Projects

"To reform the Energy Sector of Arab Republic of Egypt"

[EuropAid], 2013-2015.

The aim of the specific activities in the project was to evaluate the potential and available biomass in order to set up the sustainable bioenergy chains and advanced biofuels as support of RES Energy Action Plan in Egypt. In detail, biomass action plan was supported by:

• Biomass Application Model
• GIS mapping.
• Feasibility studies for sustainable bioenergy chains to support industrial sector: Biogas and Biomethane production by rural wastes as well as advanced biofuels production: bioethanol, biodiesel, and agri-pellet.
• Collaboration with Suez-Italcement, UNIDO, UNDP, GIZ, MoE, MoA, MoP and NREA to the national level.

"Energy Efficiency and Renewables - Supporting Policies in local leel for Energy", [SEE Transnational Cooperation Programme] 2010-2013.

The use of Renewable Energy Sources (RES) and the implementation of Energy Efficiency (EE) measures in South-East Europe represent important chances to cleverly rethink the energy management.

Public local administrations can play a leading role to reduce the impact on the environment and to improve the financial management within the energy field. For these reasons, it is essential for public local administration to strengthen their expertise.

In this perspective, through the ENER SUPPLY project, an assistance aimed at helping the local authorities of eleven territories within three areas will be provided:

• energy management implementation
• planning of investment in RES
• promotion of investments in RES

The ENER SUPPLY project, financed by the South East Europe Transnational Cooperation Programme, is the result of a common effort of 13 partners from 11 South-East Europe countries, whose Lead Partner is the Municipality of Potenza, Italy. This project started in April 2009 and will be completed in March 2012.

The local administration staff working in the energy field is the final beneficiary of this project. Other stakeholders interested in the development of energetically “sustainable” processes will be involved in the project activities too.

"FOsteRing Efficient long term Supply parTnerships" 

[IEE Funding Programme],2010 - 2012.

FOREST’s objective was to work directly with businesses in the biomass supply chain, from farmers and foresters to architects and designers, to develop and consolidate long-term supply partnerships to increase end-user confidence and so encourage greater investments in renewable biomass heat. The project supported businesses through three main types of activities:

1. Creation of a best practice tool-kit focused on supply chain business models and contracts;
2. Organisation of business-to-business networking events to facilitate knowledge exchange and the development of partnerships;
3. Development of direct capacity building to pilot new supply chain models and partnerships.

"Decision Making and Implementation Tools for Delivery of Local & Regional Bio-Energy Chains"

[IEE Funding Programme], 2008 - 2011.

This project was aimed at delivering agendas for bio-energy promotion in 4 EU Regions (in Austria, Italy, Slovenia and UK) by developing and applying decision-making tools that assist in extensively identifying, evaluating and initiating bio-energy chains. Bio-energy stakeholder platforms were set-up in the regions under scope by establishing working groups including a wide range of relevant stakeholders so that the bio-energy theme is integrated into ongoing regional energy programmes.

Thus, on the basis of biomass potential and through an intense consultation with stakeholders, the project delivered bio-energy agendas paving a clear way for the development or expansion of bio-energy chains.

The agendas addressed biomass supply and markets, bio-energy applications and technologies, pilot projects as well as educational (e.g. in high schools/universities) and dissemination activities in a short/medium time horizon.

The tools delivered and the results achieved were disseminated throughout Europe to encourage the replication of sustainable bio-energy planning.

"Raising awareness on renewable energy developing agro-energetic chain models"

[IEE Funding Programme], 2007 - 2010.

RADAR, composed of 11 partners from 7 EU countries, aimed at promoting the energy citizenship trough the setting up of Rural Sustainable Energy Communities, in order to facilitate the adoption of renewable energy and energy efficiency measures by local communities and to prepare the way for large scale investments.

RADAR acted mainly on the implementation of awareness-raising activities but also developed tangible agro-energetic chain models for 7 pilot areas as well as comprehensive feasibility studies.

The creation of Rural SEC enabled the use of a bottom-up approach, and an adjustment of the activities according to the needs of the concerned areas.

most of important activities were :

• Description of the pilot areas;
• Definition of Agro-Energetic Chain Models
• Implementation of feasibility study validated by these boards.

“Foster Development of Agro-Energetic Chain Models through Cross Border Cooperation and Knowledge”

[Interreg IIIA CBC ANNP], 2007 - 2009.

The project aimed to strengthen economic and social development of the Adriatic regions and contribute to the integration among European Balkans through the development of renewable energies.

The project action focused to enhance the agro-forestry biomass for energy production among Balcans regions. 

The European project, was promoted by the Marche Region, in collaboration with partnership represented by Region of Abruzzo and countries as Bosnia Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia and Montenegro.

The agro-energy chains could be an opportunity able to solve problems linked to sugar production, in relation to the context in which Italian and other European rural regions have. 

Further strategies and measures relating to the exploitation of bioenergy chains in the agricultural sector could offer new opportunities to farmers, providing them with specific services, where entrepreneur agricultural could maximize the profit  supported by newly analytical and operational tools.