Research
& Innovation

EFESTO is our forge of ideas: a place where students, PhD Students, post-docs and researchers fuse scientific insight with engineering creativity to turn bold concepts into real-world solutions.

We prototype, test, and share technologies that bridge academia and industry, generating sustainable impact that matters.

Our Activity Fields

From high-fidelity simulations to full-scale prototypes, our research spans energy conversion, solar harvesting, and high-performance thermal insulation. We design, test, and share solutions that bridge academia and industry.

We publish peer-reviewed research, present at international conferences, secure patents, and create start-up opportunities — accelerating sustainable innovation while mentoring the next generation of game-changers.

Efficient Energy Transfer and Storage

Once produced, heat must be transferred and stored with minimal losses. We design vacuum-insulated pipelines and high-vacuum multilayer insulation (HVMLI) systems that outperform conventional technologies by orders of magnitude in thermal conductivity. Our solutions can ensure stable, long-term performance even at high temperatures, enabling compact, lightweight, and highly efficient thermal networks for industrial and renewable energy systems.