Summer Meeting 2024

February 11th marks the International Day of Women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics). Science and gender equality are two development goals within the Agenda 2030 for sustainability. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization dedicates February 11th each…

Initiating project H2020 for the development of an integrated planning instrument for multi-energy systems PLAMES is a project financed by the European Union and directed by Rheinisch-Westfaelische Technische Hochschule Aachen (Germany) in partnership with the University of Bologna, OPTIT and…

We keep looking ahead The spread of COVID-19 is putting a strain on the entire production system and society, posing unprecedented organisational and management challenges. In Optit the reorganization has been luckily seamless: working in digital innovation let the whole…

Fabrizio Detassis has happily completed his doctoral thesis on Machine Learning and Constrained Optimization. In the context of industrial problems, the application of constrained optimization is one of the most powerful, explored and exploited tools for addressing prescriptive tasks. The…

OPTIT joins SMILE project Optit is supporting ITL Foundation (Institut on Transport and Logistic) on activities of the SMILE project (Smart green innovative urban logistics for energy efficient Mediterranean cities), co-funded by the MED Programme,  which aims at supporting  and…

Matteo Pozzi to represent DHC+ at IEA’s event: “Digitalization for optimizing integrated district heating system” On 3rd November Matteo Pozzi will speak as a Vice-Chair of DHC+ during the webinar: “Digitalization for optimizing integrated district heating system”.  The event is…

AGFW, the German association for district heating, promotes a series of online events dedicated to the study of technical topics to its members. The last of these events “Software and tools for district heating applications #09” takes place online on…

Optit partner of Retrofeed, the UE project for the decarbonisation of energy-intensive industrial sectors November 2019 marks the official launch of RETROFEED, the European project coordinated by the Centre of Research for Energy Resources and consumption (Zaragoza, Spain), in which…

The last week has been particularly inspiring for us in Optit! After having followed the developments of  COP26, that requires all of us take more responsibility in contributing to the decarbonisation challenge (and we are proud to be in the…

Digital innovation is revolutionizing the energy sector and emerges as a crucial key in the transition towards a sustainable future. Con Edison, the historic multi-utility company in New York, has undertaken an ambitious path to achieve the goals set by…

There are many small islands in the world that do not have a proper connection to the main grids. This results in low energy efficiency and high environmental impact, a condition that is not sustainable anymore. The disadvantages are also…

The 2021 begins with even greater security and reliability for Optit customers, thanks to the renewed policy that we have chosen to adopt in the provision of our services, in line with the European General Data Protection Regulation. The GDPR…

It was a pleasure to participate and contribute to the “Virtual District Heating Visit to Denmark” held on December 2nd to present to a wide range of Italian Utilities and AIRU members the “Danish way” to District Heating & Cooling….

Claudio Caremi gave a speech at the Decision Science Alliance conference “The future of Decision Making: Conscious Data Driven Decisions via AI and Math-Optimization”. His contribution was part of the panel on Manufacturing and real-time decisions. With the advent of…

  Optit will meet RETROFEED partners for the 5th General Assembly, highlighting progress in the Work Package 4 devoted to the development of the Project’s Decision SUpport System.    For the first time we will be in the condition to…