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DIRECTOR Lorenzo Lo Vecchio Phone: +39 0332 948.948 (operation office) - +39 02 9374175 (secretary) - fax +39 02 700537124 mail: se@progemaenergia.it - web: www.progemaenergia.it newstand: www.progemaenergia.it/se Electronic distribution - 19,332 - Anno II° - 2 nd year – Number 4 Aut. Trib. Milano - Reg. n. 475 del 18/12/2012

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business partner Despite the current crisis and problems connected to the termination of the incentives, in Italy and in the world at large, the demand for professionalism in the sectors of renewable energy and energy efficiency is growing. There is demand for designers, installers, producers, as well as specific skills.

We from SE are creating work for businesses and for independent contractors. To become SE’s business partner does not mean to “pay” to publish your advertisement on a page, but rather to allow our newspaper to participate in the development of the business, helping professionals and companies to realize the results of their work, both in Italy and abroad. For more formation write to : se@progemaenergia.it se business partner se business partner se business partner se business partner se business partner 6

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SE’s SERVICES Job relocation Access to funding Researching materials Access to international markets Link on the progemaenergia.it website (1,100 hits per day) Inclusion in the bilingual newsletter (18,000 mailings) Participation in international conferences B2B meetings in Italy and abroad Redevelopment of prices Researching installers Researching partners SE does not request fees from its partners se business partner se business partner se business partner se business partner se business partner 7

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professional shop

discounts and conventions

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REMOTE DISPLAY FOR READING THE PRODUCTION OF A PV SYSTEM € 230 Italian company.

NETWORK INTERFACE € 340 Made in Italy Ready for Delivery Test Report €200

Analyzes the production of the plant with LED reading of the production meters, USB connection to computer, remotization of data.

UROPEAN PANELS 240 WATT—POLY CELL € 0,59

ENERGY CERTIFICATIONS € 420

Spanish product.

12 year guarantee for production defects. 25 years for performance. Extra power + 3%. 20 kWp minimum order.

Delivery within 15 days from order.

FUNDING FOR LED LIGHTS Bank affiliated financer provides 12 to 36 month loans, with installments calculated based on Energy Savings for the replacement of traditional lights with LED lighting. The supplier will be selected by our newspaper in order to guarantee quality.

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For the release of photovoltaic incentives and for all legal uses, including the calculation of energy savings. The cost is fixed for the regions of Lombardy and Veneto. For other regions there is an added shipping cost.

EXTRA-EUROPEAN PANELS 240 WATT - POLY CELL € 0,40 Asian production.

10 year guarantee for production defects, 25 years for performance. Extra power + 3%. Minimum order of 100 kWp. Delivery within 45 days from order.

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SE ENERGY SAVINGS CARD FOR INDIVIDUAL LAMPS € 49,40 It’s called Smartlight and it is connected to an individual lamp, controlling separately the turning on and off of the lamp. With this solution one can reach maximum energy savings, up to 80% obtained with the greater number of devices installed.

8 WATT LED T8 TUBES € 23 Made in Germany.

The classic tube with a bayonet connection to replace common 60 centimeter neon lights. It is possible to choose between hot or cold

professional shop

discounts and conventions

For inquiries, orders or to become partners of this page, write to se@progemaenergia.it light, without extra charges. Delivery within 7 days from order. Shipping costs not included. 3 year, 35,000 hour guarantee.

security costs (Durc). The price indicated does not include the practices regarding ASL or potential

ASBESTOS DISPOSAL € 8/mq.

The company operates in all of Italy, but the cost reported here is valid for the regions of Veneto, Lombardy, and Piedmont. For other regions it is necessary to add the costs of shipping from the area around Bergamo. The staff is Italian and the company declares itself to be within the regulations for

scaffoldings. It does include however the security costs for safety, and the facilities for lifting the parapets.

INSTALLATION OF PV POWER PLANTS € 0,38/watt The company operates all over Italy at the same cost, which includes the building of the plant as an external project and the setting

up of the plant.

The material costs are all included (cables, panels, lightning arresters, fuses, switches, etc. ...) except for the panels, inverters, network interface and its test, and construction work. However, the complete project can be done on by us request. The staff is

completely Italian. The company is authorized to issue Enel certificates for connections and is also authorized by the Energy Bill.

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a smart formula to increase orders

LED lights: selling with rental rates

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nyone who has followed SE’s development has understood the mission of our fortnightly magazine for some time. SE informs its readers about business opportunities in Italy and in the world, and it creates a platform for discussion and development in the sector of energy. SE proposes itself to its readers and partners offering completely free services that can help to implement various forms of business. Effectively, our job is to report a few projects, re-launched and made available to our readers. In this perspective SE has concluded an agreement with a major financial partner that has expertise, organizational structures and financial instruments that facilitate the creation of solutions

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that are personalized and flexible to the needs of partners.

Our close collaboration with the Santander Group and with other important players in the financial world allows our partners to arrange different platforms of services connected to the high level consulting that makes it possible to grasp new business opportunities, which we recently referred to.

The operating rental (applicable only to those who hold a VAT number) is a medium to long term rental rate on devices subject to rapid obsolescence and additional services related to it.

Among these devices, LED lights were added a few days ago.

The operating rental is a contract for

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the use of property (as opposed to leasing), which aims to use the assets only for the duration that the customer considers most appropriate for their needs.

