MONDAY, 9 FEBRUARY 2026
12:00-13:45 REGISTRATION
14:00-14:15 OPENING
Chairperson: Maria Assunta Navarra
14:15-15:45 L1 – Vladimiro Dal Santo
“Energy sources and vectors: a focus on hydrogen”
15:45-16:15 COFFEE BREAK
16:15-17:45 L2– Sonia Dsoke
“Sodium Inventory in Na-Ion Batteries: Pre-Sodiation Strategies and Anode-Free Cell Concepts”
Chairperson: Norberto Manfredi
17:45-19:15 O1 – Angelica Bisceglie
“Laser writing: bio-derived carbon electrodes for sustainable supercapacitors”
O2 – Luca M. Cavinato
“Design and Performance Rationalization of Blue-Emitting Copper(I) Complexes Bearing Pyridyl-Pyrazole Ligands for Light-Emitting Electrochemical Cells”
O3 – Hiba Ali
“Influence of synthesis conditions on the structure and electrochemical performance of Prussian White KMnHCF for ZIBs”
O4 – Luca Maistrello
“Innovative photoelectrocatalytic filter for recirculating aquaculture systems”
O5 – Matteo Tommasi
“How low can biomethane prices go? Assessment of future scenario through Monte Carlo TEA of direct biogas methanation”
O6 – Claudia Longo
“Graphene derivatives as fillers for nanocomposite hole transporting layers in Perovskite solar cells”
19:15-20:15 POSTER SESSION
20:15-21:15 DINNER
21:30 CONCERT
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TUESDAY, 10 FEBRUARY 2026
Chairperson: Alessandra Sanson
09:00-10:30 L3 – Stefania Cacovich
“Halide Perovskite Solar Cells: Operating Stability and Luminescence Imaging Characterisation”
10:30-11:00 COFFEE BREAK
11:00-12:30 L4 – Antoni Llobet
“Molecular Redox Catalysts on Surfaces for Energy Applications”
12:30-13:45 LUNCH
Chairperson: Matteo Bonomo
13:45-15:15 L5 – Sergio Brutti
“Fundamentals and Challenges of Sodium-Ion Batteries: Towards a Sustainable Energy Future”
15:15-16:00 T1 – Matteo Fiaschi
“Greener Electrode, Greener Hydrogen”
16:00-16:30 COFFEE BREAK
16:30-17:15 T2 – Candida Milone
“Engineering the Next Generation of Thermochemical Energy Storage Materials and Components”
Chairperson: Mariangela Di Donato
17:15-18:30 O7 – Irene Motta
“Eu³⁺-doped PMMA: Advanced Optical Windows for Sustainable Building Integration”
O8 – Stefania Palermo
“Role of biobased additive and membrane preparations conditions on polymer electrolyte membranes”
O9 – Pietro Zaccagnini
“K2CO3 as Pre-Potassiation Agent for K-ion Capacitors, Potential for Sustainable Scalability”
O10 – Nicholas Carboni
“Composite Anion Exchange Membranes Added with Quaternized Graphene Oxide for Water Electrolyzer Applications”
O11 – Alice Gramegna
“Direct CH4 and CO2 capture from cattle barns: a laboratory-to-pilot scale assessment”
20:00 SOCIAL DINNER
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WEDNESDAY, 11 FEBRUARY 2026
Chairperson: Alessandro Minguzzi
09:00-10:30 L6 – Neil Robertson
“Asymmetric Supercapacitors using Hybrid Bi and Ni-based Materials”
“Dye-Sensitised Solar Cells Design, Function & Application”
10:30-11:00 COFFEE BREAK
11:00-12:30 L7 – Stefano Caramori
“Application of Time Resolved Techniques in Photoelectrochemistry”
12:30-13:45 LUNCH
Chairperson: Ilenia Rossetti
13:45-14:30 T3 – David Moser
“Photovoltaic Growth Towards the Terawatt Era: Exponential Scaling, bottlenecks,
and the Role of AI and Robotics”
14:30-15:15 J1 – Samuele Giannini
“Understanding Light-to-Charge Conversion in Organic Semiconductors Through Computational Modelling”
15:15-16:00 J2 – Francesco Pellegrino
“From Continuous to Structured Light: Advancing Hydrogen production through Pulsed Illumination”
16:00-16:30 COFFEE BREAK
16:30-17:15 J3 – Arianna Massaro
“From atoms to batteries: modelling tools for energy storage materials”
17:15-18:00 J4 – Giacomo Melani
“First-Principles Simulations for Energy-Conversion Materials: An Industrial View”
18:00-19:00 POSTER SESSION
19:30-20:30 DINNER
Chairpersons: Daniele Franchi and Alessio Dessì
20:30-22:30 ENERSHORT – Alessio Dessì
“NOT JUST A MATTER OF SCIENCE! Tips and clues to improve your communication skills”
Enershort presentations, 3 min each
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THURSDAY, 12 FEBRUARY 2026
Chairperson: Andrea Pucci
09:00-10:30 L8 – Claudia Barolo
“Beyond efficiency: the role of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells in future photovoltaic ecosystems ”
10:30-11:00 COFFEE BREAK
11:00-12:30 L9 – Matthias Beller
“How to develop a sustainable economy? Examples from the Chemical Industry and Energy Technologies”
12:30-13:45 LUNCH
14:00-19:00 Florence city center
Galileo Galilei Museum Guided tour (https://museogalileo.it/en/)
16:00 Tour in Italian (60 min) – meeting point in Piazza San Marco, tram stop line T2, at 3:15 p.m. or in front of the Galileo Museum at 3:50 p.m.
16:30 Tour in English (60 min) – meeting point in Piazza San Marco, tram stop line T2 at 3:45 p.m. or in front of the Galileo Museum at 4:20 p.m.
19:30-21:00 APERITIF
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FRIDAY, 13 FEBRUARY 2026
Chairperson: Lorenzo Mino
09:00-10:30 L10 – Alessandro Lavacchi
“Low-Temperature Electrolysis for Green Hydrogen Production”
10:30-11:00 COFFEE BREAK
11:00-11:05 JUNIOR ENERCHEM AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT
11:05-12:35 L11 – Carlo Perego
“Biofuels or e-Fuels: Which Are Better as SAF (Sustainable Aviation Fuels)?”
12:35-13:00 CLOSING
L= Lecture; J= Junior Lecture; T= Tutorial lecture; O= Oral communication