Chemical technologies for the energy transition with lab

Introduction to Energy Transition: Global energy demand and sustainability challenges; Overview of renewable and conventional energy sources; Critical raw materials;
The role of chemistry in energy transition.

Current Electricity Production and Thermal Power Plants: Conventional thermal power plants: coal, oil, and natural gas; Efficiency and environmental impact of thermal power generation; flue gas treatment

Renewable Energy Technologies: Photovoltaics: principles, materials, testing and efficiency improvements; Solar thermal energy; Wind and hydro energy; Biomass and biofuels: conversion processes and sustainability

Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion: Primary and secondary batteries: lithium-ion and beyond; Fuel cells: types, applications, and challenges; redox flow batteries

Hydrogen Economy: Hydrogen production, storage, and utilization; Electrolyzers: types, materials, and challenges

Electrification and energy-saving technologies: the case of household heating and transportation

Emerging technologies: Carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS); Synthetic fuels

Thematic seminars, also in collaboration with private companies, will deal with specific topics such as nuclear energy and CO2 capture and storage