Sissa in Trieste is part of the
European Blessed project that aims to contribute to greener
mobility. "A 90 percent reduction in transport emissions by 2050
is needed to achieve the European Green Deal goals on climate
neutrality. The automotive industry, the project description
says, urgently needs to accelerate the introduction of
alternative powertrains for electrified vehicles."
Hydrogen-fueled proton exchange membrane fuel cells (Pemfc) are
carbon-free power devices that meet these goals in both mobile
and stationary applications. Blessed aims to revolutionize the
design process of next-generation Pemfc to improve efficiency,
durability and affordability for widespread use, with direct
implications in clean energy and sustainable industry and
mobility. Blessed will train 15 Ph.D. students in all, including
one at Sissa in Trieste, where Gianluigi Rozza, who coordinates
the applied mathematics laboratory, explains that "this is, in a
nutshell, a project related to new and emerging technologies,
and linked to sustainability and the environment.We are working
on optimizing batteries for electric mobility, in collaboration
with the European Toyota and other partners.We are at a stage
where we are recruiting the PhD who will be in charge of the
project for Sissa."Rozza recalls that "it will definitely be a
challenge, an effort in a new but necessary direction, to send
the message that research, in addition to being sustainable and
improving people's lives, must also try to take on emerging
strands."
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