Nicolò Stevanato

Nicolò Stevanato is a Doctoral Researcher in Energy and Nuclear Sciences and Technologies at Politecnico di Milano. His field of research field locates in the framework of energy system modelling for policy support and long-term energy planning in developing countries, with particular focus on the issue of access to electricity in rural areas. In particular the research investigates the nexus between fundamental human needs and electricity demand, defined as Demand-Needs Nexus. He achieved his Master’s Degree in Energy Engineering – Power Production at Politecnico di Milano, during which period spent one year in UTFSM University in Chile, where he got in contact with the concept of engineering applied to sustainable development, and in particular to tackle the access to electricity issue. He is involved as a researcher in the LEAP-RE project, the Long-Term Joint EU-AU Research and Innovation Partnership on Renewable Energy financed by the European Commission.