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innovation for renovation
Bio-solar energy
The Politecnico di Torino has recently launched a long term cooperation with the team of Professor James Barber, researcher at the Imperial College de Londres who was awarded the Italgas prize in 2005 for having defined the Photosystem II enzyme providing an explanation for the mechanisms that govern the splitting of water molecules into hydrogen and oxygen in the presence of light in the vegetal world. At the Politecnico, Prof. Barber will head an advanced centre for energetic and biological research into energy conversion by vegetal organisms and its application/usage for energy generation purposes, including hydrogen formation or the synthesis of “artificial leaves”. Asja will play an active role within this special structure and in Barber’s team allocating its own resources and investing in study grants / research fellows / post-doctoral students to be employed there full-time.
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