Instructor: Marta Boaro
Number of hours: 8
SSD: ING-IND/27

In a global context focused on the urgent need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and promote long-term environmental sustainability, alternative fuels emerge as crucial pillars in the fight against climate change. This 8-hour course, designed for PhD students in Energy and Environmental Sustainability Engineering, aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the technologies, applications, and challenges associated with alternative fuels, including Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), biofuels, methanol, ammonia, hydrogen, electrification, and synthetic fuels.
Through a combination of lectures, guided discussions, and the analysis of current case studies, participants will gain a solid understanding of the production pathways of alternative fuels, their physical and chemical properties, and relevant safety and environmental regulations. The course will also examine the technical, economic, and political barriers that hinder the widespread adoption of these emerging technologies and discuss strategies to overcome them. A particular emphasis will be placed on innovative projects and successes already achieved in this field, providing students with the skills and knowledge necessary to actively contribute to the energy transition towards a more sustainable future.
By the end of the course, PhD students will be better equipped to evaluate and implement sustainable energy engineering solutions in their future research and professional projects, with a critical awareness of the potential and challenges of alternative fuels in the era of ecological transition.