Energia in Energia – The Science Competition 2025/2026 – 9th edition

“Designing in blue: preserving and managing water sustainably"

SCIENCE FINALS

Friday, May 29, 2026 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM at the Outdoor Area – UPO DISIT, 25G Bellini Street – 15121 Alessandria
All primary and lower secondary school students in Alessandria and its province enrolled in the 9th edition of Energia in Energia will compete with their projects.
The Jury, composed of local institutions and the Partners, will evaluate the ideas to determine the winners of this edition.
We wish everyone to have fun and sincerely appreciate the work done so far!

The welcome of Final Science Competitions was poured out by the following Commission:

Francesco Daquarti – 3i Group
Chiara Bisio – University of Eastern Piedmont – DISIT Alessandria
Paolo Trivero – University of Eastern Piedmont – DISIT Alessandria
Irene Angela Molina – Municipality of Alessandria
Paolo Chilin – AMAG Group
Alessandro Bruno – Lions Club International
Micol Burighel – Amapola Società Benefit
Ortensia Clerici – Egato6

The winning schools are:

The best essay

– C. Borsellino 3rd G grade
– Tied for first place: I.C. Bobbio Rivalta Alfieri 5th grade and I.C. Sibilla Aleramo Zanzi 5th grades A and B

The best presentation

– C. Galilei – Europe Village 4th C grade
– C. Borsellino, Grade 3 ASA

The best studio

– C. 2 Acqui Terme classes 4th A – 4th B – 4th C
- C. Straneo classes 1st - 3rd B

in the form of shopping vouchers to be spent on educational materials.

Acknowledgments:

– The Partners of this edition: 3i group, UPO DISIT Alessandria, Municipality and Province of Alessandria, AMAG Group, ITIS Volta, Amapola, Arpa Piemonte, Lions Club International, Egato6;

the schools, teachers and students of the Institutes: IC 2 ACQUI TERME, IC BOBBIO RIVALTA – ALFIERI, IC GALILEI – VILLAGGIO EUROPA, IC SIBILLA ALERAMO – C. ZANZI e STRANEO, IC PAOLO BORSELLINO

that made the completion of this 9th edition possible, with the wish from Associazione Ideale and the Jury to ensure the continuity of the activities carried out so far, to make society, the environment, and the economy increasingly sustainable.

SCHOOL LABORATORIES

Friday, April 10, 2026 from 9:00 to 11:00 at the AULA MAGNA – UPO DISIT, via Teresa Michel, 11 – 15121 Alessandria
female students Anita and Marta from I.T.I.S. Volta will carry out peer-to-peer education with primary and lower secondary school students from Alessandria and its province enrolled in the 9th edition of Energia in Energia.
Local institutions and project partners will give a welcome address.

TRAINING SEMINAR WITH CREDITS

Thursday, January 22, 2026 from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM at ROOM 203 – UPO DISIT, via Teresa Michel, 11 – 15121 Alessandria
We welcomed the primary and lower secondary school teachers from Alessandria and its province who were registered for the seminar with 4 training credits.
Local institutions and project partners opened the event with a welcome address.

PROGRAM

14:30 – 14:50  Opening of the Seminar and Welcome

F. Daquarti – AD Partner 3i group and Ideale Association; A. Molina, Ms. Public Education – Municipality of AL; C. Bisio and P. Trivero, DISIT UPO Professors

14:50 – 15:30   Introduction to “Progettiamo in blu”

  P. Trivero – DISIT UPO Professor

15:30 – 16:00   Energy consumption of treatment systems – Water purification and usage in energy cycles

A. Crivelli, Lions Clubs International; A. Bruno, Lions Clubs International

16:00 – 16:30   Water as a resource for human development and as energy carrier

L. Mazzetto, Systems Design Engineer – 3i group

16:30 – 16:50 Coffee Break

16:50 – 17:30   Project “Depurare 2.0” – Amag Group C/0

P. Trivero – DISIT UPO Professor

17:30 – 18:00   Communicating sustainabilityThe challenge of transition today – Examples in the water sector

Mr. Burighel, Head of Communication and Marketing Amapola

18:00 – 18:30   Water-energy nexus: environmental impacts

Mr. Scrivanti, Executive at Arpa Piemonte / VP Lions Club Int.

  Saluti finals

PRESENTATION OF THE 9TH EDITION

Thursday, September 4, 2025 from 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM at ROOM 204 – UPO DISIT, via Teresa Michel, 11 – 15121 Alessandria
We have kicked off the new edition of Energia in Energia!
We thank all the primary and lower secondary school teachers from Alessandria and its province who participated, the local institutions, and the project partners:
– Municipality of Alessandria
– University of Eastern Piedmont
– ARPA Piemonte
– EGATO6
- AMAG GROUP
– Amapola
Lions Club International
– ITIS Volta

PROGRAM

15:30 Opening and teacher entry
15:40 Welcome
– Gianluca Gualco – Vice President of Associazione Ideale / Managing Director of 3i Group
– Irene Molina – Municipal Councilor for Public Education of the City of Alessandria
– Chiara Bisio and Paolo Trivero – UPO DISIT Professors
16:00 Introduction to the "Energia in Energia" project (timeline) – 9th edition
– Gianluca Gualco – Vice President of Associazione Ideale / Managing Director of 3i Group
16:15 Project Partner Presentation
– Paolo Trivero – UPO DISIT Professor
– Marta Scrivanti – Manager at Arpa Piemonte / Vice President of the Lions Club International – Bosco Marengo Santa Croce
– Giacomo Perocchio – President Egato6/Ato6
– Micol Burighel – Communication and Marketing Manager at Amapola
17:00 Q&A
17:10 Closing and final greetings

REGISTER YOUR CLASS IN “ENERGIA IN ENERGIA" AND TAKE PART IN A GREAT PROJECT!

Click on “REGISTRATION FORM”, download and fill out the document, and send it by December 31, 2025 via email to: roberta.ruggiero@gruppo3i.it

What does the science competition consist of?

TEACHER TRAINING
Participating teachers take part in a 4-hour accredited seminar at the University of Eastern Piedmont
EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL
Each class receives supplementary teaching materials and the opportunity to use an educational application for tablets or mobile devices.
WORKSHOPS
Workshops organized by 3i Group engineers,
in peer-to-peer with the students of ITIS Volta – IS Sobrero
FINAL EVENT
At the end of the school year, the classes present their projects in front of a jury composed of experts
PREMI
The most interesting projects are awarded 6 cash vouchers to be reinvested in teaching materials.

For more information, write to:

roberta.ruggiero@gruppo3i.it