The types of rental are flexible, or customized, taking into account the needs of the client and the nature/type of product sold. Alternatively the rentals are standard for types of products in which processes of request and activation of the rental takes place immediately, through a custody award procedure.

The advantages for the vendor are visible and immediate: reduction or extension of payment times and the possibility to penetrate the market, with a subsequent increase in sales. It also appears evident how this system increases liquidity and optimizes cash flow to the company.

The advantages for the dealer, on the other hand, are the rapid realization of economic goals, increased possibilities for customer retention through service and maintenance contracts, and a more continuous relationship with the customer: Finally, the advantages for the client are the total absence of impact on the financial reputation of the enterprise, immediate reduction of financial liabilities and fixed assets, no fiscal management of the space leased, total deductibility of fees paid for IRAP purposes, no risk arising from the ownership of

the property, which remains in control of the owner, maximum customization of the contract based on actual needs and budget requirements, accounting for operating leases in the financial statements only at the level of income (the rent is a cost), no costs of preliminary investigations of the property.

Lastly, our financial partner makes its web-tracking available, a user friendly platform which, thanks to a reserved area for the dealer, allows one to manage and track the progress of the new practices added, ensuring visibility and monitoring of the customer base. The use of web-tracking allows the practice to be added in real-time.

It also keeps the availability of the coefficients for the calculations of the fees up to date, and maintains the possibility of drawing up the offer.

You can also monitor the steps related to the liquidation of the files and, in particular to guarantee the timing of payments to the supplier, accelerating processing times significantly.

Do you want to sell LED lights with the operative rental formula? write to se@progemaenergia.it

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hiring inventors

SE has signed a contract with foreign investors, who would like to purchase Italian technological patents. This call is directed towards engineering ďŹ rms and SMEs for applications that hold an industrial future.

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n Italy there are numerous companies operating in the renewable energy sector, and with regards to registered patents, Italy is second only to Germany.

The Vedogreen study monitored 50 of these excellent companies, with an average of 7,700 employees and an annual turnover of 3 billion euros.

The Green Energy Award, which will be discussed in the following pages, was won in 2012 by Loccioni (Producer Category), Diasen (Constructor Category), and New Twins (Energy Efficiency Category). The award was sponsored by companies such as Danfoss and Bosch, European leaders in the sector of components for energy. This premise seems like a duty, since our country, which has always been defined as the land of poets and navigators, in reality has always shared the greatest minds with the rest of the world, although many of them share little with Dante and Magellan, and all too often, do not even share the aspect of fame.

Certainly, if we refer to Galileo and Marconi, I think that those who are not familiar with their scientific discoveries, bases for global evolution, are quite few. But after these geniuses, there have been many more who were less well-known, throughout history and in the present.

In addition to those mentioned above, there is Leonardo, Antonio Meucci, Alessandro Volta, Enrico Fermi, after whom runs a series of names such as Maria Gaetana Agnesi, author of the Book of Differential and Integrated Calculus; Amadeo Avogadro, author of the study on the differences between atoms and molecules; Eugenio Basanti, which few people know to be the inventor of the first combustion engine; Giovanni Beccaria, who discovered the first relationship between electric conductors and their respective lengths; Giovanni Borelli, father of biomechanics; Luigi Brugnatelli, the inventor of

galvanoplasty; Bernardo Buontalenti, who invented modern ice cream in the early ‘500s; Salvino degli Armati, who in 1200 invented the first pair of glasses; Francesco Faà I Bruno, inventor of the first electric alarm clock; Enrico Forlanini, who invented the hydrofoil and a steam-powered helicopter; Macedonio Meloni, inventor of the thermomultiplier; Evangelista Torricelli, who invented the barometer; Pellegrino Turri, who invented carbon paper and also built the first typewriter. This list could continue to excess and it would be captivating as well. But let’s say that even if it’s typical of Italian to work with some imagination, it isn’t typical of Italy to fund such research, and above all, to develop industrial production based on such geniality. Therefore, SE would like to send out a sort of lifeline to engineers, designers, chemists, and inventors in general, who can present to us their ideas and patents. We will be happy to dedicate our attention and space in our newspaper to the characteristics of such inventions.

We will not do so randomly, because SE has come to an agreement with various foreign investors who are interested in seeing what new technologies are born in Italy. Their interest is in buying patents in Italy, and then applying their uses in factories outside of Italy’s borders, especially in China.

We therefore await the opportunity to discover new geniuses in our country (we say this sincerely and without any irony), in the belief that, starting from these pages, we will be able to propose many small, great opportunities.

Lorenzo Lo Vecchio

If you would like to propose one of your patents or technological inventions, write to se@progemaenergia.it, explaining your design and the possible industrial application thereof. Any development will be sent out subsequently, in both Italian and English.

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Good Energy Award 2013:

a prize for renewable energy and energy efficiency

CONSTANTLY SMARTER ENERGY T

he fourth edition of the “Good Energy Award 2013” has begun, the recognition dedicated to Italian companies that operate in the sectors of renewable energy and energy savings, conceived of and promoted by Bernoni Grant Thornton.

The prize was made possible by the contributions of Bosch, Danfoss, and Universal, and with the scientific patronage of the Minister of the Environment and Protection of Land and Sea, the GSE, The Manager of Energy Services, The AEIT Federation, ANDAF, CSR Manager Network Italy, Fiper, Order of Certified Public Accountants and of Accounting Specialists of Milan, TIS Bolzano, Trentino Develop-

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ment, University of Milan, and University of Trento.

