Dr. De Blasio is a Senior Fellow leading Harvard Kennedy School Belfer Center research on energy technology innovation and the transition to a low carbon economy and serves as a board member and adviser to companies, startups and non-profit organizations. With more than 25 years of global experience in the energy sector, Nicola is an expert in navigating the challenges of strategic development and technology innovation toward sustainable commercial success. Nicola spent 18 years at Eni, one of the world’s leading energy companies, most recently as Vice President and Head of R&D International Development, where he was also responsible for the start-up group.
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Vedi tuttiSodium – an alternative to the “white gold” of the energy transition?
While lithium is relatively scarce and primarily refined in China, sodium is neither. Sodium’s chemical properties are very similar to lithium's, making it very effective in batteries.
Blockchain and Energy Understanding Opportunities and Challenges
The transition to a decarbonized, decentralized, and digitized energy future will unlock new business, policy, and technology models with the…
Green Hydrogen: who will rule the supply chain?
The analysis of competition on three key technologies allows to identify the role each country could play, from frontrunners to bystanders. And EU and Italy are not well positioned.
The Future of Renewable Hydrogen in the European Union
As countries around the world pledge to remove nearly all carbon emissions from their economies within the next forty years,…
Technological Innovation and the Energy Value Chains in the Transition to a Low-Carbon Economy
The transition from energy systems dominated by fossil fuels[1] to ones based on renewable electricity and carbon-free molecules will significantly…
L’UE ad un bivio: il momento delle scelte per l’idrogeno verde
I Paesi europei sono di fronte a un bivio nel loro percorso verso la neutralità climatica. Sebbene oggi si trovino…
Missione idrogeno: la svolta per un’economia verde?
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