Maria Adele Taramasso holds a MSc in Energy and Nuclear Engineering with a major on Renewable Energy Systems from Politecnico di Torino. During her studies, she did an internship on propane de-hydrogenation within the SUPREN Research Group at the Universidad del Pais Vasco, Bilbao. Her master thesis, conducted at the start-up Aquaseek, focused on the use of a heat pump for the supply of regenerative heat in a process of Atmospheric Water Harvesting in desert areas for humanitarian purposes.
After the graduation, she became a fellow researcher in the Groundwater Engineering Research Group at DIATI, Politecnico di Torino, carrying out a project on a district geothermal heating network with heath pumps powered by groundwater from a dismissed mining area.
In November 2023, she started her PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering on energetic and environmental uses of groundwater. Currently, she is involved in the SeTe ALCOTRA project, that explores the feasibility of Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) pilot actions in the province of Cuneo as an adaptation measure to climate change.
In 2024, she published her first research paper, titled: “A techno-economic feasibility analysis of solutions to cover the thermal and electrical demands of anaerobic digesters”, exploring the potential of using heat pumps to meet the thermal requirements of biogas and biomethane production plants.
Outside the workplace, she is a town councillor of her hometown, Savona, where she is actively involved in many activities and associations. In her spare time, she enjoys travelling and hiking, reading, playing music and watching movies.
Publications
M.A. Taramasso, M. Motaghi, A. Casasso, A techno-economic feasibility analysis of solutions to cover the thermal and electrical demands of anaerobic digesters, Renewable Energy 236 (2024) 121485. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2024.121485.
