The EnergyLab Foundation was founded in Milan in 2007 with the goal of creating a network of actors in the energy field including universities, the business world and regional and local government. It is a non-profit organization whose members include Milan’s 5 major universities. The foundation promotes research and innovation in all areas of the energy sector, operating by way of 6 laboratories focusing on different themes: Renewable Energies, Smart Grids, Nuclear Security, Electric Mobility, Energy Efficiency and Access to Energy in Developing Countries.

The foundation’s legal status as a participatory foundation makes it possible for it to undertake non-profit activities, furnishing support to its members and present and future partners.

The Scientific Members are:

• Università Commerciale “L. Bocconi”
• Università degli Studi di Milano Bicocca
• Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
• Politecnico di Milano
• Università degli Studi di Milano
• RSE – Ricerca sul Sistema Energetico