{"id":8935,"date":"2024-05-12T21:50:31","date_gmt":"2024-05-12T19:50:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itae.cnr.it\/staff\/marco-ferraro\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T14:41:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T13:41:13","slug":"marco-ferraro","status":"publish","type":"staff","link":"https:\/\/www.itae.cnr.it\/en\/staff\/marco-ferraro\/","title":{"rendered":"Marco Ferraro"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGIES AND INTEGRATED SYSTEMS FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY &#8211; SMART ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(FER and their integration; FC systems; Electrochemical storage systems; Hydrogen generation and storage systems; Energy Management Systems; Hybrid systems; Smart Building; Smart and Micro Grid; Smart Cities and Mobility; Smart District; Development of communication and control systems for connected microgrids integrating storage and generation from renewables on both the distribution operator (DSO) and prosumer side; Development of off-grid microgrids with low environmental impact)<\/p>\n<p><strong>SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIES FOR ELECTRIC ENERGY PRODUCTION AND STORAGE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(Fuel Cells (Materials, Components, Prototypes); Electrochemical Storage; Process and Technology Modelling)<\/p>\n<p><strong>SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(Economic, environmental and social sustainability of energy technologies; Social Life Cycle Assessment (S-LCA); Life Cycle Assessment (LCA); Life Cycle Costing (LCC) of energy technologies)<\/p>\n<p><strong>TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(Transversal activities of technology transfer of research results to industry; Training; Information; Support for national and European bodies for the definition of policies and standards in the energy sector)<\/p>\n<p><strong>TECHNOLOGIES FOR HYDROGEN PRODUCTION AND ACCUMULATION, ECOCOMPATIBLE ENERGY VECTORS AND CO2 RECYCLING<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(Electrochemical conversion of renewable energy into hydrogen and alternative fuels; Electrolysis, Co- and Photo-electrolysis; Hydrogen storage systems; Power to gas (methanation))<\/p>\n<p><strong>EDUCATION<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>15.10.2015 \u2013 04.03.2016 Project Management Executive<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">LUISS Business School (PMP\u00ae &#8211; Project Management Professional)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>01.08.2003 \u2013 31-07-2005 Scholarship<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">National Research Council of Italy \u2013 Institute for Advanced Energy Technologies \u201cNicola Giordano\u201d (CNR-ITAE)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>18.04.2003 Master\u2019s Degree in Mechanical Engineering \u2013 University of Palermo<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>WORK EXPERIENCE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>From 01.02.2021: Responsible of CNR Institute for Advanced Energy Technologies \u201cNicola Giordano\u201d \u2013 Palermo local operating unit;<\/li>\n<li>From 2021: <span class=\"TextRun SCXW241778481 BCX2\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW241778481 BCX2\">CNR Representative at <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW241778481 BCX2\">Mission Innovation \u201cHydrogen Mission\u201d<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW241778481 BCX2\"> \/ CNR Dept. of Engineering, ICT and technologies for energy and transportation <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW241778481 BCX2\">\u2013<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW241778481 BCX2\"> ITALY;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li>From 2016: <span class=\"TextRun SCXW20273576 BCX2\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW20273576 BCX2\">CNR Representative at European Energy Research Alliance JP Energy Storage \/ CNR Dept. of Engineering, ICT and technologies for energy and transportation &#8211; 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