Pierluigi Leone

Pierluigi Leone is a Full Professor at the Department of Energy (DENERG) of Turin Polytechnic University, with a focus on energy access, decarbonization, and renewable gases. He coordinates Africa development strategies under the University Strategic Plan and serves as a member of the Interdepartmental Energy Center Lab. His academic rank is Professor in the Industrial Technical Physics discipline (Area 0009 - Industrial and Information Engineering).

• SDG7: Affordable and Clean Energy
• SDG9: Industry, Innovation, Infrastructure
• SDG11: Sustainable Cities
• SDG13: Climate Action

His research integrates hydrogen, biomethane, and power-to-gas technologies into energy networks and sector coupling. He supervises PhD students in energy engineering and leads projects like SH2AMROCK (hydrogen mobility) and SHIMMER (gas network resilience). He teaches courses including Global Energy Trends and Thermal Design Optimization, with a focus on industrial decarbonization and renewable integration.

External collaborations include Erasmus+ Capacity Building initiatives in Africa and Central Asia, along with commercial projects such as biomethane decarbonization studies and synthetic methane feasibility in cement industries.