Gianluca ambrosetti biography

Dr. Gianluca Ambrosetti holds a PhD in Nanotechnology from EPFL Lausanne. In 2016, he co-founded the ETH Spin-off Synhelion, which develops technologies for the production of carbon-neutral solar fuels, and of which he is presently the CEO.He believes that the analytical capabilities and fundamental understanding of energy gained by studying physics are an invaluable guide for the development of renewable technologies – and points out the important role of entrepreneurship for mastering the energy transition.

What was your first encounter with the concepts of sustainability and global warming? 

I was first taught about this in elementary school, even though it was much more debated then.

You had global warming, global cooling and all kinds of theories. There were unclear claims and many emotional debates. It was more of a fringe thing, but we were all exposed to it and I thought: There is already clear evidence of a problem coming, and it is our duty to t