SG-SKILL: the Erasmus+ project on Smart Grid skills and the energy transition gets underway

The Department of Energy is participating in the European project (48 months) that develops professional profiles and training pathways for the digitalization of electricity grids. The Department of Energy at Politecnico di Milano is participating in SG-SKILL (Skill-based education for smart-grids job profiles), a project funded by the Erasmus+ Programme (Grant Agreement No. 101246216) with…

The Politecnico di Milano takes part in the institutional mission to Mauritania within the framework of the Mattei Plan for Africa.

The Politecnico di Milano participated in an institutional mission to Mauritania within the framework of the Mattei Plan for Africa, contributing to initiatives aimed at strengthening scientific cooperation and sustainable development in West Africa. The mission highlighted the Italy–Africa Joint STI Campus, a collaborative programme designed to enhance scientific and technological capacities through advanced training, technology transfer, and governance support, involving Italian and African universities in a shared international network for research and innovation.

International Training: the Department’s Course on Off-Grid Modelling with MicroGridsPy Held in Cape Town

Riccardo Mereu and Alessandro Onori led the in-person course in Cape Town (University of Cape Town) dedicated to the modelling and planning of off-grid energy systems, as part of the Energy Modelling Platform for Africa (EMP-A) 2026, an initiative of the Climate Compatible Growth programme. The in-person module of EMP-A 2026 (Energy Modelling Platform for…

100% Renewable Sardinia: Polimi–UniCa–UniPd Study Presented to the Regional Government

On Thursday, 22 January, a delegation of researchers from Politecnico di Milano, the University of Cagliari, and the University of Padova met with the Assessore for Industry of Sardinia, Emanuele Cani, to discuss the findings of the recently published study “Analysis of Possible Pathways for the Energy Transition in Sardinia”. Representing Politecnico di Milano at…

The ENHANCEMENT European Project Kicks Off: the Department of Energy Among the Partners

The ENHANCEMENT project – Emissions mitigatioN tHrough cArboN CapturE froM bioENergy and its application in hard to abaTe industry – has officially started. Funded by the European Union under the Horizon Europe programme, the project brings together an international consortium of 13 organisations from 7 European countries, including the Department of Energy of Politecnico di…

European H2SHIFT project for innovation in hydrogen technologies

The Department of Energy of Politecnico di Milano is participating in the European project H2SHIFT – Services for Hydrogen Innovation Facilitation and Testing, funded under the Horizon Europe programme. The project aims to accelerate the development and validation of innovative hydrogen production technologies through an integrated ecosystem of testing infrastructures, scientific expertise, and innovation support…