Abiotic and biotic electrocatalysts are crucial for the reduction of oxygen in neutral media associated to bioelectrochemical systems. This interdisciplinary field of study covers  electrocatalysis, electrochemistry, inorganic electrocatalysis, bioelectrochemistry, engineering of electrodes and transport phenomena at different spatial scale.

Industrial development and population growth have led to a surge in global energy demand. At the same time, ongoing climate and geopolitical crises are demanding a rapid transition to a greener, zero-emissions economy.

Among the technologies that can address the global energy problem is photovoltaics one of the five research topics addressed by the FLEXILAB Project, "Departments of Excellence Project 2018-2022”.

From a laboratory research activity on innovative and sustainable materials to the production on a large scale of a highly performing tyre. How?

Energy storage is one of the keys to the management and distribution of energy resources in the coming years. Three major application areas can be identified, which are delineated by the size of the storage devices: portable applications, automotive and support/management of electricity grids.

The COP21 Paris agreement provides for 100 million electric vehicles to circulate in 2030 (electric vehicles, EVs, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, PHEVs, fuel cell electric vehicles, FC). Proton conduction polymeric fuel cells (PEMFCs) or anionic (AEMFCs) operating at temperatures between 50 ° C and 150 ° C are undoubtedly of great interest for possible applications in the transport sector.