R&D between innovation and sustainability: Polight – Pole of Innovation Greenbuilding and Hydrogen technologies, Polibre - Pole of Innovation Renewableenergies and biomass

Turi Timpanaro

The Poles of Innovation

On April 2009, in the framework of EU ERDF Regional Plan, Regione Piemonte has created 12 “Poli di Innovazione” with the mission to support the implementations of regional policies on innovation and technological development

The Poles of Innovation are clusters of enterprises and R&D centers focussed on specific technological domains

POLIGHT - Pole of Innovation Green Building and Hydrogen Technologies (www.polight.piemonte.it) is the cluster coordinated by Environment Park and constituted by innovative players in the technological domains of green building and hydrogen

The origin of the Poles of Innovation

The Poles of Innovation are based on the french experience of the pôles de compétitivité created in 2005.

The pôles de compétitivité are 71 clusters on different technological domains spread all over the french territory

TECHNOLOGICAL DOMAIN LOCATION MANAGING AUTHORITY

Agrofood Cuneo-Asti Tecnogranda

POLIGHT – Green Building and Hydrogen

Technologies

Torino Envipark

Biotechnologies Torino-Vercelli Bioindustry Park

Sustainable chemistry Novara Consorzio Friendchem

Renewable Energies and mini-hydro Vercelli Gesin

POLIBRE - Renewable Energies and biofuels

Alessandria PST

ICT Torino Torino Wireless

Systems for Renewable Energies VCO Tecnoparco

Mechatronics Torino Centro Servizi Industrie

Multimediality Torino Virtual & Multimedia Park

New Materials Alessandria Consorzio Proplast

Textile Biella Città Studi

The 12 piedmontese Poles of Innovation

POLIGHT – Environment Park

POLIGHT represents a natural evolution of the experiences carried out by Environment Park in the sectors of hydrogen and green buildingand it is constituted by 100 members

On december 2009 in the framework of the Pole of Innovation regional call 15 POLIGHT projects of research and innovation have been approved (9 projects belong to the green building domain and 6 projects to the H2 domain).

The budget allocated is 6,2 million € over a total budget of 52 million €

POLIGHT

Distribution of POLIGHT members for typology of

organizationAcademic Institutions 3

SMEs 93

Large Enterprises 13

Research Centers 3

Tot 112

Distribution of POLIGHT

members for technological domain

Hydrogen 27Green Building 79Academia and

Reserach Centers6

Tot 112

POLIGHT – Mission

• Facilitate relationships among local enterprises and R&D centers

• Support the application of R&D European, National and Local programmes

• Support the conversion of critical industrial sectors towards new markets

• Provide scientific, technical, normative and policies updates

• Promote the competences of members and creation of value chains in the region

• Support the integration in EU and international networks

POLIGHT – Hydrogen and FC topics

Topics on hydrogen and FC have been defined according to the Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Joint Technology Initiative

Mobility, transportation

and distribution

• Automotive applications• Aeronautical applications• Distribution infrastructures

Production and storage

• Hydrogen storage in solid phase• Production of hydrogen via biomass• Development of high efficiency electrolytic systems

Stationary power generation

• High efficiency electrochemical cogeneration systems

Early markets • Uninterruptible power supply • Portable generators

Engineering for

ecobuilding

• Solar and thermodynamics systems

• Renewable energies in existing buildings

• Domotics and Building Automation Control

• Management of hydric resources

Construction materials and building components

• Materials and insulating systems

• External windows and doors

• Nanomaterials

• Recycling materials and by-products of local supply chain

Building systems

• Natural materials coverings and structures

• Components and skins of façade

• Prefabricated buildings

Environmental eco-efficiency, safety and

comfort

• Comfort, safety and environmental sustainability in hospital building

• Comfort, safety and environmental sustainability in industrial building

• Comfort, safety and environmental sustainability in civil building

Building processes• Support to environmental and energetic analysis of buildings

• Supply chain and building processes

POLIGHT – Green building topicsTopics on green building have been defined on the basis of local competencies integrated with national and international research agendas

POLIGHT – JTIs and International Collaborations

JTIs

FCH JTI-Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Joint Technology Initiative

E2B JTI-Energy Efficient Buildings Joint Technology Initiative

COLLABORATIONS:

INES–Institut National de l’Energie Solaire (France)

TENERRDIS-Technologies énergies nouvelles (France)

Fundacion Hidrogeno Aragon (Spain)

NRW Hydrogen Network (Germany)

Managing Organization

Renewable Energies and BiofuelsRenewable Energies and BiofuelsInnovation PoleInnovation Pole

Initiative co financed by European Union public funding F.E.S.R. 2007/2013

THE INNOVATION POLE / ORGANIZATION

ORGANIZATIONPOLIBRE, the Innovation Pole Renewable Energies and Biofuels is an ATS (Temporary Association of Scope) managed by P.S.T. S.p.A. – The Science and Technology Park in Valle Scrivia.It is part of the Regional strategy to support the competitiveness of the enterprises and economic growth through innovation.

