The most rewarding part of any project is seeing it come to life. That’s what drew Massimo Cancian to an internship opportunity at the Center for Automotive Research (CAR) in 2017.
Cancian studied electronics engineering as both an undergraduate and graduate student in Italy. After he received his degrees, he wanted to research battery technology, specifically in the automotive industry.
“There were no classes for battery research in Italy,” Cancian said. “I knew that CAR was the right place to be.”
One of Cancian’s projects focuses on how energy providers will adapt to a growing electric-vehicle market. As electric vehicles become more popular, a weak power grid will struggle to provide enough energy during peak charge periods. To solve this, power companies can charge their own batteries during off-peak hours, and when a vast number of drivers are charging electric vehicles, power companies can provide the stored energy.