The Team behind the project
The GEOSYN project is developing a sustainable geothermal steam heat pump and a heat-powered refrigeration system, leveraging geothermal energy as a renewable source for efficient industrial heating and cooling. This novel system exclusively uses water as the working fluid, prioritising environmental sustainability while enhancing cost efficiency for geothermal applications. By seamlessly integrating with underground thermal energy storage, GEOSYN technology offers innovation in heating and cooling solutions for industry with enhanced flexibility to meet diverse industrial requirements.
OUR TEAM
GEOSYN heating and cooling technology will significantly shift the landscape of industrial energy use through setting new benchmarks for sustainability, efficiency, and economic viability. By showcasing practical applications and tangible benefits via our physical and virtual case studies, the initiative aims to inspire confidence in geothermal solutions, driving a shift towards a greener future.
Chiara Pocaterra
Chiara is the Head of the Projects Department counting on a staff of 22 people dealing with the APRE’s participation in the HORIZON EUROPE calls and management of the funded projects. She is a senior project manager.
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Lorenzo Talluri
Lorenzo specializes in sustainable energy systems, with a strong emphasis on geothermal technologies. As the WP2 coordinator in the GEOSYN project, he oversees both research and administrative activities related to WP2.
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Riccardo Coletta
Riccardo is the Head of the Valorization Unit. He leads the thematic group on renewable energies. He’s coordinator of HE projects in the energy field. He is a senior project manager.
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Valeria Mingardi
With a degree in International and Diplomatic Sciences and International Relations from Alma Mater University of Bologna and Sapienza University of Rome, Valeria has addressed issues of inclusion in communication and education, allowing her to approach the scientific communication and dissemination from a perspective of accessibility and equality. Valeria has extensive experience managing Communication and Dissemination activities in projects funded by the European Union, and is part of APRE since September 2023.
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Sara Silvi
Creative lead for the visual identity and digital design of APRE EU-funded projects. Collaborates on communication strategy and produces key assets, digital and print, ensuring visual consistency and compliance with EU standards.
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Joanne Ahern
Joanne is a Communication Project Manager leading the Communication and Dissemination activities for the GEOSYN project. She has a strong background in science communication, supported by extensive experience in research and stakeholder engagement.
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Adriano Milazzo
Adriano has expertise in refrigeration and cooling technologies, with a particular focus on ejector solutions. Within the GEOSYN project, he serves as the scientific coordinator.
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Andrea Rocchetti
Andrea has expertise in sustainable HVAC technologies, with a particular focus on experimental setups. Within the GEOSYN project, he supports experimental activities in collaboration with RIVACOLD.
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Dario Bonciani
Dario manages the work pacakge 1 on geothermal heating and cooling integration for industrial applications, framework and data collection. He promotes actions to increase companies’ trust and awareness on geothermal H&C integration in industrial processes, and acceptance of local communities and policy makers.
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Paride Gullo
Paride has expertise on sustainable cooling and heating technologies, with particular emphasis on natural refrigerant-based solutions. Within the GEOSYN projects, he manages the research and adminitrsative activities related to WP3.
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Vaishak Somasundaram
Vaishak is a postdoc at SDU under the GEOSYN project. He is responsible for developing dynamic simulation models of high-temperature heat pumps, validating the models against experimental data, and implementing effective strategies for operational flexibility.
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Taras Popadynets
Taras has experience in the upstream sector and geothermal energy projects. He is serving as the GEOSYN project manager. Taras is leading stakeholder mapping, data collection for geothermal H&C integration into industrial applications and ecosystem building efforts, including clustering with other projects and initiatives as part of dissemination activities. He is also involved in social acceptance, citizen engagement, and environmental assessment.
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Yuliia Demchuk
Yuliia has experience in developing business strategies and managing EU-funded projects, with knowledge in geological surveying, assessment, and reservoir analysis. In the GEOSYN project, Yuliia is responsible for stakeholder mapping, data collection, and engaging with industries. She leads social acceptance, citizen engagement, and environmental assessment efforts, and is also involved in clustering with other projects and public awareness campaigns.
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Denys specializes in mechanical engineering and conducts research on enhancing the efficiency of super-chisel jet pumps by modeling hydraulic connections in well ejection systems. He is involved in the project’s thermal design activities for optimal energy cascade utilization, as well as other dissemination and communication activities.
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Sigurd Sannan
Sigurd is coordinating and managing the thematic and administrative activities at SINTEF Energi.
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Ole Marius Moen
Ole Marius has expertice on heat pump technologies based on natural refrigerants. He is the technical lead for the task of performing thermodynamic modelisation of the High-temperature heat pump concept within WP2
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Krzysztof Banasiak
Krzysztof has expertise on heat pump, refrigeration systems, and ejectors, both in terms of modelling and testing; he supports Ole Marius.
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Giuseppe Vitri
Giuseppe Vitri is Innovation Manager at Rivacold, with comprehensive expertise in the refrigeration and heat pump sector, particularly in systems using natural refrigerants. He identifies new technologies and enables their implementation within the company.
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Filippo Luchetti
VAG Refrigeration Laboratory Director: Filippo Luchetti is the Director of VRL, a cutting-edge technological centre, which is a leading structure in Europe for R&D in the refrigeration world, owned by Rivacold, with 20 dedicated resources, 1.100 tests for a total of 25.000 hours per year. The experimental analysis necessary for the GEOSYN project will be carried out by the VRL
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Mathieu Morival
Project manager: Mathieu is an engineer specialising in the circular economy, industrial processes and materials science. He is responsible for liaising with industrialists in France and supporting the rest of the Neo-Eco team with his knowledge of European projects (LIFE, Horizon Interreg).
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Lidiia Shymon
Project manager: Lidiia is responsible for the implementation of the project in Ukraine with Geothermal Ukraine for the pilot in the Mykolaiv region. Lidia has 2 years’ experience at Neo-Eco as a specialist in mineral waste recovery and capacity building for all players in the value chain of recycling, reuse, conservation, etc. applied to both materials and energy.
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Project director: Bart coordinates Neo-Eco’s human resources and participation in the GEOSYN project in France and Ukraine. In particular, Bart is involved in the strategic thinking for the pilot plant at Mykolaiv and the search for a heat flow to dry the raw material (slag and clay) and activate the chemical reaction by combustion.
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Gianluca Gasperini
Gianluca is the Quality Manager of the Formaggeria Toscana and follow the integration of the project with the activity of the Diary.
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