Prof. Paolo Gaetani and Prof. Giacomo Persico from the Department of Energy at Politecnico di Milano, together with Andrea Notaristefano (our alumnus), received the Best Paper Award from the Turbomachinery Committee of the ASME International Gas Turbine Institute at Turbo Expo 2025, held in Memphis, USA, in August 2025.
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.
The Department of Energy welcomes Aramchehr Zare, new PhD student in Electrical Engineering at Politecnico di Milano, funded by the European FutureData4EU project (MSCA COFUND).
The Department of Energy of Politecnico di Milano is the coordinator of the ECCO-2050 project (Smart Energy in Cities and Communities for 2050), led by Prof. Emanuele Martelli. The project, which also involves Politecnico di Torino, University of Parma, and University of Ferrara, aims to develop innovative tools to optimize the design and management of integrated energy systems for smart cities and energy communities, with the goal of achieving the decarbonization targets set for 2050.
The research project “Jet e-fuels a emissioni zero – JetZero” has been officially approved and funded by the Italian Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security (MASE). Coordinated by the Department of Energy of Politecnico di Milano and led by Prof. Carlo Giorgio Visconti, the project aims to pioneer innovative sustainable fuels for aviation.
From 9 to 12 September, Gastech 2025 – Exhibition & Conference took place at Fiera Milano, the world’s largest event dedicated to natural gas, LNG, hydrogen, and technologies for the energy transition. The Milan edition brought together over 1,000 speakers and more than 50,000 industry stakeholders, aiming to foster innovation and new strategic partnerships.
Stefano Riva, dottorando del Dipartimento di Energia del Politecnico di Milano, è stato insignito dello Young Professional Award alla conferenza internazionale NURETH-21 ad agosto 2025 a Busan in Korea e a maggio ha vinto l’ENEN PhD Prize, conferito annualmente dall’European Nuclear Education Network
From 28 to 30 July 2025, the Lecco campus of the Politecnico di Milano hosted the International Seminar on Nuclear Reactor Core Thermal Hydraulics Analysis (IS-ReCTHA-2), an international event dedicated to the challenges and perspectives of next-generation nuclear energy, with a particular focus on Small Modular Reactors. The seminar was organized by professors Marco Pellegrini and Stefano Lorenzi from the Department of Energy and brought together experts from universities, research centers, safety authorities, and leading companies in the field from Italy and abroad.
Politecnico di Milano’s magazine Frontiere published an extensive interview with Matteo Maestri, Full Professor of Chemical Engineering in the Department of Energy and lecturer in the Laboratory of catalysis and catalytic processes (LCCP) research group.
From 14 to 16 May 2025, the Department of Energy of Politecnico di Milano actively participated in NetZero Milan Expo-Summit, the new international event dedicated to decarbonisation technologies and the transition to a net zero economy, held at MiCo – Milano Convention Centre.