Green Jobs: the great thing about working at 3Sun
Hi Giuseppe.
Tell us a little about your job.
I’ve been working at Enel for about two years now.
I design photovoltaic technologies.
I have a degree in Materials Chemistry
and a Ph.D. in Chemical Sciences,
but my focus has always been
materials science.
Ok.
How would you describe your job
to a six-year-old?
I often have this conversation with my nephew Giuseppe,
who is six.
My job is finding new ways to harness the energy of the sun.
The idea is to produce more and more electricity
using the same amount of materials.
This allows us to have clean energy,
at an increasingly lower cost.
What is it like to work for a company
that considers innovation so important?
It’s basically a Google of renewable energy.
Innovation is a key factor
that allows us to make cleaner energy.
Compared to the past,
we have to design better technologies
to leave the world in a better condition than we found it in.
The fact that the company focuses so much
on the value of sustainability feels great.
It gives you the opportunity to have an idea,
incubate it, conceive and transform it
into something concrete that people
can actually use to improve their lives.
And what do you like to do in your free time?
My oldest passion
is playing the electric guitar.
I’ve been playing since I was 14,
so it’s been 18 years now.
I’ve spent more time playing than not, in my life.
I bought my guitar when I was in high school,
I took it with me to university,
and to Germany.
It came with me to Luxemburg.
Now I’m back in Italy
and it’s come home with me.
Wow, that’s quite a journey.
What is your favorite song to play?
I’m a hard rock fan,
so I really like Ozzy Osbourne.
Or, when I’m in the mood, some
Elio & Le Storie Tese songs
like “Tapparella”.
[sings] “Porta pure ma non entri...”
I love it!
Let’s change the subject for a minute.
Thinking about the future of the planet,
are you more of an optimist or a pessimist?
I’m very optimistic.
Enel is one of many companies
that have started to understand that sustainability,
renewable energy,
is not just a cost, it’s a value
an added value.
Being sustainable
also means that your business is more sustainable.
Using renewable energy
means that you know exactly how much
electricity will cost you in the next twenty or thirty years.
So your business becomes more financially stable.
It’s not so much the technological developments
as much as the fact that companies
have developed an awareness of sustainability.
It makes me feel very, very optimistic.
Interesting.
What’s the best part about working at 3Sun?
Working only a stone’s throw from Mount Etna:
it’s great to wake up in the morning
and see snow-capped Etna in the winter,
and the sea in the summer.
So it’s a great satisfaction
in geographical terms: it’s beautiful.
Personally, what makes me happiest is knowing
we’re leaving the world cleaner than we found it.
We’re doing the work that’s necessary
to produce clean energy,
to avoid pollution,
and to give our children and our grandchildren
a cleaner environment
where they can live better.