Politecnico di Torino
Corso Duca degli Abruzzi, 24
Torino 10129, Italy Tel: +39 011 564 6100 Fax: +39 011 090 7959 Contact: Maria Chiara Zanetti - Direttore Dipartimento di Ingegneria del Territorio, dell'Ambiente e delle Geotecnologie Email:mariachiara.zanetti@polito.it Website:http://www.polito.it
The Polytechnic University of Turin (Politecnico di Torino) is a state university focusing on science and technology. The latest in a line of engineering schools set up in Turin as of 1859, it produces architects, engineers, and industrial, graphic and virtual designers. It awards academic qualifications such as degrees and masters degrees and offers various doctorate and masters courses. Historically, it is considered the best polytechnic university in Italy and one of the most prestigious in Europe.
Renewable Energy
General
Development of externalities of new energy sources.
Sustainable Development
Energy Efficiency
Study of high-efficiency combined-cycle gas generators
Sustainable Transportation
Hydrogen
Various researches into the use of fuel cells and of hydrogen in vehicle transport.
Fuel Cells
Analysis of various types of membrane (mofc/sofc) for fuel cells
General
Needs project - The research project identifies the development of externalities deriving from the development of new energy forms.
Sustainable Development
Energy Efficiency
Hegel project - The project involves the study and the feasibility of high-efficiency combined-cycle polygenerators for distributed generation with low environmental impact.
Sustainable Transportation
Fuel Cells
Membrane fuel cell project - This includes various research streams into polymeric membranes, which are used in fuel cells for various uses, including transport. They include sofc and molten carbonate fc membranes.
Renewable Energy 
