Mario Motta is a full professor of Environmental Engineering Physics in the Department of Energy at Politecnico di Milano, where he has worked since 2004 and serves as the Rector’s delegate for Energy Transition. Main research topics: decarbonization scenarios for the national energy system, energy use in cities and buildings, air conditioning and refrigeration systems, thermally driven refrigeration cycles, district heating and cooling, solar thermal technologies, building physics.
He has participated in and coordinated several international working groups at the International Energy Agency (IEA) – Solar Heating and Cooling Programme and Heat Pump Annex. He is currently a member of the “Consultative Group to support the joint IEA-Italy Project: Smarter digital power infrastructure to enhance energy efficiency, resilient systems, and energy transitions.” He served as co-coordinator of the working group on the decarbonization of the Italian economy at the Presidency of the Council of Ministers. He was a member of the Technical Secretariat of the Steering Committee for the PNRR (National Recovery and Resilience Plan) at the Presidency of the Council of Ministers. He is a member of the Board of Directors of a2a S.p.A. He coordinates a research group (RELAB – REnewable heating and cooling LAB) of approximately 35 people at the Department of Energy at Politecnico di Milano.