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Sustainable Energy Investment Projects for Sustainable Energy Investment Projects for Local Economic Development – SEIPLEDLocal Economic Development – SEIPLED

ECUBA – Italy:

Sustainable energy in ecological productive areas

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BackgroundBackground

Ecuba co-operates with the regional Administration and local managers of industrial areas to design sustainable energy solutions for new and existing productive areas according to the “Ecologically Designed Areas” model.

The industrial areas in Emilia Romagna

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Sustainable Energy Supply in Ecological AreasSustainable Energy Supply in Ecological Areas

A regional law has defined the concept of Ecological Productive Areas (APEA), which could be extended to about 3600 hectares of new areas.

The supply of energy to APEAs, by district heating, fed by CHP and/or biomass, appears a promising application (tri-generation).

Pilot case studies have been developed. The policy framework is favourable: electric and gas markets are liberalised, green and white certificates do apply, the feed-in tariffs are reasonable, the enterprises are welcoming more secure and cheap forms of energy purchase. The remaining obstacle is the limitation to internal grids, under evaluation by the Energy Authority (AEEG).

In the “Ponte Rizzoli” case study, the Municipality of Ozzano Emilia will apply (as the beneficiary) for Structural Funds or other regional contribution (35%), and will successively assign in a competitive way the concession of the final design, construction, operation and energy distribution service to an energy service company.

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OutcomesOutcomes

Planning of the Ponte Rizzoli area.Planning of the Ponte Rizzoli area.

Optimal orientation, low energy building design, tri-generation for offices and 10% of factory buildings, PV system.

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Co-ordinator: Co-ordinator: Ecuba SrlEcuba Srlvia del Cestello 4 , 40124 Bologna, Italyvia del Cestello 4 , 40124 Bologna, ItalyTel: +39 051 228048Tel: +39 051 228048 Fax: +39 051 6565124Fax: +39 051 6565124Web site: Web site: www.ecuba.itwww.ecuba.it e-mail: e-mail: ecuba@ecuba.itecuba@ecuba.it

Contact persons :Contact persons :Dott. M. AntinucciDott. M. Antinucci antinucci@ecuba.itantinucci@ecuba.itDott. S. AntinucciDott. S. Antinucci s.antinucci@virgilio.its.antinucci@virgilio.itR. VerhagenR. Verhagen verhagen@ecuba.itverhagen@ecuba.it