Participation is free and it is intended for companies, established in any form, which operate within the national territory and which: • produce energy from renewable resources (Producer category); • construct plants for the production of energy from renewable resources (Constructor category); • have adopted policies to achieve energy efficiency (Energy Efficiency category).

The jury consists of notable representatives of the Italian economic-financial, entrepreneurial, an institutional panorama.

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The president of the jury is Maurizio Fauri, of the University of Trento. The judges will have the responsibility of evaluating the candidates, in order to arrive at the nomination of a winner of each of the three categories of operators (Producer, Trader, Energy Efficiency).

The winner will be chosen from a shortlist of finalists at the discretion of the Jury. The criteria that will guide their choice of the winners will regard to their commitment to the production and spread of renewable energy, as well as efforts for increased energy efficiency. These elements will be evaluated based on economic, financial, technical, and environmental parame-

ters, as well as parameters on the relations with the territory where the business operates.

The awards ceremony will be held in the month of June 2013. The prize will consist of symbolic honor, which will act as recognition of the entrepreneurial talents of the winners and finalists.

Applications for participation must be sent to direzionepremio@gtbernoni.it

by March 31, 2013.

The Application can be downloaded at the following link: http://www.gtbernoni.it/sites/default/ files/uploads/scheda_adesione_ita_1. pdf.

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new patent for the University of Ferrara

solar concentration: an italian excellence The solar concentration technology is distinguished from conventional photovoltaic energy, for example in the way that the plants are made of silicon or monocrystalline poles, or thin ďŹ lm, for the use of small solar cells, in order to concentrate solar energy, multiplying it n times, thanks to the use of mirrors or lenses.

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The most signiďŹ cant advantage of solar concentration is that it is capable of generating a much higher level of output energy, if in conditions of good sunlight.

The ScientiďŹ c and Technological Pole of Ferrara is one of the universities of true excellence in Italy. At the university four towers for solar concentra-

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the solar cells, the photovoltaic moS N dules are installed on a high precision E NEL L S E R F system, which tracks the position of THE d nvente i s n e l the sun during the day and follows it, e of nel s a typ in-Jean Fres i s n is that the ray is always perpendicue l re el us t e Fresn hysicist Aug specific uses e lar to the cell itself. The innovative c p r by the originally fo to redu s r e d r system of solar tracking called Akku7, n, in o ens. It l o i l t in 182 a a n g i o track was developed by the Physics o nav raditi her lated t ness of the t any ot e m o t Department of Ferrara, the object ed ov ck the thi later extend allowed, ab of an international patent and a fis s of use wa e Fresnel len n of optics nalist for the 2012 National Prize tio e Th fields. the construc ocal distanc e f for Innovation. h all, for e and small kness and t iz From the development of experiild thic large s lk, the needed to bu u b e h mental studies conducted on the tt uiv al withou f the materi al lens of eq c b various photovoltaic concentrao i o weight tional spher he result is tion systems, it was found that .T en al a conv ptric power the spheric r o a g i l at least 10% of the energetic alent d y subdividin centric annu b n d r productivity, and therefore the o e c o tain nes . F ies of r o e z s l e a s n i profitability of a plant, is lost s to es lens in ns, called Fr ss of the len s e o u i n because of errors in the aim o s ect e thick the continu h t e n o g of the solar trackers. with every z transformin rfaces u s a , f d Akkutrack represents a step t so limite a serie ture, but no o t n i e forward in this field because a curv e curv us. m a s e o u th it allows for the measurecontin ment of tracking accuracy in real time, and at the same time provides a measure of the intensity of the solar tion were built for the radiation, which allows one to estimate the energy profitability of the production of renewable entire photovoltaic system. energy, with a peak power of 3.8 kW each, therefore for a total peak power These parameters, recorded by a camera borrowed from a sophisticated of 15 kW. The plant’s energy generaoptical system, are processed through tion will avoid the emission of nine a mathematical model and transfertons of C02 per year. red to the electronic control of the The operation was made possible by motor for the movement of the paa collaboration between the University of Ferrara and Telicom Srl, a busi- nels.

In this way it is possible to verify the ness from the province of Milan, correct functioning of the system and Italy’s agent for ArimaCo. Ltd., one of the world’s leading producers of pho- to optimize the production efficiency of the whole solar concentration tovoltaic modules. plant.

Every module utilizes a series of Fresnel lenses for the concentration of solar radiation, multiplying it about 600 times on small, high efficiency solar cells. The performance of the cell increases until reaching 35%, against the current 18% of normal photovoltaic cells.

To maximize the power collected by

(source Arimaeco)

If you are interested in receiving information on solar concentration plants, write to se@progemaenergia.it

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become

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business partner SE is geared towards operators and institutions SE is the follow-up on global opportunities SE is published in both Italian and English SE looks for partnership occasions for you SE proposes you on international markets

An article in SE, 2012, which signals the request for a significant collaboration between a smart company and a large Italian metropolitan center

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here is the association for the disposal of panels A

s people know who are in field, every day when selling a photovoltaic plant, one of the things clients most often want to know is always what they will have to do when the

photovoltaic panels are at the end of their life. In reality this is a rather extraordinary request, not just because these are unfamiliar things, but because we often meet people who don’t worry about recycling but are still interested in the disposal of solar panels, which they presume will need to be dealt with after twenty-five years of use or more. This kind of worry seems to come from a resistance to spending money on photovoltaics rather than a real ecological conscience. There is a list of groups, which have teamed up with the principle companies that build panels, who occupy themselves with guaranteeing the disposal of them and who are eligible under the Technical Regulations, published in the implementation of the Applicable Regulations for the recognition of the incentivizing rates (DM May 5, 2011, and DM July 5, 2012). The GSE has published a list of them and we report it to you here.

