Transcript PRESENTATION NAME - University of Belgrade

Overview of ENEA role and activities
Technical Unit Models, Methods and Technologies for the
Environmental Assessment
Dr. Rovena Preka
Italian National Agency of New Technologies, Energy and
Sustainable Economic Development (ENEA)
Belgrade, 25° June 2012
Workshop: Serbia – Italia, Status and Perspectives of the Scientific and
Technological Bilateral Cooperation
ENEA’s History
• ENEA was founded in 1952, as the National Committee for Nuclear Research
(CNRN), with the specific objective of studying the multiple applications of
nuclear energy for civil purposes, e.g. biological and agricultural sciences,
physics and electronics
• In 1982, CNEN becomes ENEA and deals from now on with Renewable Energy
Sources (RES), energy efficiency and environmental impact
• After the Chernobyl disaster, in 1987 through a referendum Italy decides to
quit nuclear technology for power generation purposes: in 1991, ENEA’s
research activities are partially re-directed towards RES, Environment and New
Technologies, including research on nuclear fission and fusion
• In 2009, ENEA becomes an Agency of the Ministry of Economic Development,
with the aim of pursuing, according to Law 99 (art. 37):
Facts and Figures
Human Resources:
2640 permanent staff
Master and PhD students
International Fellows
Infrastructures
Headquarters located in Rome
9 Research Centres
5 Research Laboratories
43 pilot plants and research
facilities
11 Local Offices
Brussels Liason Office
ENEA’s R&D activities
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Energy Efficiency
Renewable Energy Sources:
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environmental technologies,
modelling, prevention,
conservation and reclamation
activities
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Seismic protection, biological
effects of ionising radiations,
radioprotection, metrology of
ionising radiations
New Technologies:
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Fission and Fusion
Environment and Climate
Change:
Health and Safety:
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Nuclear Energy
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Concentrated Solar Power,
Biomass and Biofuels, Solar
Thermal, Hydrogen and Fuel
Cells, Energy Storage Systems
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material sciences, applications
of ionising radiations, Agroindustrial innovation &
technologies, ICT
Power System Research
UT VALAMB
Mission
ENEA Technical Unit Models, Methods and Technologies for the
Environmental Assessment (UT VALAMB) is to develop and implement
tools for the analysis and evaluation of environmental policies in order to
couple environmental and socio-economic sustainability.
Research on
Atmospheric modelling and pollutants measurements
(AIR Laboratory)
Water Resources Management
and Protection, water cycle
(IDR Laboratory)
Life Cycle Assessment ed Eco-Design
(LCA Laboratory)
Air Quality Laboratory
MINNI
Integrated National Model in support
to the International Negotiation on Air Pollution
On behalf of the Italian Ministry of the Environment, in collaboration with Arianet and
IIASA, MINNI aims at providing Italy with a tool in support to the polycies for
emissions reduction
GAINS - Italy
(Greenhouse Gas Air Pollution Interactions
and Synergies)
is an integrated model which combines
information on current and future level of
emission generating activities (e.g., energy
use, industrial production, agricultural
activities, etc.), allowing the assessment of
measures aimed to reduce emissions from all
or specific sources in terms of alternative
emission scenarios, alternative air quality
scenarios and abatement costs.
Ozone mean
annual
concentration
(μg/m3)
PM10 mean annual
concentration
(μg/m3)
Water Resources Management
and Protection Laboratory
• Research studies for of new methodologies and technologies
development for the treatment and management of waters and
wastewaters in urban areas, buildings and industry.
• Studies for the removal, from the treated wastewaters, of
macro, micro and emerging pollutants using biological or chemical
physical technologies for the reduction of the environmental
impact.
• Recovery of bioenergy, as biogas hydrogen or
bioelectricity, from wastes and wastewaters.
• Development of new ICT technologies
for the management and automatic control
of wastewater treatment plants using
artificial intelligence approaches.
• Studies for the biological population
• dynamics in wastewater treatment plants
• and in natural waters by FISH and
• techniques of molecular biology.
UASB bioreactor treating
agro wastewater
Life Cycle assessment and
Eco-design Laboratory
Sustainibility assessment through life cycle approach
Life Cycle Sustainability Analysis LCSA
Research and methodological development applied to:
• energy systems
• technologies
• protoypes and innovations
• simplified LCA software and databases, basic software for product ecoinnovation, web portal for eco-innovation in SMEs : www.ecosmes.net
• Support to Public administration concerning GPP
• Partecipation to national networks (coord. Rete Italiana LCA) and international
committee (SETAC,…)
• Technological transfer, tutoring and training.
LECOP ENEA – High Tech Network of Emilia
Romagna Region
The research aims at developing and transferring innovative technologies and
methods to enterprises through the
LECOP ENEA Laboratory in the framework of the Emilia-Romagna Technopole
network distributed in Platforms that define the research offer in the region
It includes industrial research laboratories and technology transfer and
innovation centres, with the aim to create a qualified industrial research
offer and provide practical solutions to meet business development needs
(innovative products, more efficient processes, new technologies and skills)
 Air quality: models and characterization of pollutants - MIA
 Integrated technologies for water resources management TIGRI
 Life Cycle Assessment ed Ecodesign - LEI
Technology Transfer
The TT Unit deals with
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Property Rights and Patents
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Networking
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Engagement with SMEs
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Dissemination and E-learning
ENEA has produced 709 patents in
Italy, which yielded over 1200
patents abroad, and 9 spin-offs
International Scientific Cooperation
• Until March 2012, about 145 projects have been financed under the
FP7, for a total contribution to ENEA of €33 mn
• Main themes: EURATOM fission, Energy, Environment and Research
Infrastructures
• more than 1100 partners from 60 countries all over the world
Overview of ENEA’s participation to FP5, FP6 and FP7
ENEA’s participation to FP7 in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011
International Scientific Cooperation
• Besides taking part to co-funded research
programmes, ENEA takes part to:
• European Technology Platforms
• Several European Associations and networks, e.g.
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Cofounder of the EERA (European Energy Research Alliance)
Cofounder of ECRA (European Climate Research Alliance)
European Energy Network
Europe Enterprise Network
Mediterranean Association of the National Agencies for Energy
Conservation (MEDENER)
• TAFTIE - the Association For Technology Implementation In Europe
• International initiatives, e.g.
• EUREKA, ITER, ITPA, CSLF, GIF, IPHE, VAMAS…
Thank you for your attention
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