The delegation of Italian diplomats, industrialists and scientists, including Attaché on Science of the Italian Embassy in the Russia Federation, Professor Pietro Giuseppe Fré, CEO of the “Altair” company, Roberto Vagedzhi, honorary Professor of the University of Naples and MSU, Massimo Kapachcholi, industrial and financial consultant, Dr. Sauro Additati, visited the Institute of High Temperature Electrochemistry on October 13.

In the photo (left to right): Acting Director IHTE Dedyukhin A.E., Ph.D. Valkov A.I., Professor Pietro Giuseppe Fré, Professor Massimo Kapachcholi, engineer Roberto Vagedzhi, industrial and financial consultant Dr. Sauro Additati

            The aim of the visit was to discuss perspectives of industrial partnership in the development of electrochemical energetic systems. It is noteworthy that the international company “Altair” is the second largest at the Italian market of chemical production. One of by-products of the company is valuable hydrogen. Italian visitors were especially interested in the implementation of power station based on solid oxide fuel cells developed by Ural electrochemists at the company facilities as well as in mutual research of new energy-saving technologies. The guests discussed possible future plans with the IHTE UB RAS direction and were invited to the laboratories, where the electrochemical power technologies research takes place. They also visited the Ural Federal University and met with the head of the University, Viktor A. Koksharov.