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March 20-22:

ITALY-CHINA

GREEN E-LEARNING E

C2 (Europe-China Clean Energy Centre) is a project, co-financed by the Italian Minister of the Environment and of the Protection of Land and the Sea, which was created with the assistance of the European Union.

However its contents are the absolute and exclusive responsibility of the EC2 itself and cannot be subject in any way to the policies of the European Union.

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The Europe-China Clean Energy Centre is on its fifth year of life and in addition to a first phase of development, the Commission is working on symbiosis with the National Energy Administration of China and the Chinese Ministry of Commerce. The Center is managed by a consortium of nine partners—six European partners and three Chinese—guided by the Polytechnic University of Turin.

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The main task of EC2 is to promote increased use of clean energy in China and to sustain the efforts of the Chinese government to realize its plans for more sustainable energy, which is more efficient and more respectful of the environment. This is an issue for which China is accepting international initiatives, and invites Italian companies as well to make suggestions.

The Center’s five areas of interest are the following: clean coal, biofuels, renewable sources of energy, energy efficiency with regard to energy consumption and sustainable and efficient distribution systems. EC2 can be considered as a network for excellence, which acts as a smart hub to provide consultation to the Chinese and European players in the energy sector. In this perspective, EC2 is carrying out a series of diverse activities—the promotion of international technological cooperation, assistance with decision making processes (with

the support of the appropriate institutions), the sensitization for the use and production of clean energy. In this context, the third E-learning course has been set to take place from March 20 to 22 for urban sustainability and the green economy.

The objectives of this third edition of the course are low CO2 emissions in the sustainable planning of the city.

The sectors of special interest are construction, transport, and industry.

The field of application of the e-learning course is to provide the community of experts with a variety of plans, policies and case studies that contribute to the ecological transformation towards sustainable development.

Targets of the course are local institutions, government officials, energy companies, representatives and experts of the sector. For further information, refer to the website http://www.ec2.org.cn.

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green energy: incentives rain down on companies of the Veneto region

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or small and medium businesses of the Veneto region that intend on investing in keeping energy consumption low, the Veneto Region has activate a decree, through an agreement stipulated with its own financer Veneto Development. This relates to the Energy Fund that makes 23.8 million euros available to the PMIs with headquarters in Veneto, a part of which is funding with zero taxes (15 million), and another part that is made up of capital contributions (8.8 million).

Another 15 million euros of contributions from banks with conventional taxation will be available in addition to the regional funds, bringing the entire plafond to almost 40 million euros.

The chosen modality, which integrates grant funding with the support by the revolving fund, has already been successfully tested and aims to increase the available resources.

The Energy Fund was created, through the implementation of a measure introduced by the ROP Veneto 2007-2013, for the granting of concessions for investments oriented towards the improvement of production techniques, in order to improve the energy efficiency of plants, through the adoption of solutions that leverage potential energy by using renewable and non-traditional

generation systems.

In particular the projects eligible for funding must relate to improvement of the energy performance of existing plants (for example through the installation of high efficiency electric motors, power factor correction of power lines, etc.) the combined production of thermal and electric energy through cogeneration, the production of electric energy through cells that run on combustible substances, and the production of energy from renewable resources.

Obviously projects are eligible that lead to energy savings.

The limiting of energy consumption, evaluated for a product unit or processing center, can regard the whole plant or only specific productive lines or parts.

The minimum cost of the facilitated operations is 25 thousand euros, and the maximum is 2 million. The maximum duration is 84 months. To apply, one must make the request to Veneto Development which should be sent by the lending bank or agency. The invitation remains open until June 30, 2015. (source IkaroEnergy)

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an international fair for professionals of new technologies in riyadh

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rom May 26 to May 29, 2013, the Saudi Energy fair will be held at Riyadh International Convention and Exhibition Center (RICEC) in Riyadh, sponsored by the minister of Saudi hydro and electric resources. Saudi Energy, a fair that is growing in terms of numbers of presenters as well as in numbers of international and Saudi visitors, proposes itself as a platform for reference, year after year, for renewable electric energy, production of electric energy and technologies related to renewable and alternative energy.

The sectors included in the fair are the following: -Alternative/solar energy, -Water treatment and hydro resources, -Desalinization plants, -Lighting plants, -Heating, -Ventilation systems, -Air conditioning In the last edition of the fair 338 presenters were present, representing 11 countries. Professional visitors and inES PRIC E C N RE in 9 REFE 2– m

0/m : $36 a e r 2 a 30/ m le, Bare 4 $ : a b 1) p are des a ta pu t 2 e u e l s /m Pre- t-up inc inet/rec / m2 0 e b 2) sic s nd a ca rea: $24 a b The hairs, a ernal a t c two ) Bare ex 3 . ti on

vestors numbered more than 7,940.

IT.EX is the exclusive agent for Italy for the fair organizers, and offers expositive positions for Italian companies interested in Saudi Energy through SE. HOW

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orrente is promoting the participation of Italian companies in the mission organized by the ICE Agency, CleanTech Forum, which will take place at the Hyatt Regency in San Francisco from March 18 to 20, 2013.

