University collaborations

What fuels our "engine": creativity and the ability to break established patterns.

Since 2003 until today, we have been in steady partnerships with many major international universities.

Over 35 graduation theses were submitted from within HiRef in collaboration with important Italian universities such as Padua, Bologna, Trieste, Rome and Genoa. Six out of ten graduates then decide to join our teams, creating a young and dynamic workforce.
Our collaboration with universities also extends to Europe, with universities such as Leeds (UK), Valencia (ES), Stockholm (SE) and Leuven (BE).

Universities we partner with

The meeting point between new ideas and the possibility of implementing them generates innovation.

We support the brightest ideas and the desire to learn to look beyond standard knowledge, contributing to PhDs and helping to develop new projects to gain access to the world of employment.

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Scope	Graduand	Faculty	University	Thesis title	Thesis advisor	Co-advisor
2004	University of Padua	Mechanical engineering	Geothermal energy	Heat pumps for geothermal applications	Prof. Roberto Zecchin	M. Mantovan
2006	University of Padua	Mechanical engineering	R410A Refrigerant	Development and design optimization of chillers with refrigerant R410A	Prof. Fornasieri Ezio	M. Mantovan
2006	University of Padua	Mechanical engineering	Geothermal energy	Geothermal heat pumps as an alternative for residential air conditioning	Prof. De Carli Michele	M. Mantovan
2007	University of Padua	Mechanical engineering	R290 Refrigerant	"Operation and Design of Propane Unit" project - Sherhpa	Prof. Del Col Davide	A. Quercioli
2008	University of Padua	Business economic sciences	Market strategies	Supply and Demand Chain Management: innovation strategy in industrial air conditioning. The HiRef case of the Galletti Group	Prof. Marella Andrea	M. Mantovan
2008	University of Trieste	Mechanical engineering	Production	Application of lean manufacturing to a company in the hvac industry	Prof. Padoano Elio	R. Maso
2009	University of Padua	Mechanical engineering	Flooded Plates	Theoretical Analysis and Testing of innovative solutions for feeding direct pass-through evaporators	Prof. Fornasieri Ezio	F. Poletto
2009	University of Padua	Mechanical engineering	Geothermal energy	Comparison of geothermal heat pumps with different compressors in a residential building	Prof. De Carli Michele	F. Poletto
2010	University of Padua	Energy engineering	Geothermal energy	Geothermal Heat Pumps	Prof. De Carli Michele	M. Mantovan
2010	University of Padua	Mechanical engineering	Production	Value strem mapping applied to a company in the hvac sector	Prof. Panizzolo Roberto	L. Guerriero
2012	University of Padua	Energy engineering	Data Center Cooling - Energy Analysis	Analysis and optimization of dry coolers in data center applications	Prof. De Carli Michele	F. Poletto / F. Giovannoni
2013	University of Padua	Mechanical engineering	Data Center Cooling - Energy Analysis	Theoretical and experimental analysis for high-efficiency air conditioning in data centers	Prof. De Carli Michele	F. Poletto
2013	University of Padua	Energy engineering	Absorption Heat Pumps	Energy analysis of absorption heat pumps	Prof. De Carli Michele	G. Busato
2013	University of Padua	Energy engineering	Absorption Heat Pumps	Theoretical analysis of ammonia absorption machine for heat pump operation and solar cooling	Prof. De Carli Michele	G. Busato
2013	University of Padua	Energy engineering	CO² Heat Pumps	Carbon Dioxide Heat pump for high temperature applications: theoretical analysis and design	Prof. De Carli Michele	F. Poletto / G. Benassi
2014	University of Bologna	Energy engineering	Data Center Cooling - Energy Analysis	Optimization of simulation models and management of Air-to-Water chiller systems with indirect Free-Cooling function for Data Center applications	Prof. Morini Gian Luca	F. Poletto / G. Busato
2014	University of Padua	Energy engineering	Two-stage heat pumps	Theoretical and Experimental Analysis of an Air-to-Water Heat Pump for Simultaneous Production of Medium and High Temperature	Prof. De Carli Michele	F. Poletto
