By designing and optimizing advanced materials, devices, architectures, and fabrication processes, the project aims to create efficient and scalable solutions for green energy systems. These efforts are supported by cutting-edge characterization tools, enabling informed and data-driven advancements in energy innovation.
Sustainable Energy Technologies
This project focuses on the development of technologies for the production, transformation, and storage of energy with a minimal carbon footprint.
Work Packages (WPs)
WP1.1 – Green Fuels and Chemicals (WP Leader: Annamaria Petrozza)
The WP focuses on the production and efficient use of sustainable energy carriers, with particular attention to CO2 management.
The work package is structured into three tasks:
- Task 1.1.1 – CO2 capture and valorization (Task Leader: Barbara Menin)
- Task 1.1.2 – H2 production, storage, and distribution (Task Leader: Adriano Sacco)
- Task 1.1.3 – Fuel cells (Task Leader: Adriano Sacco)
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WP1.2 – Photovoltaics (WP Leader: Isabella Poli)
The WP is dedicated to the development of next-generation solar energy harvesting technologies. It involves the design of novel materials, device architectures, and green fabrication methods to build efficient and sustainable photovoltaic systems.
The work package is structured into three tasks:
- Task 1.2.1 – Photo-absorber materials (Task Leader: Annamaria Petrozza)
- Task 1.2.2 – Green processing (Task Leader: Isabella Poli)
- Task 1.2.3 – Functional encapsulants (Task Leader: Annamaria Petrozza)
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WP1.3 – Energy Storage (WP Leader: Andrea Lamberti)
The WP explores innovative energy storage solutions with high energy density, spanning different technologies to support a stable and flexible renewable energy infrastructure.
The work package is structured into two tasks:
- Task 1.3.1 – Supercapacitors (Task Leader: Andrea Lamberti)
- Task 1.3.2 – Batteries (Task Leader: NMario Caironi)
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WP1.4 – Advanced In-situ/Operando Approaches for Materials and Systems Characterization (WP Leader: Angelica Chiodoni)
The WP develops cutting-edge methods to analyze and understand materials and devices in real time, guiding the design and optimization of functional energy technologies.
The work package is structured into three tasks:
- Task 1.4.1 – Spectroscopy (Task Leader: E Laine Wong)
- Task 1.4.2 – Structural, morphological, and chemical-physical operando techniques (Task Leader: Angelica Chiodoni)
- Task 1.4.3 – In-situ spectroscopies for advanced nanomaterial development (Task Leader: Giorgio Divitini)
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WP1.5 – Green Photonics (WP Leader: Francesco Di Stasio)
The WP focuses on the development of innovative photonic technologies for efficient lighting, energy-saving communication, optical sensing, and environmentally friendly manufacturing. The work package aims to reduce energy consumption, CO2 emissions, and overall environmental impact through advanced materials and device engineering.
The work package is structured into three tasks:
- Task 1.5.1 - Efficient light-emitting materials and devices (Task Leader: Milena Archiniegas)
- Task 1.5.2 - RoHS-compliant optoelectronics (Task Leader: Luca De Trizio)
- Task 1.5.3 - Development of demonstrators/prototypes based on optimized materials and technologies (Task Leader: Hosein Roshan)
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