The operators of the sector of renewable energy and zero impact technologies will be able to benefit from this networking event with the objective of developing partnerships and industrial collaboration.

The forum, which has reached its eleventh edition, is among the most important networking events, with global relevance for the sector, and the participation of more than 750 attendees from the most important bu-

sinesses of Venture Capitalist, Private Equity, and companies from the cleantech sector.

The program of the Mission for Clean Tech Forum 2013 provides numerous learning opportunities. Starting with the first morning, start-up companies can attend two workshops during which the investors themselves will share with participants the areas of interest for investments in the field of clean tech, the best legal and financial practices, as well as the useful elements for start-ups such as how to present oneself to an audience of international investors.

Within the work of the Forum, the presentation Seminary “Italy Regional Spotlight” will be organized, with the

intention of presenting the excellence of Italian technologies and the advantages they offer.

Important international speakers will also make presentations. The companies interested in participation in the Mission, must fill out the application form online.

It is noted that the number of places available for participation in the initiative is limited, and a maximum of one representative per company may attend. Participation in the mission is free and the costs of travel, room, and board are the responsibility of the attendee.

(source GSE-Corrente)

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he GSE, in agreement with the Minster of Economic Development, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Italian Embassy, is collaborating in the organization of the fourth edition of the Clean Energy Ministerial-CEM which will be held in New Delhi on April 17 and 18, 2013. Founded in 2009 on an impulse of the USA, CEM is a high level forum for dialogue and ministerial cooperation in the cleantech sector, with the goal of promoting the global transition towards an economy with low carbon contents.

The CEM will involve private entities and institutional representatives of member Countries in ministerial sessions and international round tables.

The round tables are open to publicprivate relations and represent a moment for the meeting of the Ministers of Countries that attend the CEM and the best the best cleantech companies active at the global level.

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panies to reduce system costs of businesses and accelerate the realization of solar photovoltaics; the acceleration of global diffusion of clean vehicles of propulsion; the evolution of the energy market in emerging economies; the adoption of energy management systems on the large scale; the cooperation of policies and ďŹ nance with renewable energy; the barriers of the market for the development of mini-grids.

The possibility to participate in the Innovation Show Case is also noted, organized during the course of the Clean Energy Ministerial 2013, dedicated to promoting the participating businesses.

Companies interested in participating in the round tables and/or in the Innovation Show Case are invited to ďŹ ll out the online form at the GSE’s website. (source GSE-Corrente)

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ideas for the new market BUDAPEST:

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012 has brought meaningful changes to Europe, above all regarding the market for photovoltaic systems. Because of the dynamicity of Chinese solar panels and the saturation of the developed markets, the price of products has fallen in giant steps, and this has caused grave tensions, not only in Europe, but also in Asia and America.

The German production plants, that have rather solid capital, are looking for new outlets, especially in Central and Eastern Europe. They are working more and more on new formulas to approach renewable energy, with particular reference to products for the accumulation of kilowatts and smart grids.

Hungary is one of the markets that producers and designers are concentrating on, because the hours of energy production during the day there, are quite respectable. It is also a market that is awaiting new regulations for a new system of incentives as well as for the authorization process of plants.

The second International Solar Conference will take place this April 25, in collaboration with Renexpo, one of the most important expositions of

Central Europe. That will be the moment to try to give competent responses for these factors of uncertainty, in collaboration with national and international associations. Numerous international experts and representatives of leading businesses in the solar sector will participate, who will present the most recent trends compared with experiences over time and experiences of other countries.

Participation in the conference would be particularly beneďŹ cial to designers, developers, operators, producers, investors, and managers of energy projects. nager.

(source ICE - Budapest)

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DESIGN LIGHTING TOKYO is a venue for business meetings between exhibitors and visitors. Design lightings that enrich the atmosphere will be showcased and plenty of users that seek stylish design lightings will gather here in Tokyo.

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European funds for development in Romania

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s a result of the agreement recently signed by the leaders of the European Union, the value of European funds allocated for Romania in the period from 2014 to 2020 will be 39.88 billion euros (21.82 billion euros of European funds for structures, and 17.5 billion euros for agriculture), an 18% increase with respect to the funds committed to Romania for the 2007-2013 period.

The funds destined for the CAP (Common Agricultural Policy) will be for direct payments (10.3 billion euros with respect to 5.6 billion in the 2007-2013

period) as well as for rural development (7.1 billion euros, with respect to 8.2 billion euros for the 2007-2013 period).

However 25% of the total value of funds destined for agriculture may be used in a flexible way, for direct payments for rural development, also as a function of supplies of renewable solar and biogas energy.

Also for the 2014-2020 period, the VAT will represent a cost eligible for pre-financing of4%.

In addition, co-financing remains unchanged: 15% for structural funds (85% European funds, 15% Romanian funds) and 25% for rural development (75% European funds and 25% Romanian funds).

