Research on Renewable Energy and Sustainability

27/09/2026

Our Lab team is back from Taranto after a few inspiring days at this year’s Associazione Rete Italiana LCA (Italian LCA Network) conference! 🌍📊

Our researchers Michelle González Monroy and Ghaith Mouhanad Jabbour had the pleasure of actively contributing to the event by presenting two posters showcasing our lab's recent work:

🔹 Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of Stainless-Steel and Single-Use Bioreactor
Units for Biopharmaceutical Protein Production – presented by Michelle A. Gonzalez Monroy

🔹 Green Valorization of Posidonia oceanica Biomass: Bioactive Compounds Recovery
within a Circular Bioeconomy - presented by Ghaith Jabbour

Beyond sharing our findings, the real added value was connecting directly with so many colleagues and experts in the field. Exploring the diverse methodological and practical approaches to Life Cycle Assessment was truly inspiring, confirming once again how fast this discipline is evolving and how central it is to driving the green transition.

A big thank you to the organizers for a great event and to all the professionals who stopped by our posters to exchange ideas, feedback, and future perspectives. See you at the next edition!

Università di Siena

18/09/2026

18/09/2026

The R²ES Lab conference season continues!
This time, our lab took part in the XLIII Convegno Nazionale della Divisione di di Chimica Organica of the Società Chimica Italiana held in Napoli from 13 to 17 September 2026.

📌 Carmen delivered a talk on our latest work combining machine learning and DFT for the design of organic dyes for IoTs.
📌 In the framework of the BioSinFin project, Carmen also presented a poster on the Life Cycle Thinking approach for the ecodesign of intermolecular singlet fission organic chromophores and red-emitting materials.
📌 Alessio presented a poster on our work on first principles investigation of D-π-A organic photosensitizers for MOFs, in the framework of the SOLE-H2 project.
We had fruitful discussions and an inspiring time at the conference!

Società Chimica Italiana SCI Chimica Organica
Università di Siena

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15/09/2026

Our lab is pleased to take part in the X Congress of the Division of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry of the Società Chimica Italiana, held in Rome from 14 to 16 September 2026.
In the framework of the SOLE-H2 project, Farina presented a poster on our upcoming work combining molecular dynamics and solid state DFT calculations about novel photocatalytical systems for green hydrogen production in DES.

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Università di Siena

20/07/2026

It was a pleasure to take part in the 6th Course of the International School of Materials for Sustainable Development and Energy – Innovative Materials and Architectures for Photovoltaics (11–15 July 2026) at the Ettore Majorana Foundation and Centre for Scientific Culture in Erice.

R²ES Lab was pleased to contribute through a lecture by Maria Laura Parisi, presenting our research on sustainability and advanced materials for photovoltaics.

Many thanks to the School Director Antonio Terrasi and the Course Directors Delli Veneri and Di Carlo for the excellent organization, and to all the lecturers and participants for the valuable discussions and exchange of ideas.

Looking forward to future collaborations!


Università di Siena

09/07/2026

📍We are pleased to be attending the Joint 51st Congress of the Division of Physical Chemistry of the Società Chimica Italiana

👏👏👏As part of the SOLE-H2 project, Matteo Farina presented a poster on our upcoming work combining molecular dynamics and DFT calculations about novel photocatalytical systems for green hydrogen production in DES.

The congress continues to be a valuable opportunity for scientific and professional growth, and stimulating discussions within the physical chemistry community.

Università di Siena
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03/07/2026

🎉 New publication from R2ESLab!

We are excited to share our latest paper, now published in the Journal of Cleaner Production.

Our study presents a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) comparing single-use and stainless-steel bioreactor systems for biopharmaceutical protein production, providing new insights into the environmental trade-offs of these two manufacturing approaches and supporting more sustainable decision-making in the biopharmaceutical industry.

Many thanks to all co-authors and collaborators for making this work possible!

📖 Read the article here: https://authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S0959-6526(26)01399-5

12/06/2026

📍 R²ES Lab presente al IV Congresso Nazionale della Rete Italiana Fotovoltaico.

Siamo particolarmente orgogliosi di condividere che Mercy Jelagat ha ricevuto il 🏆 Premio per il Miglior Poster del Topic 3 – PV Value Chain, Socio-Economic Aspects and Sustainability con il lavoro “Life Cycle Assessment as an Ecodesign Tool for Innovative PV: Insights from JUMP INTO SPACE”.

Un importante riconoscimento per la qualità della ricerca svolta e per il contributo dell’LCA all’eco-design delle tecnologie fotovoltaiche del futuro. 🌱

Complimenti Mercy! 🎉

Università di Siena

11/06/2026

Back from the beautiful island of Porquerolles, France, after a lovely week at the ESEMA Workshop (Emerging Solar Energy Materials & Applications).
Our group was delighted to contribute to the workshop, with Maria Laura Parisi participating as an invited speaker and sharing insights from our research activities. We were also proud to see Radia El Kouissi present her work, engaging in stimulating discussions with fellow researchers from the MENTOR project.
It was a nice opportunity to share our research, meet colleagues working on solar energy materials, and enjoy many interesting discussions in a beautiful setting.
Many thanks to the organizers for the warm atmosphere and for bringing together such a great community.
lab degli Studi di Siena #

02/06/2026

BIOECONOMY DAY 2026 - 28 maggio 2026

Progetto CIRCULAR POSIDONIA: dalla risorsa marina alla bioeconomia circolare

Adalgisa Sinicropi Maria Laura Parisi e Ghaith Mouhanad Jabbour hanno preso parte al kickoff meeting del progetto, ospitato allo Yacht Club di Punta Ala nell’ambito del Bioeconomy Day 2026. L’evento di divulgazione scientifica e dialogo con il territorio è stato organizzato da Annalisa Santucci del Dipartimento di Biotecnologie, Chimica e Farmacia dell’Università di Siena, Affiliation Institution del progetto, in collaborazione con ARTES 4.0 - Centro di Competenza, Host Institution, la Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Research Organization, la Regione Toscana e il Comune di Castiglione della Pescaia.
E’ stato un momento pubblico di confronto tra ricerca, territorio, istituzioni e sistema produttivo attorno a un modello replicabile di innovazione sostenibile per le aree costiere.

4.0 - Centro di Competenza Università di Siena Punta Ala Castiglione della Pescaia