Emanuela Colombo and Riccardo Mereu at the CCSE Stakeholder Forum 2026

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From 18 to 20 May 2026, Brussels hosted the CCSE Stakeholder Forum 2026, an event of the Climate Change and Sustainable Energy partnership that brought together experts, researchers, and policymakers from Europe and Africa to address the challenges of the energy transition and climate change. The Department of Energy of Politecnico di Milano participated with Emanuela Colombo and Riccardo Mereu, involved in the LEAP-ENERGY+ project, a program aimed at strengthening Euro-African cooperation in the field of sustainable energy.During the sessions, results and new initiatives were presented, addressing topics such as renewables, hydrogen, energy storage, and electric mobility, with particular attention to technology transfer and public policies. The Forum also contributed to the definition of the CCSE 2028–2034 roadmap for cooperation between the European Union and the African Union.

Ennio Macchi on “Impronte Politecniche”: The Founding of the Department of Energy and an Interdisciplinary Vision of Energy

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The Impronte Politecniche series continues with a video portrait of Ennio Macchi, Emeritus Professor of the Department of Energy at Politecnico di Milano. Interviewed by Giovanni Lozza, Macchi retraces the key stages of his academic career, from his early years at the Institute of Machinery to the creation of today’s Department of Energy, of which he was the first Director. The conversation highlights the role of interdisciplinarity in advancing energy research, the evolution of energy conversion technologies, and the importance of educating future generations of scholars. A testimony that chronicles the growth of one of the leading energy research institutions in Italy and internationally.

POLIMI European Patent Litigation Certificate 2026

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On 21 May, the 2026 edition of the POLIMI European Patent Litigation Certificate course successfully concluded.

The training programme was designed to prepare graduates in technical and scientific disciplines, already qualified as European Patent Attorneys, to obtain the additional qualification of UPC Representative.

The six‑month course involved 62 European Patent Attorneys from across Europe and concluded with three days of in‑person practical exercises at the Department of Energy, followed by the final examination required to obtain the qualification.

UPC Hot Topics: a meeting to discuss the latest developments in UPC case law

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On 22 May 2026, the conference “UPC Hot Topics: A Guided Discussion on the UPC Case Law” took place at the Department of Energy of Politecnico di Milano, bringing together UPC judges, patent attorneys, lawyers, and experts from across Europe for an in depth discussion of some of the most significant legal and procedural issues emerging from recent Unified Patent Court (UPC) case law.

Monza Fast Future: Politecnico di Milano supports students in a pathway on energy, environment and health

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Over 100 students from three secondary schools in Monza took part in a program promoted by the Department of Energy of the Politecnico di Milano as part of the Monza Fast Future festival, dedicated to the themes of energy, environment, and health.

Guided by faculty members, researchers, and PhD candidates, the students developed innovative proposals on the energy transition and sustainability, which were presented through 20 final posters at the Arengario in Monza.

The initiative confirms the Department’s commitment to dialogue with the local community and to educating new generations on issues related to energy and sustainability.

From Biogas to Hydrogen: New Research by the Department of Energy on CHP Engines in Collaboration with 2G Italia

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The Department of Energy at the Politecnico di Milano is launching a new scientific collaboration with 2G Italia to develop innovative solutions for the use of hydrogen and renewable fuels in engines for the combined production of electricity and heat.The project, titled “Hydrogen and Dual-Fuel Supply in Internal Combustion Engines: Applications and Limits in Heavy…

POLICAP inaugurated, the mobile laboratory of the Department of Energy for CO₂ capture

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POLICAP is a new mobile laboratory from Politecnico di Milano, inaugurated in Piacenza, dedicated to capturing CO₂ from industrial emissions. Funded under the European ECCSELLENT project (PNRR), the facility is designed to develop and test CCUS technologies in real industrial environments using chemical solvents for post-combustion CO₂ absorption. Thanks to its mobile and flexible configuration, it can operate directly on flue gases from hard-to-abate sectors such as steelworks and cement plants. Its goal is to improve capture efficiency and support industrial-scale deployment through experimental data and advanced digital modeling.

Paolo Colbertaldo teaches at the Erasmus+ BIP Programme on Renewable Energy at Universidad de Granada

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The researcher from the Department of Energy took part in the Blended Intensive Programme “Challenges of Renewable Energies in the 21st Century”, an international initiative dedicated to the energy transition through lectures and design workshops. From April 20 to 24, 2026, Paolo Colbertaldo, researcher at the Department of Energy of Politecnico di Milano, participated as…

APPEAL: New Smart, Edible Labels for the Agri-Food Sector from the Department of Energy

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Reducing the environmental impact of agri-food packaging, improving the compostability of organic waste, and introducing new authentication and traceability features for the fruit and vegetable supply chain: these are the goals achieved by the APPEAL – Agrifood Protected by Printable Edible Authenticating Label project, funded by the Italian Fund for Applied Sciences (FISA) of the…