New materials, processes and systems for energy generation, storage and distribution are crucial for the future of our planet. The “Infrastructure for Energy Transition and Circular Economy @ EuroNanoLab” (iENTRANCE@ENL) aims to become the reference research infrastructure at Italian level for research on nanomaterials for energy, processes and devices for green production, energy storage and distribution, characterisation of materials at the micro- and nanoscale, and technologies for the realisation of instruments and systems.
It will be structured in 6 internationally recognised geographical nodes in complementary research areas coordinated by a central hub. The Turin node, to which Politecnico di Torino and INRiM - Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metrologica - contribute, will deal with materials, sustainable processes and systems, including their metrological characterisation, for the energy transition and circular economy.
This is a strategic initiative capable of bringing together the competences of Politecnico - present in regional infrastructures such as CO2 Circle lab - CCL, and of MITE such as SEASTAR in the synthesis of functional nanomaterials and their processing for the production and utilisation of hydrogen for carbon dioxide capture and valorisation, for the harvesting of renewable energy far from the coast (offshore), for electrochemical devices used in energy conversion and storage, and for the underground storage of energy carriers, with INRIM's expertise in metrology, especially for gas grids and smart electricity grids. This new infrastructure significantly strengthens, towards the research for the energy transition, the synergy between the Politecnico and INRiM in the joint PiQuET micro and nano fabrication laboratory.
One of the main objectives is to build prototypes and technology demonstrators, certified from a metrological point of view, to support Politecnico’s strategic plan for energy transition, strengthened by a circular economy perspective based on the valorisation of waste and the increased use of renewable energies in materials processing.
Coordinating Body: CNR - Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (National Research Council)
Scientific coordinator at Politecnico di Torino: Fabrizio Pirri- Department of Applied Science and Technology(DISAT)
Politecnico di Torino Budget: Euro 14,296,940.00