The Department of Energy at EMP-A 2025 with MicroGridsPy

From 28 April to 9 May 2025, Nicolò Stevanato and Riccardo Mereu represented the Department of Energy of hPolitecnico di Milano at the Energy Modelling Platform for Africa 2025 (EMP-A 2025), held at the headquarters of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
The participation was part of the track dedicated to MicroGridsPy, an open-source tool co-developed and maintained by our Department within the SESAM Sustainable Energy Systems Analysis and Modelling research group, aimed at optimising the design of mini-grids for access to electricity in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Polimi Nautical Hub 2025: a day dedicated to innovation and sustainability in the nautical sector

On 4 April 2025, the first edition of Polimi Nautical Hub took place at the Bovisa La Masa Campus of Politecnico di Milano, an event open to the public and entirely dedicated to innovation and sustainability in the nautical sector. The initiative was organised and promoted by the Physis PEB (Polimi Energy Boat) student team, founded in 2021 thanks to the collaboration between the Departments of Mechanical Engineering and Energy at Politecnico di Milano.

Polimi Energy Week in Cairo: training and international collaboration

From 13 to 17 April 2025, Elsewedy University of Technology (SUT) in Cairo hosted Polimi Energy Week, an intensive week of training and collaboration dedicated to students enrolled in the Energy Engineering Technology programme. The event was organised as part of an agreement between Politecnico di Milano and Eni Corporate University (ECU) to support the development of educational and professional skills in the energy sector.

Monaco Energy Boat Challenge 2022

There is also the Department of Energy on the competing team with the catamaran IONE More than 80 students from all the majors of Politecnico, together for a common goal: The Monaco Energy Boat Challenge 2022. This is PhysisPEB, the newest team that created Ione, the catamaran powered by a hybrid propulsion system based on…