Press review
A selection of newspaper articles, interviews, radio programmes and television reports presenting the research and activities of the Rockmech group.
Recent coverage
Latest media coverage of energy geostructures, underground thermal-energy storage and the thermal activation of existing tunnels.
Energy storage termico: un’opportunità per le città grazie alle geostrutture energetiche
Andrea Ballocchi explains how tunnels, foundation piles, caverns, air-raid shelters and underground car parks can become resources for thermal-energy storage, highlighting the European REGENERATE project coordinated by Politecnico di Torino.
Il tunnel autostradale che scalda l’asfalto
Filippo Merli reports on the reopening of the Olimpia tunnel and its geothermal road de-icing system, developed with researchers from Politecnico di Torino.
Sistema anti-ghiaccio nella galleria Olimpia: è il primo al mondo
Coverage of the world-first thermal-activation and anti-icing system in the Olimpia motorway tunnel, developed through Simone De Feudis’s PhD research in collaboration with Autostrade per l’Italia.
L’energia scorre nel tunnel
Francesco Margiocco presents the thermal activation of the Olimpia tunnel and the work carried out with Autostrade per l’Italia as part of Simone De Feudis’s doctoral research.
Smart City: interview with Marco Barla
Maurizio Melis interviews Marco Barla for the Radio 24 programme Smart City.
Press archive
Select a year to browse earlier newspaper articles, web coverage, television reports and radio interviews.
2018 4 features
Enertun on Cambiamenti
Marco Barla presents the Enertun experimental installation in Turin Metro Line 1, with a contribution from Infra.to’s Giovanni Currado.
Il primo concio termosifone
An article on the innovative energy tunnel segment published in Le Strade.
Il concio intelligente
Feature on the smart, thermally activated tunnel segment published in Costruzioni.
La buona notizia: arriva la galleria energetica
Focus introduces the energy-tunnel concept and its potential for urban heating and cooling.
2017 10 features
Nuove frontiere per la geotermia
Feature published by RCI – La rivista del progettista di impianti.
Una metropolitana geotermica per Torino
Marco Barla discusses geothermal-energy applications in the Turin metro on Radio 24.
100 gradi di libertà
Alessandra Insana is interviewed about energy tunnels for the programme 100 gradi di libertà.
Torino, metro geotermica per climatizzare le abitazioni?
Online coverage of the potential use of Turin’s metro tunnels to provide heating and cooling for buildings.
Enel Radio
Alice Di Donna is interviewed about energy geostructures and geothermal tunnels.
Torino e le “gallerie geotermiche”: dalla metropolitana la climatizzazione degli edifici
Online article on using energy extracted from metro tunnels to condition nearby buildings.
L’energia che viene dalla metropolitana per scaldare le case
Coverage of the research exploring heat exchange through Turin’s underground infrastructure.
A Torino con l’energia della metro si riscalderanno le case
An online article presenting the metro as a potential low-carbon energy source for Turin.
L’energia della metro per scaldare le case
La Stampa reports on the use of energy tunnels for urban heating.
L’energia della metro sarà utilizzata per scaldare le case soprastanti
Coverage of how geothermal energy from metro tunnels could contribute to heating buildings above the alignment.
2016 1 feature
Workshop internazionale sulle geostrutture energetiche
Television report on the international energy-geostructures workshop organized within COST Action GABI, broadcast during the 19:30 news programme.
2015 2 features
I tunnel della metropolitana per riscaldare i grattacieli
La Stampa presents the Enertun project developed within the Enermhy Innovation Cluster.
Così la metropolitana riscalderà il PalaRegione
Newspaper coverage of the proposed use of metro-tunnel heat exchange for the PalaRegione.
2014 3 features
Il palazzo della Regione Piemonte? Lo potrebbe riscaldare una pompa geotermica
Coverage of the proposal by Marco Barla and Andrea Perino to use Turin’s metro tunnel for heating and cooling the Regione Piemonte skyscraper.
Sensori wi-fi per monitorare la terra
Article on wireless sensing technologies for environmental and ground monitoring.
Il controllo del territorio sperimentato dal Politecnico alla cava di Torgiovannetto
Coverage of Politecnico di Torino’s monitoring activities at the Torgiovannetto quarry.
2013 2 features
Ecco come ti scaldo il PalaRegione con la metropolitana
La Stampa reports on the concept of recovering geothermal energy through Turin’s metro infrastructure.
Researchers’ Night 2013 – Turin
Marco Barla is interviewed during Researchers’ Night in Piazza Castello, Turin.
2012 3 features
Ambiente Italia – RAI 3
Marco Barla, Francesco Antolini and Mariacristina Bonini take part in an episode of Ambiente Italia devoted to hydrogeological hazards.
Eletto al Politecnico il nuovo Senato Accademico
A newspaper brief on the election of Politecnico di Torino’s Academic Senate, listing Marco Barla among its members.
Il nuovo Senato del Politecnico
Coverage of the newly elected Academic Senate at Politecnico di Torino, including Marco Barla among the elected representatives.
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