(source ICE - Bucarest)

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very once in a while we get some good news about the environment. This time we are talking about gases and chemical substances that are damaging to the ozone. The term “hole in ozone layer” is by now commonly understood, at least since for 70 or 80 years scientists from around the world have maintained that certain chemical substances were modifying the ozone layer that surrounds our planet. This is a relevant problem for those who believe that the ozone (which is a strong oxidant for living beings and a highly poisonous gas) is a gas that is essential for life on Earth because of its ability to absorb ultraviolet light, and it contributes to limiting the Earth’s rising temperature, in addition to other effects such as impeding the damage of marine phytoplankton, at the base of the food chain. Precisely for their ability to destroy the ozone layer of the stratosphere, Freons were banned from production and use when the 1990 Montreal Protocol for the protection of the ozone layer was signed as a part of the Vienna Convention. With this act governments decided to re-

duce the production and consumption of substances that are damaging to the ozone. The word Freon identifies a family of chemical compounds that derive from methane and ethane for the replacement of hydrogen atoms with halogen atoms (chlorine, fluorine, bromine). And some of these precise compounds (in particular those that contain chlorine) are those that were banned by the Montreal protocol, except for uses for which it was impossible to find other gases with which to replace them.

A report by the European Agency for the Environment, which analyzes more than 200 substances that are damaging to the ozone, it is emphasized that the European Union has made notable progress in limiting these damaging substances.

The Montreal Protocol is one of the international environmental agreements that has been the most successful until today. “This example of global action,” says Jacqueline McGlade, executive director, “should inspire cooperation on other global environmental problems.” (source www.eea.europa.eu)

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Coperture tetti

Ancoraggi Linea vita

Smaltire l’eternit

Le coperture ed i tetti sono una delle parti più importanti dell’edificio dovendo garantire protezione isolamento e stabilità strutturale ad eventi atmosferici esterni.

Ci occupiamo della progettazione ed installazione di ancoraggi linea vita i migliori sistemi anticaduta per la sicurezza tetti civili, tetti industriali e coperture.

Rimuovere rifiuti contenenti amianto è di grande attualità nella normativa che prevedepiani di intervento e misure tecniche per la individuazione ed eliminazione del rischio.

Un tetto è per sempre.

L’azienda COSTRUZIONE TETTI di Fracassetti Sergio da molti anni eroga servizi per la progettazione, costruzione, manutenzione, riparazione, impermeabilizzazione di tetti e coperture.

Operiamo da anni su tetti e coperture civili e industriali.

Per ogni richiesta, per ogni esigenza, contattami, sono Sergio Fracassetti e sono pronto a risolvere ogni esigenza per il Tuo tetto di casa o della Tua Azienda.

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Hello, I am interested in installing and renting out a photovoltaic plant on my home and 2 sheds, and if possible also on the land around the home. Between the buildings and the land there is about 2 hectares of surface area. On the land there are some olive trees but with authorization I am willing to cut them down.

Company interested in creating synergy in the photovoltaic sector is searching for a company with a turnover of at least 6,000,000 euros per year with the certifications to ask as the EPC CONTRACTOR to build a highly productive photovoltaic plant of 5 MWp. We offer ready-made authorizations and construction sites in places suitable for about 180 MWp, a super-productive technology whose profit can double over the course of 15 years. The leasing company finances 100% of the investment.

I am writing to you from Nusco (Avellino). Our company has a usable surface of 7,000 square meters divided over 3 lots and we would like to rent out the roofs. More precisely the transformer substation is inside the building, and is

I am contacting you to find out if you are interested in a cover made from an artisan/industrial product of about 1,500 square meters, in the municipality of Fucecchio, Province of Florence, to install a photovoltaic plant with surface rights.

We are contacting you to ask if you have photovoltaic plants to build and connect or register with the network, or with public administration for direct investment by our company. If you are interested in selling licenses, please kindly get in contact with us to make negotiations.

I am looking for work and I am interested in finding employment in the sector of environmental protection and energy savings, my field of study, which has always interested me. My educational and work experience has allowed me to acquire specific knowledge in the energy savings sector, and in particular with relation to energy efficiency of buildings and project management of Photovoltaic and Geothermal Power Plants.

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April 1st 2013

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nnounced in March with the deliberation 84/2012, the third edition of the CEI regulation 0-16 arrived last December 21, after the public inquiry completed on December 5, 2012.

As indicated in the premises, the new edition of the norm was elaborated by the CEI following the indications of the deliberation of the Authority for electric energy and Gas (AEEG) 84/12, which makes the implementation of the A70 and A72 attachments obligatory, of the network code of the Manager of the national transmission network (TERNA

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s.p.a.).

The regulation takes into account technical innovations that are being delineated at both the national and the European levels with reference to the creation of the next smart grid, and more generally of command signals transmitted by Distributors designed to compensate local or generalized situations, correlated to the parameters pertaining to the quality of the electricity service provided to users.

Along with CEI 0-16 (or rather one day ahead of it) the deliberation 562/2012 was published, which recants further actions related to plants for distributed generation, to guarantee the security of the national electric system, with modifications to deliberation 84/2012.

Deliberation 562/2012 defined the modality of implementation, or rather the application times, of some articles of the CEI 0-16, which entail the implementation of technologies, or modifications to equipment, which cannot be carried out quickly.

The first actions will be taken starting April 1, 2013 (for example the application of the table of adjustments of interface protection and the audits thereof). The subsequent actions necessary will be taken starting October 1, 2013. The parts of the CEI 0-16 regulation that are not dealt with the in deliberation, on the other hand, will become effective 01/01/2013.

One of the aspects that we find interesting, that has allowed us to overcome some challenges, is that this time we are not talking about date when the plants began operating, but of the date that the request for connection was made. This is in our opinion a notable step forward, because at least we have a precise date to work with.

