Matteo Giacomo Di Castelnuovo

Associate Professor of Practice
AreaEconomics, Politics and Decision Sciences
Research domainsSustainability
Teaching domainsEnergy Transition, Corporate Sustainability, Sustainable Supply Chain
Matteo Di Castelnuovo

Biography

Matteo Di Castelnuovo is Associate Professor of Practice in Sustainability at SDA Bocconi School of Management and Academic Director  the Master in Sustainability Management (MSM). He teaches Energy Economics and Microeconomics both at SDA Bocconi School of Management and Bocconi University.

At SDA Bocconi, he has directed several programs for senior executives in leading energy and financial firms. He is Program Director of the Enel Green Power School of Business Development and of the Enel Green Power School of Engineering & Construction. He conducted numerous research, training and consulting projects with Credit Suisse, Enel, EDF, Edison, Eni, Italgas, RTE, Shell, Snam, UBI and many others. He frequently delivers seminars to senior executives on energy and climate scenarios and strategies. Prior to going back to academia in 2004, he has worked for a few years as a strategic energy consultant in the UK. He lectured at Imperial College London, London Business School and Politecnico Milano.

Matteo has over twenty years of experience working on energy markets and technologies. His research interest focus on energy economics, regulation, market design, liberalization, energy and climate policy, low-carbon technologies, utilities strategy, energy access in developing countries, sustainable mobility and the decarbonization of energy-intensive industries.

He is the author of numerous books and articles on the subject. His work has been published in Energy Policy Journal, European Energy & Climate Journal, International Journal of Global Energy Issues, Economia & Management, among others. He sits in the editorial board of the European Energy & Climate Journal. In 2010 he received a Jean Monnet Fellowship. He has presented at several national and international conferences. He is the faculty representative in the Energy and Utilities Topic within the Bocconi Alumni Community. As an expert on climate and energy issues, his name has appered several times on national media and he is often interviewed by the press.

He holds a PhD in Energy Economics from Imperial College London, a MSc in Environmental Technology/Environmental Economics from Imperial College London and a degree in Economics from Bocconi University.

Recent Publications

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  • 2025
    Il nucleare non può essere spinto (solo) da motivi economici
    DI CASTELNUOVO, M. G., "Il nucleare non può essere spinto (solo) da motivi economici", Fortune Italia, March 2025
  • 2025
    Beyond economics: The nuclear energy debate - Il nucleare oltre i motivi economici
    DI CASTELNUOVO, M. G., "Beyond economics: The nuclear energy debate - Il nucleare oltre i motivi economici", SDA Bocconi Insight, 4 August 2025
  • 2022
    Everyone’s ready for the Clean Tech Revolution
    DI CASTELNUOVO, M. G., "Everyone’s ready for the Clean Tech Revolution", SDA Bocconi Insight - Podcast, 21 November 2022
  • 2022
    Italy’s Energy Future at a Crossroads
    DI CASTELNUOVO, M. G., A. BIANCARDI, "Italy’s Energy Future at a Crossroads", ISPI Istituto per gli Studi di Politica Internazionale, 24 November 2022
  • 2022
    Terre rare: le “vitamine” dell’industria moderna
    BIANCARDI, A., M. G. DI CASTELNUOVO, "Terre rare: le “vitamine” dell’industria moderna", ISPI Istituto per gli Studi di Politica Internazionale, 30 November 2022
  • 2022
    Terre rare: l’Occidente appronta le difese
    BIANCARDI, A., M. G. DI CASTELNUOVO, "Terre rare: l’Occidente appronta le difese", ISPI Istituto per gli Studi di Politica Internazionale, 13 December 2022
  • 2021
    La decarbonizzazione e le sfide di Big Oil - Decarbonization and the Challenges of Big Oil
    DI CASTELNUOVO, M. G., A. BIANCARDI, "La decarbonizzazione e le sfide di Big Oil - Decarbonization and the Challenges of Big Oil", Economia & Management, 2021, no. 1, pp. 35-41
  • 2021
    Energy transportation: gas
    DI SANTE, S., M. G. DI CASTELNUOVO, A. RUBINO, "Energy transportation: gas" in Handbook of Energy Economics and Policy., La Scala, M., Sapio, A., Rubino, A. (Eds.), Academic Press, chap. 4, pp. 153-191, 2021
  • 2021
    Regulatory challenges for energy storage systems
    CASATI, P., M. G. DI CASTELNUOVO, M. VASQUEZ, "Regulatory challenges for energy storage systems" in Handbook of Energy Economics and Policy., La Scala, M., Sapio, A., Rubino, A. (Eds.), Academic Press, chap. 10, pp. 395-431, 2021
  • 2021
    No country for “oil” men. What will the future hold for Big Oil?
    DI CASTELNUOVO, M. G., A. BIANCARDI, "No country for “oil” men. What will the future hold for Big Oil?", EECJ - The European Energy & Climate Journal, 2021, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 35-46

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Grants & Honors

  • Jean Monnet Fellowship, European University Institute, 2010