA project, funded by the Italian Ministry of University and Research (MUR), aims to develop new CO₂ absorption systems

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The research project AURIGA – Unveiling the RIddles of GAs-liquid fluid dynamics: towards novel carbon dioxide absorption systems, supervised by Giorgio Besagni, Associate Professor at the Departmentof Energy of Politecnico di Milano, has received funding of more than €1.5M under the FIS 2 Call for Proposals of the Italian Ministry of University and Research.

The Department of Energy in the forefront at the IEEE ICSRS 2024

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The eighth edition of the International Conference on System Reliability and Safety (ICSRS 2024) www.icsrs.org , a landmark event for the international scientific community in the field of system reliability and safety, was held in Sicily from 20 to 22 November 2024. The conference was co-sponsored by the IEEE Reliability Society (Italy Chapter) and was attended by experts from all over the world. Among the topics covered: artificial intelligence and advanced simulation for reliability, safety, resilience of complex systems.

Marco Ricotti at the conference on the new sustainable nuclear power at the Chamber of Deputies

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On 18 February 2025, Prof. Marco Ricotti, lecturer in Nuclear Plants at the Department of Energy of Politecnico di Milano and president of the CIRTEN Consortium, took part in the conference “The new sustainable nuclear power: an opportunity for Italy?”, held in the Sala della Lupa at the Chamber of Deputies. The event, promoted by MP Riccardo Zucconi in collaboration with the Fratelli d’Italia Group in Montecitorio, brought together experts, institutional representatives and companies in the sector to discuss the role of nuclear power in the country’s energy future.

Teaching energy: the Erasmus+ mission in Vietnam of lecturers from the Department of Energy

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Three lecturers from the Energy Department of the Politecnico di Milano recently carried out a mobility period at the University of Danang (Vietnam) as part of the Erasmus+ KA171 programme. Professors Alberto Berizzi, Valentin Ilea and Gabriele D’Antona gave lectures on key topics for the energy sector: renewable energy production plants, the electricity market and electrical measurements.