Research Area

Active Research fields

Main research topics:

- demand side management and demand response;

- management of electrochemical storage systems and assessment of their impact on the grid;

- smart grids and microgrids;

- innovative solutions for improving the efficiency of microgrids and energy communities;

- design and management of electrical power systems;

- power systems dynamics;

- energy blockchain;

- electrical safety and earthing systems.

Research projects of the last 5 years

Principal Investigator of the research project FLEXBIT – Flexibility Exploitation for residential, tertiary and industrial buildings, funded by the transnational initiative  “CETPartnership  2023  -  Clean  Energy  Transistion Partnership” (CUP: B78H23016980005).

Scientific Responsible for the Collaboration Agreement with ENEA entitled " Studio di fattibilità di soluzioni per l’efficientamento energetico delle Isole Minori", within the framework of the Project 1.5 " Tecnologie, tecniche e materiali per l’efficienza energetica ed il risparmio di energia negli usi finali elettrici degli edifici nuovi ed esistenti "- (IRIS code: CON-0284; CUP: I34I19005780001) - National Electricity System Research Triennial Plan 2019-2021 (link).

Responsible for the activities "OR6: Integrated energy storage systems in polygenerative hybrid plants", RI8.1 "Definition of demand flexibility and interaction with the energy market" and RI 8. 3 "Definition of dispatching strategies of energy resources in multi-carrier energy hubs for the achievement of technical-economic objectives" of the PON 2014-2020 project "SOLARGID - Thermodynamic and photovoltaic solar systems with storage for network coGeneraRy and flexibility" (IRIS code: 2017-NAZ-0231; CUP: B66C18000310005) (link). 

Member of the research group of the University of Palermo for the project entitled "BLORIN - BLOCKCHAIN PER LA MANAGEMENT DECENTRATA DELLE RINNOVABILI", PO FESR Sicilia 2014/2020 Project - Action 1.1.5 "Sostegno all’avanzamento tecnologico delle imprese attraverso il finanziamento di linee pilota e azioni di validazione precoce dei prodotti e di dimostrazione su larga scala", CUP G79J18000680007 (link). 

Responsible for LA 1.1 "Analysis of applicable regulations and identification of mandatory requirements" and LA 6.2 "Assessment of the effects on the electricity grid" for the project "DEMAND: DistributEd MANagement logics and Devices for electricity savings in active users installations", part of the SYSTEM RESEARCH programme, pursuant to art. 10, paragraph 5, of the Call for Tenders for the selection of System Research Projects, approved by Decree of the Ministry of Economic Development of 30 June 2014. Project code CCSEB_00093 (link).

Member of the research group of the University of Palermo for the project entitled "SMARTEP - Sustainable Model And Renewable Thinking Energy Parking", Project PO FESR Sicilia 2014/2020 - Azione 1.1.5 " Sostegno all'avanzamento tecnologico delle imprese attraverso il finanziamento di linee pilota e azioni di validazione precoce dei prodotti e di dimostrazione su larga scala", CUP G58I18000770007 (link).

Collaborations

Aalborg University, Denmark

Birzeit University, Palestine

Charlmers University of Technology, Sweden

ENEA, Italy

Engineering Ingegneria Informatica SpA, Italy

Evolvere SpA, Italy

Irvine College, USA

RSE Spa, Italy

Terna SpA, Italy

Active research

Smart and Microgrids Lab, Engineering Department (Building 9).

Services delivered under the right of third parties

Load flow analysis of transmission and distribution networks.

Short-circuit e safety studies in public and private grids.

Dynamic stability e security analyses of power networks and microgrids.

Definitio on control algorithms of flexible resources of smart prosumers.

Feasibility studies of solutions for improving the energy efficiency in civil 

Feasibility studies of energy efficiency solutions in the civil and industrial sectors and assessment of network impacts.

Development of business models.