Alessandro is the Co-Founder and CTO of Enerdrape, a Swiss start-up which brings the first ever urban geothermal solution to market. In this role he supervises the technological development and research & development within this spin-off founded at the EPFL Polytechnical Institute of Lausanne in Switzerland. Next to driving the technological vision of Enerdrape, Alessandro is also Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Northwestern University Chicago. Accomplished engineer and scientist, he was names to Crains’ Chicago 40 under 40 list and was also cited for his groundbreaking research linking underground climate change to the shifting ground beneath urban areas. The study made international headlines, exploring how city buildings are not designed to handle rising temperatures. Alessandro holds a PhD. in Mechanics from the EPFL and his ambition is to revolutionize how we conceive and use energy in cities and pave the way towards sustainable cities.
Alessandro is the Co-Founder and CTO of Enerdrape, a Swiss start-up which brings the first ever urban geothermal solution to market. In this role he supervises the technological development and research & development within this spin-off founded at the EPFL Polytechnical Institute of Lausanne in Switzerland. Next to driving the technological vision of Enerdrape, Alessandro is also Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Northwestern University Chicago. Accomplished engineer and scientist, he was names to Crains’ Chicago 40 under 40 list and was also cited for his groundbreaking research linking underground climate change to the shifting ground beneath urban areas. The study made international headlines, exploring how city buildings are not designed to handle rising temperatures. Alessandro holds a PhD. in Mechanics from the EPFL and his ambition is to revolutionize how we conceive and use energy in cities and pave the way towards sustainable cities.
