Talk title: Green hydrogen filling stations based on electrolysis, biogas and e-ammonia

Biography

Born in Carrara (Italy), 1959. He studied classical subjects, then graduated in Mechanical Engineering (1984) and obtained a PhD in Energy Conversion (1989) from the University of Pisa. The thesis focused on the design of a plant for hydrogen production via photosynthesis. The PhD thesis focused on the use of Molten Carbonate Fuel Cells for power production. 
In 1992, he became an Assistant Professor at the University of Cassino, and ten years later, an Associate Professor in the field of Energy Conversion Systems at the same university. Currently, he teaches “Technologies and methodologies for energy sustainability”.
He wrote a little more than 100 scientific papers mainly focussed on hydrogen energy systems, fuel cell systems, and power to gas. He is co-author, with Bent Sørensen, of the third edition of “Hydrogen and Fuel Cells” and, with Daniele Candelaresi and Giulio Raimondi, of “Hydrogen Technologies for Energy.” He edited “Power to Fuel: How to Speed ​​up a Hydrogen Economy.”
He has participated as a plenary or keynote speaker at several international conferences.
He has held four Italian patents.
In 1995, he created and coordinated the HYPOTHESIS conference series. The conference has reached its 21st edition and has been held in 16 different countries, including online, during the COVID-19 pandemic. He organized and chaired the 2007 World Hydrogen Technologies Convention in Montecatini Terme, Italy. He organized and chaired the World Online Conference on Sustainable Technologies in 2021 and 2022. He organized seminars in Italy and abroad and hosted an Italian pavilion at the 2006 Hannover Messe Group Exhibition on Hydrogen and Fuel Cells.
He has been a member of the Board of Directors of the International Association for Hydrogen Energy since 1999, a Fellow of the IAHE since 2024, and IAHE Executive Vice President for Conferences. In 2018, he was awarded the IAHE Rudolph A. Erren Award, and in 2022, the IAHE Jules Verne Award.
He is CEO of EnTraT srls (Energy Transition Team), an academic spin-off of the University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, primarily focused on hydrogen energy systems and life-cycle sustainability assessment.