Clean Tech Academy
Edition 02 Winners
We’re excited to reveal the winners of the second edition of the Clean Tech Academy program.
These exceptional innovators were chosen for the strong environmental impact, scalability, and real-world applicability of their solutions.
Each winner will receive six months of personalized mentorship from Clean Tech Academy to help refine their projects, along with valuable network visibility.
The winners are listed in alphabetical order.
Congratulations to all the finalists!Winning Teams
AetherSyn
Project: Valorizing C02 and industrial waste heat into e-methanol to decarbonize industry and shipping
Team members: Vincenzo Anania, Gaia Cavallo, Pietro Viero
Get the pitch deck here.
AurenAI
Project: Optimising Renewables energies in Cement production plants with AI-powered scheduling
Team members: Hela Bouallegue, Helen Heinz, Divyanshu Sood
Get the pitch deck here.
PV Guard
Project: AI-powered diagnostics & circular decision-making for PV panels to extend lifespan & reduce waste
Team members: Lavinia Gaeta, Silvia Pierri, Lorenzo Pellizzon, Nicola Talia
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Renobo
Project: AI-driven retrofit decision-making tool to facilitate sustainable renovation of existing buildings
Team members: Kanwal Yasir, Yasir Ali
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RePairO
Project: Creating an AI-powered circular network for repair & reuse of old electronic devices to solve the e-waste problem
Team members: Matteo Savasta, Giorgos Peikos, Alessandro Santopaolo, Giulia Lo Gerfo Morganti, Alessandro Rossi
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Contact the teams
For collaboration and investment purposes, all teams can be contacted through info@ct-academy.eu.
Supporters
Clean Tech Academy’s Edition 2 would not have been possible without the dedication and enthusiasm of our participants, as well as the generous support of our partners, sponsors, and mentors.
To all teams, innovators, and organizations who contributed their time, energy, and expertise: thank you for making this journey impactful and inspiring. Together, we are building a brighter, more sustainable future.
Organizers
The program is supported by the EIT Deep Tech Talent Initiative of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT).
The Deep Tech Talent Initiative (DTTI) seeks to skill one million individuals in deep tech fields over the next three years. This ambitious goal is driven by the need to equip Europe with the talent necessary to navigate the green and digital transitions. Clean Tech Academy directly contributes to this objective.
eitdeeptechtalent.eu
Politecnico di Torino is one of Europe’s leading technical universities, renowned for its excellence in engineering, architecture, and applied sciences.
With a strong emphasis on research and innovation, PoliTo fosters interdisciplinary collaboration and cutting-edge technological advancements.
polito.it
Miticoro Foundation is a forward-thinking organization dedicated to promoting innovation, entrepreneurship, and sustainability. By supporting initiatives in deep tech and clean technologies, Miticoro aims to empower the next generation of problem-solvers tackling global challenges.
miticoro.org
Corporate partner
Edison is a leading energy company, with over 140 years of history and records that make it the oldest operator in the sector in Europe. The company, which began operations in Milan in December 1883, ushered in the beginning of a new era through the electrification of the country, making a tangible contribution to Italy’s social, cultural, economic and industrial progress.
Today Edison employs over 6,000 people, operating in Italy and Europe in renewable and low carbon production, natural gas procurement and sales, sustainable mobility, and through Edison Energia and Edison Next in energy, environmental and value added services for customers, companies, territories and Public Administration. The Group is at the forefront of the energy transition challenge, in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals and European decarbonisation policies.
edison.it
Community partners
YES-Europe offers a platform to develop both international as well as national initiatives to shape the future of energy in Europe and give a space for youth to act within this fundamental transition. Believing in individual as well as collective creativity, we support each other in brainstorming, developing & implementing ideas.
yeseurope.org
BINP, Boosting Innovation Poliba, a certified incubator, selects and supports innovative ideas from talents and startups. It offers Open Innovation programs for SMEs and promotes an entrepreneurial culture as a driver of social and economic development..
binp.it
About the program
The Clean Tech Academy is an intensive three-months online program that gives participants the tools and knowledge they need to innovate, ideate, and launch clean tech solutions inside existing companies or as standalone startups.
This isn’t just another course—it’s a hands-on incubator for future entrepreneurs.
Keep in touch for future editions!
Register to the waitlist below and we will let you know when the new Edition starts.
Organized by Politecnico di Torino & Miticoro Foundation.
Supported by the EIT Deep Tech Talent Initiative of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT).