2014	University of Padua	Energy engineering	Subcritical cycle CO² in Cascade	Theoretical and experimental study of an innovative system with cascade cycle for commercial refrigeration	Prof. De Carli Michele	F. Poletto / G. Benassi
2015	University of Padua	Mechanical engineering	CO² Heat Pumps	Development and optimization of a Carbon Dioxide Heat Pump with Transcritical Cycle	Prof. Del Col Davide	F. Poletto
2015	University of Padua	Energy engineering	Heat pumps for heat recovery	Design and analysis of water-to-water heat pumps for recovery of thermal waste from thermal wastewater in Abano Terme	Prof. De Carli Michele	F. Poletto / G. Busato
2015	University of Padua	Energy engineering	AHU for clean rooms	Design and optimization of the sizing of an AHU for operating rooms	Prof. De Carli Michele	M. Mantovan / F. Poletto
2016	University of Padua	Energy engineering	Data Center Cooling - CFD	Experimental and theoretical analysis of airflow in Data Center	Prof. De Carli Michele	F. Poletto
2016	University of Padua	Energy engineering	ORC	Theoretical and experimental analysis of a small power orc cycle	Prof. De Carli Michele	C. Accordini
2017	University of Padua	Energy engineering	Geothermal energy	Development of a computer program for the selection of ground source heat pumps for air conditioning applications	Prof. De Carli Michele	F. Poletto / A. Tarabotti
2017	Roma Tre University	Mechanical engineering	ORC	Analysis and study of a prototype ORC plant	Prof.ssa Giovannelli Ambra	C. Accordini
2018	University of Ferrara	Mechanical engineering	ORC	A methodology for the assessment of measurement uncertainty influence on the organic rankine cycle properties	Prof. Pinelli Michele	C. Accordini
2018	University of Padua	Energy engineering	Hybrid Geothermal Source	Experimental study of the operation of a dual source heat pump operating with r32	Prof. Del Col Davide	G. Busato
2019	University of Padua	Energy engineering	Dehumidfication	Implementation and experimental verification of numerical simulation of refrigeration machines for dehumidification of residential and industrial environments	Prof. De Carli Michele	F. Poletto / D. Grinzato
2019	University of Padua	Energy engineering	Plug&Play Geothermal solution	Theoretical and experimental analysis of a "plug and play" water-to-water heat pump prototype	Prof. De Carli Michele	F. Poletto / A. Tarabotti
2020	University of Padua	Energy engineering	Geothermal CO² Hybrid Source	Optimization of a dual source heat pump with r744 fluid and performance comparison with geothermal technology	Prof. De Carli Michele	F. Poletto / A. Tarabotti
2021	University of Padua	Information engineering	IOT - Machine Learning	Study of a pipeline for predictive failure detection and optimization of HVAC machines	Prof. Silvello Gianmaria	A. Boaretto
2021	University of Genova	Mechanical engineering	Data Center Cooling - Pumped CO²	Theoretical and experimental analysis of data center cooling systems using CO² carrier fluid in two-phase regime	Prof. Fossa Marco	F. Poletto
2021	University of Padua	Energy engineering	Data Center Cooling - Energy Analysis	Energy analysis of cooling systems in data centers	Prof. Zarella Angelo	F. Poletto/M. Ardolino
2021	University of Padua	Energy engineering	ORC Control	Torque control and speed reference maintenance of an induction motor in an ORC system	Prof. Bianchi Nicola	F. Faro
2022	University of Padua	Mechanical engineering	Data Center - CFD with optimization realized by genetic algorithms	Optimization of the layout of perimeter air-conditioning units in a raised-floor Data Center using fluid dynamics analysis and genetic algorithm.	Prof. Ernesto Benini	F. Poletto/C. Bissaro
2022	University of Padua	Business Law	Economic assessment	The economic evaluation of energy-intensive plant replacement in a poultry slaughtering company.	Prof. Roberto Dolcetto	A. Tarabotti
2022	University of Padua	Energy engineering	Hydronic systems - Energy analysis	Analysis of a double thermal loop system with invertible heat pumps	Prof. Angelo Zarrella	F. Poletto/F. Brunello

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