Ongoing Research Projects
CETPartnership (2024-2027): project entitled "Integration of photovoltaic and photoelectrochemical Conversion pAthways for panchRomatic Utilisation of Sunlight" as member of the Bologna research unit
The ICARUS project is developing an innovative technology that integrates photovoltaic and photoelectrochemical conversion to exploit the entire solar spectrum. The aim is to simultaneously produce electricity and green hydrogen from sunlight and water, contributing to the clean energy transition and carbon neutrality by 2050. The system will be tested in a real-world environment with hydrogen storage under ambient conditions.
For more details see ICARUS webiste
PR-FESR Emilia Romagna 2021-2027 as partner of the Bologna research unit of a project entitled a project entitled "Solar hydrogen via integration of energy conversion" (SHINE)
The project develops a dichroic device capable of concentrating the blue-UV portion of the solar spectrum on a photoelectrochemical cell, specially designed for the production of solar hydrogen, and transmit the green-red-IR portion to a high efficiency photovoltaic module for electricity production.
For more details, SHINE
MASE funding (2025-2026): project entitled "PRIDE: Sustainable production of hydrogen by photoelectrochemical systems activated by sunlight" as member of the Bologna research unit.
The project targets the decoupled production of hydrogen by using sun light energy. A system for the production of green hydrogen (solar hydrogen) using a photoelectrochemical cell that harnesses solar radiation to provide the energy required to carry out the water-splitting process, with high efficiency, stability, and sustainability. The objective of the project is therefore to increase the competitiveness of solar hydrogen production and to provide a modular and scalable system, offering an efficient alternative to solar-assisted water electrolysis.