The Department of Energy at EURAD-2: Research and Next-Generation Expertise in Radioactive Waste Management

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The Department of Energy at Politecnico di Milano participated in the EURAD-2 Annual Event 2026 in Dublin, represented by researchers and PhD students from RadChemLab. Through scientific presentations, coordination activities and initiatives for the next generation of experts, the group contributed to European discussions on radioactive waste management, promoting knowledge sharing and the development of new skills.

Research, Industry and Institutions Come Together at the 81st ATI National Congress

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Three days of discussion at the Bovisa Campus focused on the technologies and expertise needed to combine decarbonisation, energy security and industrial competitiveness. From 9 to 11 September 2026, the Bovisa Campus of Politecnico di Milano hosted the 81st National Congress of the Italian Thermotechnical Association (ATI), dedicated to the theme “Clean energy, sustainable industry:…

Andrea Santoni at Forum Acusticum 2026 in Graz

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The Department of Energy researcher presented two studies on building vibroacoustics and the characterisation of porous materials for sound insulation. Andrea Santoni, a researcher at the Department of Energy at Politecnico di Milano and a member of the ReLAB – Renewable Heating and Cooling Lab team, participated as a speaker at Forum Acusticum 2026, held…

Politecnico di Milano and Greening the Islands join forces for the energy transition of small islands

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In September 2026, the Department of Energy of Politecnico di Milano and Greening the Islands signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a structured collaboration focused on the management and development of power systems on islands.

The agreement brings together the scientific and technical expertise developed by the Department of Energy in the fields of power systems and smart grids with the experience and international network of Greening the Islands, an organisation active in energy transition and the sustainability of island territories.

RiBiFlex: electric vehicles and home infrastructure become resources for energy flexibility

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On 25 and 26 June 2026, during Recanati SmartLand, RiBiFlex – Bidirectional Charging as a Flexibility Resource was presented to the public for the first time. The project brings together the Department of Energy at Politecnico di Milano, Daze, Maps Group and MAC.RiBiFlex aims to demonstrate how the integration of Vehicle-to-Home (V2H) and Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) systems, residential stationary batteries and advanced Energy Management Systems (EMS) can transform private energy infrastructure and resources into a reliable, scalable and potentially profitable source of flexibility for the electricity system.

The Department of Energy contributes to the LiveGrid project for the flexibility of Trieste’s electricity grid

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LiveGrid, the pilot project dedicated to local electricity grid flexibility services, was presented in Trieste. Politecnico di Milano is contributing to the initiative’s technical and regulatory development, which aims to leverage energy storage, distributed generation, electric vehicles, and flexible loads to enable more efficient and secure grid management.