Diego Viesi
Diego Viesi is a Certified Professional Geologist and Energy Manager. He has been working at Fondazione Bruno Kessler (FBK) since 2013, as a research technologist in the energy departments. Currently he is Senior Researcher & Advisor Area Sustainable Territories.
In the period 2021-2023, Diego Viesi was the Head of Area Sustainable Territories in the Centre for Sustainable Energy (FBK-SE), acquiring 11 projects (1 H2020, 7 Horizon Europe, 1 LIFE, 1 Alpine Space, 1 Institutional) with funding for FBK 3.5 M€ and for demos in the Province of Trento 10 M€.
He specialises in renewable energy sources, energy planning, sustainable mobility, energy flexibility, building renovation, industrial decarbonization, climate change, Smart Cities and Energy Communities.
He has been involved in over 30 research projects at a regional, national, and European level, in some of which as Coordinator.
He has contributed to the authorship of > 25 publications in both national and international journals within the topics of energy and environmental studies (>100 citations/year).
Spotlight's articles
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March 7, 2025The redevelopment of the Santa Chiara Cultural Services Center in Trento to start: FBK main player with InCUBEFBK is leading a major European project in the building sector, aimed at ensuring innovative activities in terms of energy efficiency, integration of renewable sources and models/tools for digitization. -
December 5, 2024CELINE, the European project to develop innovative digital services in energy communities, has kicked offThe European project CELINE (Cross-sectorial integrated digital services Enabling energy Localized InnovatioN and community Empowerment), coordinated by Spindox Labs, was officially launched on December 5, 2024. -
October 30, 2024Toward district heating of the future: efficiency and sustainability in focus in USES4HEAT projectAt the General Assembly at FBK, 27 European partners discuss innovations in geothermal district heating for a sustainable energy transition with focus on demonstrators in Riva del Garda and Oslo -
December 21, 2023USES4HEAT project launched to enable the decarbonisation of European heating and cooling through innovative seasonal Thermal Energy StorageThe USES4HEAT project kicked off in December 2023 to enable decarbonised and reliable heating supply through innovative large scale seasonal thermal energy storage solutions. -
September 25, 2023Life Ecoempower projectECOsystems EMPOWERing at regional and local scale supporting energy communities - Empowering Energy Communities and their key role in the decarbonization of Europe and tackling climate change