Antonio Pantaleo

Antonio Pantaleo holds a dual academic role as Associate Professor (since 2020) and Assistant Professor (since 2006) at the Department of Agro-Environmental Sciences, University of Bari, Italy, where he teaches 'Sustainable Energy Systems in Agriculture' and 'Applied Thermodynamics'. He concurrently serves as a Research Fellow (since 2017) in the Clean Energy Processes Laboratory and Centre for Process Systems Engineering at Imperial College London's Department of Chemical Engineering. His affiliations include Imperial's Centre for Energy Policy and Technology (ICEPT), Clean Energy Processes, Energy Policy, and Integrated Development of Low-carbon Energy Systems.

• Key roles: Delegate for Energy Policy at University of Bari (2017–present), member of the Italian Biofuel Platform's scientific committee, and qualified engineer for CHP project verification.
• Research focuses on renewable energy integration, thermo-economic optimization of hybrid systems, district heating optimization, and policy analysis for bioenergy adoption.

He has led/co-led major projects like IDLES (EPSRC-funded energy systems integration), BIOSOLESCO (ESCO business models for biomass/solar thermal), and S2Biom (EU bioeconomy supply analysis). His work spans technical feasibility studies (e.g., Nestlé decarbonization, E4tech biomass assessments) and policy advisory roles for Italy's Ministry of Research and the European Union.

• Professional memberships: IET, IEEE, ISES Italy, ATI, FIRE, AEIT, AIIA.