POSTER VETRO FUTURO muraNEWABLE: from the needs of glass comes a new energetic opportunity

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muraNEWABLE: from the needs of glass comes a new energetic opportunity

POSTER ONLINE GIULIA CAZZADORA, GIANMARCO GNOATOA, DANIELE VENDRAMEB, SOFIA ZANANDREAB

KEYWORDS: ENERGY, MURANO, CIRCULAR ECONOMY

In a rapidly changing world, in which getting access to energy supplies is a great challenge both from an economic and ethical point of view, it is imminently necessary to adopt a renewable energy system. The island of Murano, a global excellence which has been historically considered the “homeland” of decorated glass, represents an emblematic case in need to be preserved and appreciated. While aiming towards a more sustainable structure, it is necessary to consider that it’s not always possible to maintain the traditions and culture of a millenary art together with a new energetic system. For this reason, a shift in perspective becomes necessary: there are many different renewable energy sources that can cover not only the energetic needs of Murano, but also of the entire Venice lagoon. Furthermore, a solution that fully embraces the concept of circular economy would be to replace the natural gas used in the furnaces with biogas from algae, produced in new generation bioreactors, with the help of glass waste itself as a fertilizer. This would then allow us to see Murano not as a self-sustaining entity, but as a piece of a more complex scheme, positively impacting on the whole city of Venice.

A Università Ca’ Foscari di Venezia. B Università Iuav di Venezia.

Fig. 01 Infographic relating to the energy consumption of a Murano glass factory compared to the entire municipality of Venice. Fig. 02 Visualization of the island of Murano in an energetic synergistic scenario.