School Calendar 2025 (subject to changes: updated 23/04/2025)

Friday, May 30th

12:30 – 13:45 Registrations
13:45 – 14:00 Welcome address
14:30 – 15:20 Filippo Giorgi – Global warming: evidence, risks and mitigation
15:20 – 16:10 Vanni Lughi – Energy as a global challenge
16:10 – 16:40 Coffee break
16:40 – 17:30 Lorenzo De Vidovich – Energy transition, social (in)justice and the role of renewable energy communities
17:30 – 18:20 Matteo Fermeglia – Regulating the energy transition in the EU in turbulent times
18:20 – 19:30 Group discussions and “hot topics”
19:30 – 21:00 Dinner
21:00 – 22:00 Student pitch and self-presentation session

Saturday, May 31st

8:30 – 9:20 Alessandro Massi Pavan – The energy transition
9:20 – 10:10 Fabio Morea – Energy savings and energy efficiency
10:10 – 10:30 Coffee break
10:30 – 11:20 Fabio Morea – Energy efficiency: an engineer’s perspective (case studies)
11:20 – 12:10 Paolo Fornasiero – Sustainable fuel production: research advances in nanocatalysis
12:10 – 14:00 Lunch
14:00 – 19:00 Excursion
19:30 – 21:00 Dinner
21:00 – 22:00 Marco Giusti – The practical road to the energy transition

Sunday, June 1st

8:30 – 09:20 Romeo Danielis – The energy market
09:20 – 10:10 Mariangela Scorrano – The total cost of ownership as a decision-making metric
10:10 – 11:00 Alois Bonifacio – Raw materials in the energy transition
11:00 – 11:20 Coffee break
11:20 – 12:10 Andrea Mio – Environmental impact of energy sources
12:10 – 13:00 Alberto Bertucco – Chemical and biological CO2 reduction for efuels production and for carbon sequestration
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch
14:00 – 19:00 Excursion
19:30 – 21:00 Dinner

Monday, June 2nd

8:00 – 14:00 Free time – Excursion
14:30 – 15:20 Alessandro Massi Pavan – Photovoltaic: technology and economics
15:20 – 16:10 Vanni Lughi – Wind power: technology and economics
16:10 – 17:00 Maria Carmela Di Piazza – Enabling Technologies for Electrification: Micro and Nanogrids
17:00 – 17:20 Coffee break
17:20 – 18:10 Giovanni Spagnuolo – Enabling technologies for electrification: switching converters
18:10 – 19:00 Nicola Blasuttigh – Energy Management Systems
19:30 – 21:00 Dinner
21:00 – 22:00 Nicola Armaroli – The decarbonization of the transportation system

Tuesday, June 3rd

8:00 – 14:00 Free time – Excursion
14:30 – 15:20 Romeo Danielis – Decarbonizing the Transport System: an economical perspective
15:20 – 16:10 Francesco Lo Franco – Overview on Electric Vehicles and EV Charging Systems
16:10 – 17:00 Elena Barbera – Hydrogen economy and the colors of hydrogen
17:00 – 17:20 Coffee break
17:20 – 19:00 Student working group
19:30 – 21:00 Dinner
21:00 – 22:00 Student group discussions


Wednesday, June 4th

8:30 – 09:45 Filippo Spertino – Technological focus on Wind Power
09:45 – 10:00 Break
10:00 – 11:15 Giovanni Spagnuolo – Technological focus on Photovoltaic
11:15 – 11:30 Break
11:30 – 12:45 Francesco Lo Franco – Technological focus on Integration of Renewables in EV charging infrastructures
12:45 – 14:30 Lunch
14:30 – 15:45 Walter Zamboni – Technological focus on Battery technologies
15:45 – 16:00 Break
16:00 – 16:50 Nicola Fergnani – Technological focus on Hydroelectric Power
16:50 – 17:40 Nicola Fergnani – Technological focus on Energy Storage
17:40 – 19:30 Free time
19:30 – 21:00 Dinner

Thursday, June 5th

8:30 – 09:45 Filippo Beltrami – Technological focus on Understanding Electricity Markets: From Fundamentals to AI-Based Modelling
09:45 – 10:00 Break
10:00 – 11:15 Emanuele Ogliari – Technological fosuc on Monitoring and Maintaining Solar Power for a Brighter Future
11:15 – 11:30 Coffee break
11:30 – 12:30 Group presentations on “hot topics”
12:30 – 13:00 Vanni Lughi – Final remarks
13:00 – 13:30 Final exam

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