Re-FUEL: Hydrogen and Biofuels for the defossilization
Research and industry transforming hydrogen, biofuels and renewable resources into practical solutions for decarbonisation.
Program:
24.09.2026 – Day 1
8:30 – 9:00 Registration
9:00 – 9:20 Institutional Welcome
9:20 – 9:45 Organizing committee welcome – Introduction to the workshop
9:45 – 10:30 Keynote | Daniele Castello (Aalborg University): “Biofuels in action: the HTL pathway towards drop-in aviation fuels”
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break
11:00 – 12:30 SESSION I: Advanced biofuels production and applications
– Simone Mataloni (NextChem) – NEXTCHEM Waste to Methanol: The Missing Link for Sustainable Mobility
– Marco Baratieri (Free University of Bozen-Bolzano) – Biofuels from gasification and HTL
– Benedetta De Capraris (Sapienza Università di Roma) – Role and Fate of Intrinsic Inorganics and Added Catalysts in HTL of High-Ash Waste: Impact on Biocrude Quality and Yield
– Andrea Maria Rizzo (Re-CORD) – Oxidative pyrolysis for biofuels
12:30 – 14:00 Lunch
14:00 – 16:00 Lab visit
16:00 – 17:30 SESSION II: Hydrogen production and use
– Anna Carassai (Alperia), Energy in Transition: the role of Hydrogen and biomethane in decarbonization
– Andrea Marzi (Strabag) – La produzione di idrogeno verde in Alto Adige è diventata realtà con un impianto tecnologicamente all’avanguardia
– Simone Anelli (Bluenergy Revolution) – BluEnergy Revolution: soluzioni innovative a idrogeno dalla ricerca all’utilizzo in comunità energetiche
– Mohsen Fatehi (Free University of Bozen-Bolzano) – “Potential for the decarbonization of hard-to-abate sectors through hydrogen and ammonia combustion: CFD studies”
17:30 – 18:00 Round table and closing of day 1
25.09.2026 – Day 2
9:00 – 10:30 SESSION III: Hydrogen storage and applications
– Anna Holzknecht (IIT Hydrogen) – Hydrogen application – A use case experience in Light and Heavy-Duty Mobility
– Andrej Markovic (Free University of Bozen-Bolzano) – “Thermal management of metal hydrides for hydrogen storage: limits of operation and possible novel strategies”
– Gabriele Comodi (Università Politecnica delle Marche) – tbd
– Marco Maggini (Università della Tuscia) – tbd
– Stefano Barberis (Università degli Studi di Genova) – Caratterizzazione di SOFC e PEMFC con streams di idrogeno a composizione variabile
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break
11:00 – 12:30 PhD SESSION: 6 oral flash presentations
– Nicole Catli (Sapienza Università di Roma) – HTL of Highly Contaminated Biomass: Effect of Inorganics on the Reaction Mechanism of Cellulose as a Model Compound
– Kumail Abdi (Università Politecnica delle Marche) – Energy and Environmental Performance of a Biogas-Powered Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC): A Numerical Modeling Approach
– Luca Pierantonelli (Università Politecnica delle Marche) – tbd
– Lorenzo Gambadori (Free University of Bozen-Bolzano)– Strategies for the optimal sizing and management of hydrogen technologies in renewable energy districts
– Others – tbd
12:30 – 12:45 Closing remarks
Language: English
Event website: https://www.unibz.it/en/events/re-fuel-hydrogen-and-biofuels-for-the-defossilization