Ongoing projects

MELODIZER: Sustainable membrane distillation for industrial water reuse and decentralised desalination approaching zero waste
Project type and duration: European (Horizon); 4 years (2022 - 2026)
Funding: EU Horizon Research and Innovation Programme - Grant Agreement N. 101091915

 

EuReComp: European recycling and circularity in large composite components
Project type and duration: European (Horizon); 4 years (2022 - 2026)
Funding: EU Horizon Research and Innovation Programme - Grant Agreement N. 101058089

 

PARAMETRIC: Metrological framework for passive radiative cooling technologies
Project type and duration: European (JRP); 3 years (2022 - 2025)
Funding: EU Partnership on Metrology Programme - Grant Agreement N. 21GRD03

 

BIG-MAP: Battery Interface Genome - Materials Acceleration Platform
Project type and duration: European (H2020); 4 years (2020 - 2024)
Funding: EU H2020 Research and Innovation Programme - Grant Agreement N. 957189

 

WADERE: Development of thermally-driven sorption process for water desalination using low-grade renewable energy
Project type and duration: National (PRIN); 2 years (2023-2025)
Funding: Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research - Grant Agreement N. 2022PSPA8R

 

LOBSTER: Towards affordable loss-free seasonal thermal energy storage for civil applications
Project type and duration: National (PRIN); 2 years (2023-2025)
Funding: Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research - Grant Agreement N. P2022EERT9

 

PNRR spoke 6: National project on energy storage technologies
Project type and duration: National (MUR); 3 years (2022-2025)
Funding: Italian Ministry of University and Research - PNRR - M4C2 - AVVISO 341/2022 - NEST - PE00000021

 

ENEA: Studio di sistemi di accumulo termico innovativi basati sull'utilizzo di nano-PCM dinamici: modellazione e analisi sperimentale delle proprietà termofisiche, realizzazione e testing di un prototipo, e analisi delle possibili applicazioni di tale tecnologia nell'ambito dell'accumulo termico
Project type and duration: National research contract; 2 years (2023 - 2024)
Funding: ENEA and Italian Ministry of Economic Development (MiSE)

Closed projects

Heat transfer and Thermal Energy Storage Enhancement by Foams and Nanoparticles
Project type and duration: National (PRIN); 3 years (2019-2022)
Funding: Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research - Grant Agreement N. 2017F7KZWS

 

SoFiA: Soap Film based Artificial Photosynthesis
Project type and duration: European (H2020); 3 years (2019-2022)
Funding: EU H2020 (FET) Research and Innovation Programme - Grant Agreement N. 828838

 

NanoInformaTIX: Development and Implementation of a Sustainable Modelling Platform for NanoInformatics
Project type and duration: European (H2020); 4 years (2019-2023)
Funding: EU H2020 Research and Innovation Programme - Grant Agreement N. 814426

 

PTR 2019/21 ENEA: Sviluppo di modelli per la caratterizzazione delle proprietà di scambio termico di PCM in presenza di additivi per il miglioramento dello scambio termico
Project type and duration: National research contract; 2 years (2020 - 2021)
Funding: ENEA and Italian Ministry of Economic Development (MiSE)

 

OYSTER: Open characterisation and modelling environment to drive innovation in advanced nanoarchitectured and bio-inspired hard/soft interfaces
Project type and duration: European (H2020); 4 years (2018-2021)
Funding: EU H2020 Research and Innovation Programme - Grant Agreement N. 760827

 

SMARTFAN: Smart by Design and Intelligent by Architecture for turbine blade fan and structural components systems
Project type and duration: European (H2020); 4 years (2018-2021)
Funding: EU H2020 Research and Innovation Programme - Grant Agreement N. 760779

 

VIMMP: Virtual Materials Market Place (in collaboration with MuSyChEn)
Project type and duration: European (H2020); 4 years (2018-2021)
Funding: EU H2020 Research and Innovation Programme - Grant Agreement N. 760907

 

COMPOSELECTOR: Multi-scale Composite Material Selection Platform with a Seamless Integration of Materials Models and Multidisciplinary Design Framework
Project type and duration: European (H2020); 4 years (2017-2021)
Funding: EU H2020 Research and Innovation Programme - Grant Agreement N. 721105

 

MODCOMP: Modified cost effective fibre based structures with improved multi-functionality and performance
Project type and duration: European (H2020); 4 years (2016-2020)
Funding: EU H2020 Research and Innovation Programme - Grant Agreement N. 685844

 

EMMC-CSA: European Materials Modeling Council - Coordination and Support Actions
Project type and duration: European (H2020); 3 years (2016-2019)
Funding: EU H2020 Research and Innovation Programme - Grant Agreement N. 723867

 

SMAT: Industrial processes and plant solutions for the photo-catalysis of water via solar energy, eventually concentrated
Project type and duration: industrial; 2 years (2015-2017)

 

NANOSTEP: NANOfluid-based Solar absorption for Thermal Energy and water Purification
Project type and duration: "Bando dei Talenti" (Fondazione CRT); 3 years (2016-2018)

 

SALTLESS (POC - Proof of Concept): Small multiple scales-effect distillation for modular water desalination by waste heat recovery
Project type and duration: POC Politecnico di Torino; 6 months (2017)

 

THERMALSKIN: Revolutionary surface coatings by carbon nanotubes for high heat transfer efficiency
Project type and duration: National (FIRB); 3 years (2012-2014)

 

ARTEMIS: Automotive pemfc Range extender with high TEMperature Improved meas and Stacks
Project type and duration: European (FP7); 3 years (2012-2015)

 

NANO-BRIDGE: Heat and mass transfer in nano-structures via molecular dynamics, systematic model reduction and non-equilibrium thermodynamics
Project type and duration: National (PRIN); 3 years (2012-2015)

 

THERMO-NANO: Low-temperature heat exchangers based on thermally-conducting polymer nanocomposites
Project type and duration: European (FP7); 3.5 years (2009-2012)

 

HT-PEMFC: Microscopic modeling and degradation analysis of the membrane electrode assembly (MEA) in high temperature PEM fuel cells
Project type and duration: National (PRIN); 3 years (2010-2012)

 

DRAPO': Sistemi ausiliari integrati ad alta efficienza per il recupero dell'energia e la riduzione dei consumi di autoveicoli
Project type and duration: Regional (Piedmont); 4 years (2007-2011)

 

ENERGRID: Design and development of a grid infrastructure for high performance computing in modeling energy networks based on widespread sources of heat and power generation
Project type and duration: Regional (Piedmont); 4 years (2007-2011)