The Green energy hub’s activities focus on the development of sustainable energy mixes for rural and/or mountainous areas, by harnessing the region’s renewable energy resources (solar energy, biomass, hydroelectricity, geothermal energy and wind power) and limiting environmental impacts (through the use of waste energy and life-cycle analysis).
Issues relating to energy conversion, storage, transport, and management are addressed alongside those relating to economics, law, and the environmental and societal impacts of energy.
The areas of application cover housing, industry, and transportation, and concern rural, tourist, and industrial communities in mountainous regions.
Renewable Energy resources
in the territories
Current local energy resources and prediction of their evolution with climate change
Renewable energies conversion
Materials and process for
energy collection
Energy storage, transformation
and distribution
Management of intermittent energy sources and response to local needs
Socio-economic and environmental impacts of energy policies
Access to energy and the environmental impact of energy
Leadership
Universidade Da Beira Interior (UBI)
Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB)
Number of people participating
in hub activities
238 researchers
Cartography 1: 140 projects
Cartography 2: 123 projects
Core competence
Physics, Chemistry, materials, engineering, law, economics, social sciences
Main project for 2025-2026
Matching event & Starting grants
MSCA PHD Cofund (July 2025)
GE Master double diploma
Renewable energy mixes and materials for a more sustainable world
30/09/2024 – 30/09/2025 · 6 projects funded
- Renewable energy for transport vehicles.
- Efficient Green Hydrogen Utilization.
- www.google.comUNITANE – UNITed towards the development of an innovative technology for solar methANE production.
Rural Areas and Mountain Solar Energy Systems based on PhotoVoltaics – RAMSES-PV.
- RENALPS – Renewable Energies in the Alps.
Exploring Plant Fibers: A Dual Solution for Sustainable Thermal Insulation and Food Packaging (FibTherFooP).
Energy mixes in mountain communities favoring local renewable energies
15/05/2025 – 15/05/2026 · 5 projects funded
- BIOHYDROMILL: Bioelectrochemical Valorization of Olive Mill Wastewater for Sustainable Hydrogen and Methanol production and Storage.
- IDEA-ERA Project: Developing an Integrated Approach to Evaluate Energy Autonomy of Isolated Activities in Rural Areas.
- Research of the photovoltaic hybrid systems in the mountain area.
- Redefining sobriety in mountainous areas: from smart buildings to energy-sober communities.
- Industrial communities in mountainous territories.