The Doctor of Philosophy owns the skills to:
- manage and coordinate multidisciplinary research and development activities in the industrial and academic fields;
- coordinate research projects encouraged by legislation or by national and European public bodies;
- manage technological innovation in sectors such as:
- renewable energies and energy carriers (hydrogen, biomethane, e-fuels);
- energy conversion systems and processes;
- storage (batteries, ...), distribution (smart grids ...), energy use (industry, mobility, ...);
- energy saving and energy efficiency in industry, the tertiary sector and the buildings sector;
- the decarbonisation of energy production and use, CO2 capture and storage;
- energy policies and management of transition processes;
- eco-design (increased efficiency and reduction of consumption and emissions in operation, for example through light weighting and conversion from ICE to BEV, maintenance, recyclability, industrial processes);
- advanced and sustainable manufacturing;
- advanced and intelligent automation;
- industrial symbiosis;
- supply chain management;
- the rule to support the circular economy;
- the management and recovery of raw materials.