Francesca Leone

Bio

Driven by a passion for the Energy Transition, I am always looking for ways to make a positive contribution to the fight against Climate Change as a climate activist. As a Process Engineer I utilize my technical skills to design complex power generation systems. Energy economics and regulations are part of my skills/interests list. Interested in bridging technical expertise with regulatory and market analysis to support decision-making.

• Process engineer

  Ese Engineering Services For Energy Srl - Full-time From July 2024 to Present

  Process and Mechanical Engineer specializing in combined cycle, biomass, and waste-to-energy plants. Experienced in developing PFDs, P&IDs, and equipment datasheets, performing heat and mass balance calculations, and optimizing thermal performance using Thermoflex. Skilled in technical evaluations, vendor coordination, and multidisciplinary collaboration, delivering efficient design solutions assuring compliance for greenfield power projects from concept through execution.

• Researcher

  LEAP - Internship From September 2022 to December 2023

  Master thesiswork at LEAP research center (Polimi) about CCS in an electricrnarc furnace for steel production. The main goal is the modeling andrnsizing of the plant, as well as the evaluation in off-design using AspenrnPlus. For each solution decarbonization KPIs were calculated as well asrntechno-economic evaluations.rnIn the internship’s framework I supported senior researchers on SAF (Sustainablernaviation fuel). I conducted a comprehensive literature reviewrnfocusing on solar thermal fuels.

• Energy Engineering

  Polytechnic Institute of Milan From September 2020 to December 2023
• Energy engineering

  Polytechnic Institute of Milan From September 2017 to September 2020

• European Framework of Green Skills for Hydrogen

  Mylia Issued January 2026

Climate policy Coal Economic modelling Emissions Trading Systems (ETS) Energy policy Engineering Environmental Regulation Gas Hydrogen Renewable energy technology

• Italian
• English

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