Autore: Ilaria Giorgi

Sofia Galeotti has been awarded the 2026 Antonio D’Alessio Prize

Congratulations to Sofia Galeotti, recipient of the 2026 Antonio D’Alessio Award, a prestigious recognition presented by the Italian Section of The Combustion Institute – ASICI for outstanding doctoral research in combustion science and energy transition, during the joint meeting of the Italian and Spanish Sections held in Sorrento.. These accomplishment demonstrates the impact of TRANSITION not only in advancing cutting-edge technologies for low-carbon power generation, but also in supporting the development of the next generation of researchers and innovators.

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2026, February 5 and 6: UNIFI visited METU facilities

On February 5 and 6, 2026, UNIFI (Antonio Andreini and Sofia Galeotti) visited the new combustion test facilities developed at Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi / Middle East Technical University (Ankara, TR), where further experimental investigations will be conducted as part of the TRANSITION project.
The METU team will test 𝐄𝐆𝐑 optimized burners for Baker Hughes gas turbines developed as part of the project, focusing on the most aggressive solutions that exploit localized injections aimed at improving flame stability with high EGR rates

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July 16th 2025, 2nd TRANSITION review meeting, Bruxelles (BE)

On 16 July 2025, the second Review Meeting of the TRANSITION Project took place in Brussels, hosted at the premises of TOUR4EU – Tuscan Organisation of Universities and Research for Europe. Our Project Manager, Alessandro Mattia, represented the consortium during a lively and productive discussion. We are pleased to report a successful review and proud of the steady progress we are making toward completing our planned activities and achieving the project’s ambitious goals.

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May 21st 2025, 1st TRANSITION Public Workshop, Florence

The first 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 event of the project 𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗦𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 was held on May 21st 2025 in Florence, kindly hosted at the Florence Learning Center of Baker Hughes facilities in Florence.
The event represented the planned mid-term dissemination action of the project and showcased the TRANSITION partners’ recent achievements in improving knowledge on the use of 𝗘𝗚𝗥 (Exhaust Gas Recirculation) in heavy-duty gas turbines to enable more efficient adoption of carbon capture technologies (𝗖𝗖𝗨𝗦).
Project partners presented the outcomes achieved in the first two years of the project. The workshop also saw the contributions by two external experts as Invited Speakers: Prof. Epaminondas Mastorakos, University of Cambridge, and Prof. Ward De Paepe, University of Mons.

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1st Public Workshop event of the project TRANSITION, 21st May 2025, Florence, Italy

The first 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 event of the project 𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗦𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 will be held next May 21st in Florence, kindly hosted at the Florence Learning Center of Baker Hughes
The event represents the planned mid-term dissemination action of the project, and will showcase the TRANSITION partners’ recent achievements in improving knowledge on the use of 𝗘𝗚𝗥 (Exhaust Gas Recirculation) in heavy-duty gas turbines to enable more efficient adoption of carbon capture technologies (𝗖𝗖𝗨𝗦).
Project partners will present outcomes achieved in the first two years of the project. The workshop will also see the contributions by two external experts as Invited Speakers: Prof. Epaminondas Mastorakos and Prof. Ward De Paepe.

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October 16-17 2024 – 3rd Internal Technical Review meeting, Stuttgart (DE)

On October 16 & 17, the third Review meeting of TRANSITION project took place in Stuttgart at DLR Institute of Combustion Technology, premises.
During the meeting each task leader provided updates on the progress of activities. The event was completed by a visit to the laboratories: high pressure combustion test rig, micro gas turbine lab, fuels research, direct air capture

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October 11-12, 2023 – 2nd TRANSITION technical review meeting, Pau (FR)

On October 11-12, 2023, TotalEnergies hosted the 2nd Internal Technical Review meeting (M12) of TRANSITION project. The meeting was held at TotalEnergies Technical Center (CSTJF), Pau, France and was attended by all project Partners. The latest updates on the WPs activities were presented, and two very interesting visits were made to “PANGEA” HPC and to “RAID” Remote operations monitoring center visit.

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