All those employed in this field know perfectly well that the date when a plant begins operating is not always conceivable and that it therefore does not allow for correct scheduling, as

occurred with the CEI 0-21 and the 84/2012 deliberation. Now in fact, in the moment that a producer sends a request for connection, he knows perfectly well how his plant must be built and to which articles of the CEI 0-16 the plant and its equipment must conform.

Some parts of the CEI 0-16 require more time for their correct definition, and they are indicated in the text as “Being studied.” This formulation was chosen to emphasize the subjects that will complete the regulation, such that all the interested sectors are alerted, and if possible, also for loans, proofs and characteristics that can be requested to the generators in the near future.

We hope therefore not to end up, as usual, managing the whole transition from the old to the new CEI 0-16 (in the time defined by the deliberation 562/2012) at the last minute, as occurred in the case of the BT interfaces and the ordinances of CEI 0-21. This Regulation will completely replace CEI 0-16:2008-07 and all relative Variations, which have been effective since 31-12-2012.

The reading of deliberation 562/2012 is not so simple, in that it entails the simultaneous reading of deliberation 84/2012, and the substitution/modification of the articles and commas introduced by deliberation 562 (which does not replace it but instead modifies it), with a look at the dozens of articles of the CEI 0-16 regulations mentioned in the text.

This is the usual painstaking work, which can be added to dozens of other obligations and readings to keep handy on your desk. (source Rinnovabili.it)

If you would like further information on the regulations that govern the network, you may write to se@progemaenergia.it

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New partnership SE - LEDrevolution here are very few true LED light professionals, many companies are attached to particular design products. Many designers are pursuing large projects, so that if an individual, a company, or a public entity wants to replace their current traditional lighting, they cannot find reliable references or concrete proposals.

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he idea is not at all farfetched. We are talking about a project, started in Calabria, whose cost is about 40 million Euros and provides the addition to viaducts, new or existing, of a series of wind turbines to attach under the viaduct itself.

As noted and through the experience of people who drive anything that rolls on rubber tires, when passing over kilometers of bridges, which

often connect one tunnel with another, drivers are subject to noticeable gusts of wind. The completely Italian project proposes to take advantage of the winds of those valleys and translate it into electric energy that can satisfy the need of thousands of families and businesses.

This system entails a limited use of soil and therefore a reduced impact on the environment and on the landscape, in addition to redesigning the profile of the viaduct.

And it doesn’t stop there. The asphalt road surface above the turbines will be replaced by a technological surface, which is already in use in the USA (“solar roadways”), and is capable of working as an absorbing element, generator of energy, composed of a dense network of solar cells, covered in a translucent, resistant, plastic material.

This hybrid system (solar and wind) facilitates continuous energy production.

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wind power is growing in Italy:

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nev and Free Coordination have published the data on wind power in Italy in 2012. The power of the new wind installations built during the past year and connected to the power supply was 1,272 MW, a significant increase compared to 2011. Thanks to these new plants, the wind power accumulated at the end of 2012 reached 8,144 MW. The reason for such acceleration should be looked for in the change in the support system of Renewable Resources introduced by D. Lgs. 28/201, which became effective at the beginning of 2013, has pushed the operators with project construction sites in order to start operating during 2012. This information is in line with the notable growth of the last few years and is a testimony of the significant capacity of a young entrepreneurial sector that is still confident with regards to the enormous potential of this technology.

The occupation of the wind power sector is today about 40,000 employees, with an average annual growth of 5,000 more, which in a period such as this one, is extremely worthwhile to preserve.

One cannot forget that the increase in renewable energy itself, and of wind power in particular, have allowed our country to reduce imports of raw ma-

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terials for fuels needed to meet the energy demand, with consequent benefits for the trade balance and the environment.

Unfortunately such a virtuous sector is not appropriately maintained by the Institutions, which with the DM of July 6, 2012, have introduced new systems of bars and incentives, in addition to cumbersome mechanisms, that even with a fixed power ceiling equal to slightly less that 40% of that which was realized in 2012, sufficient offers have not been received in order to reach it. Because of these regulatory actions, the results obtained in 2012 will be impossible to recreate in 2013 and 2014 if the government does not intervene promptly on the critical issue exposed here. (source Anev)

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he fjord of Sognefjord, in Norway, will soon be a testimony to the functionality and potentiality of the first electric ferry in the world. The German multinational, Siemens, in collaboration with the Norwegian shipyard of Fjellstrand, is developing the project with the intention of baptizing the special ferryboat within three years. With a transport capacity of about 360 passengers and 120 cars, the ferry will rely on an electric motor and pack of fast charge batteries (only 10 minutes to charge) for its power.

businesses With the intention of reduinform cing the resistance of the SE’s water to a minimum, partireaders cular attention was dedicated to the design of the vessel. The designers preferred to build a catamaran with two narrow hulls. The hulls will be lightened by the use of aluminum instead of the more common and traditional steel.

This makes the ferry not only lighter, but also faster with respect to other ships of its category. The idea for the project was presented for the first

time at a contest organized by the Norwegian Transportation Minister.

As a prize for winning the contest, the transportation company Norlen has provided a license for the ferry to operate on the Lavik and Oppedal routes from 2015 to 2025. (source Rinnovabili.it)

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businesses hina is the second team inform to register in Formula E, SE’s the innovative racecar readers championship for electric cars of the FIA The promoters of the competition are the ones who bring us the news that the name of the team was revealed today. China Racing unites with the British team of Racing Drayson to compete in the race that will make its debut in one of the most famous cities of the world in 2014. “Chinese cities have a high level of pollution and electric cars could help them to resolve this problem,� commented Alejandro Agag, administrator delegate of Formula E (FEH), the company that will be in charge of commercial rights to the championship.

This view is completely shared by Steven Lu, the head of the China Racing team, who is determined to make the participation of their team in the FIA competition an ideal medium to promote electric vehicles in the country, in hopes of achieving a 15-20% utilization rate by 2030. (source FEH)

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mini news mini news mini news mini news mini news mini news mini news mini news mini news mini news Recently the Manager of Energy Services (GSE) has updated the spending contract for the incentives for photovoltaics, bringing it down about 3.6 euros. Starting from this amount one can estimate that the spending limit of 6.7 billion euros will be reached in mid-May and the incentive will run out in June.

In preparation: The new edition of European Solar Days, which will be held in Italy from May 1-19, 2013, with the coordination of Environment Italy and the Environmental League, and the support of Assoterm, Climate Alliance, Comunicare Energia, GIFI, Kyoto Club, Qualenergia, Staffetta quotidiana, and the Innovation CloudSolarexpo. In the month of May the campaign will involve seventeen European countries at once, with the organization of guided visits, information points, laboratories in schools, cultural events on solar energy and many other particularly interesting initiatives.

In Sardinia the decree was published for the evaluation procedures at the counter of efficiency projects and energy saving, defined and organized as a part of the regional administration’s integrated plans for sustainable urban development, including through instrumental bodies, agencies and in-house companies and public bodies. Requests can be presented starting March 1 until May 31, 2013. The Region of Sardinia, through this decree, is working towards the goal of reducing the emissions of greenhouse gases from the island, through the use of renewable energy and improvements in energy savings, in to order to reach the ob-

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jectives set by the “Europe 20-20-20” strategy.

The photovoltaic power of installations at the global level has surpassed 101 gigawatts, according to provisional statistics provided by the European Photovoltaic Industry Association, EPIA. Of these 101 gigawatts, more than 30 gigawatts were installed during the last year, 17 of which are found in Europe. This result represents a 5 gigawatt decrease with respect to the 23 gigawatts that were installed in Europe in 2011. Nonetheless, the development of the markets outside of Europe has allowed for the installation of almost the same global power level as that which was installed in 2011.

While in Italy there are still no regulations related to the training of installers of renewable energy plants, which will be obligatory starting in August of 2013, the Grench organization that specializes in training and qualification of installers of renewable energy systems has announced that it has trained fifty thousand professionals at one of its training centers since 2006. In particular, the group clarifies that in the last two years it has certified 1,694 installers for the solar thermal sector, 2,392 for the photovoltaic sector, 3,800 for biomass running on renewables (stoves, inserts, boilers), and 1,500 specialized in heat pumps.

Petrol supplies are not running out.

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mini news mini news mini news mini news mini news mini news mini news mini news mini news mini news nancial, according to the latest figures released by the Geological Survey of the United States. According to the scientists of this American institution, in the lower layers of the Earth, there are at least 2 thousand barrels of crude oil that are waiting to be extracted.

to the average consumption of about 6,000 Brazilians. The plant, whose expected cost is of 10 million Brazilian reals (about 3.8 million euros), will be completed in the first days of June and the Brazilian companies of Neoenergia and Odebecht Energia will be in charge of the job.

A student from the University of Melbourne had an idea that may revolutionize the future of clean energy.

Brandon McDonald, with the support of the Australian national research institutions CSIRO, has built solar panels that are so thin that they can be suspended in liquid, such as ink for example. The mixture can therefore be injected, painted, or printed directly onto the glass, metal, or plastic surface of buildings. In this way it is possible to build photovoltaic walls that are integrated into the building and do not take up any extra space.

These panels are formed by nano-crystals whose diameter is a few millionths of a millimeter. The producer assures the public that their price will be competitive with that of traditional solar panels, and even two or three times cheaper. However, consumers will have to wait at least 5 years to see them in action.

According to a study presented in the field of the 2013 Agro-energy Observatory, the sector of biogas production in Italy has had excellent results in the last two years, with the installation of about 850 new plants.

On the other hand, the development of biomethane (a biogas that undergoes a purification process that renders it very similar to the fossil fuel, methane) is still not very advanced, and this sector may present plenty of room for expansion in the future.

The starting whistle for the Rio 2014 football world cup is still a little ways away, but the time has come to get started with regards to the organizers in order to put a green stamp on the most important world sporting event. In the meantime at Recife, in Northeastern Brazil, at the football stadium of the Arena of Pernambuco, work has begun on the installation of a photovoltaic plant with the power potential of a whole Megawatt, equal

In Terna’s investment plan for the years of 2013-2017, about four billion euros were promised for the costs inherent to powering transmission lines. The manager of the national electric network, after a difficult year, which did however see some growth results, would like to move towards non-traditional sectors, such as engineering and maintenance, both in Italy and abroad. The objectives regard increased efficiency and safety of the lines of transmission. In fact 83% of the resources will be destined to the expansion and modernization of power lines, while 300 million will go to accumulation batteries to better integrate the variable energy that comes from renewable resources with the electric network. (sources: SFM - GSE - The Innovation Cloud Casaclima - Focus - Virtousitaly)

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