ASSOCIATES38 organizations, of which:1 Managing Organization 3 Universities 1 Research Centre (CRA)25 SMEs6 GE2 Consortiums

The Innovation Pole Renewable Energies and Biofuels has been recognized by Regione Piemonte on 31rd March 2009 as one of the 12 Regional Innovation Poles

INNOVATION POLE REGIONAL STRATEGY1: 12 INNOVATION HUBS TO INCREASE THE REGIONAL COMPETITIVENESS

GENERAL DEFINITIONAccording to EU legislation, the Innovation Poles are clusters of independent undertakings - innovative start-ups, small, medium and large enterprises as well as research organizations - operating in a particular scientific and technological sector and designed to stimulate innovative activity by promoting intensive interactions, sharing of facilities and exchange of knowledge and expertise. Each innovation cluster must be operated by a managing authority in charge of managing the cluster’s activity.

Managing Authority

Common services

Common infrastructures

Enterprise

External enterprise

Research organization

External enterprise

External enterprise

External enterprise

EnterpriseEnterprise

INNOVATION POLE REGIONAL STRATEGY2: INTER-POLAR SINERGIES

POLIBRE operates in synergy with other regional Poles, both in the energy sector with: Innovation Pole Sustainable Architecture and Hydrogen

and in the plastic materials sector with:

the Innovation Pole specialized in research and innovation on new polymeric materials, whose laboratories are based inside the Science and Technology Park in Valle Scrivia.

THE INNOVATION POLE IN TORTONA/TECHNOLOGY DOMINIUM - GOALS

BIOMASS AND BIOFUELS Establish the Innovation Pole as the international leading point of reference for applied research concerning 2nd generation Bioethanol derived from no-food biomasses capable of reducing greenhouse gases up to 80% Reconversion of improductive agricultural areas growing new agro energetic biomasses

PHOTOVOLTAICS Realize a technology chain for 3rd generation Photovoltaics (both silicon-based and DSSC solar cells)

Detect innovative product/process solutions to enhance energy efficiency of photovoltaics modules (+30%) at lower costs (-40%)

GENERAL OBJECTIVE

Promote actions and studies concerning the integration of renewable and distributed energy resources in the smart grids context

THE INNOVATION POLE / SPECIALIZATIONTECHNOLOGY DOMINIUM - Technology paths and lines of

development

POLIBRE enacts its strategy according to different paths and lines of development:

PATH 1 “PHOTOVOLT” (PHOTOVOLTAICS)Lines of development1) CONCEPT - NEW CONCEPT TECHNOLOGIES 2) SISTEMI - INTEGRATION OF DIFFERENT SYSTEMS AND INNOVATIVE CHECK AND MONITORING SYSTEMS

PATH 2 “BIOMASS” (BIOMASSES AND BIOFUEL)Lines of development1) ENERBIO - BIOMASS CONVERSION FOR ENERGY PRODUCTION2) BIOCOMB - BIOMASS CONVERSION FOR LIQUID AND GAS BIOFUELS PRODUCTION

THE INNOVATION POLE / INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH PROJETCS PHOTOVOLT

“PHOTOVOLT” PROJETCS

1) CONCEPT QDFORM Laser treatment of thin-filmsPRO.CO.PA.FO.Development of continuous process offlexible photovoltaic panels production

2) SISTEMIFVI Integration of Photovoltaic Systems withinacoustic barriers on motorways and main roads and in industrial buildingsVAL-PI Support to tests on control and monitoring systemsVAL-Test Intellectual Property for control and monitoring systems

THE INNOVATION POLE / INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH PROJETCS BIOMASS1

“BIOMASS” PROJECTS1) ENERBIOBIO.SOL.PHY.TO Cogeneration of energy from biomass and thermodynamic solar, integrated with biodigestion and phytodepuration in closed-cycle self-fertilizationBioCoGen Production of electricity and heat from bioethanol, biomethane/biogas and gas from biomass gasification through HTFC (High Temperature Fuel Cells) micro-generators250HP 250 Kwel biomass gasification power plantTORFOR pre-treatment, through toasting, of lignin-based biomasses that will be used to fuel small scale thermo-chemical conversion plantsBIOSCOUT scouting of new technologies for thermo-chemical biomasses processes

THE INNOVATION POLE / INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH PROJETCS BIOMASS2

2) BIOCOMB

AlgaeNRG Production of biofuel from algae

METANOVERDE Green Methane through purification of biogas

MICROCAR Development of a new type of small engine propelled with bioethanol and petrol. Study of bioethanol by-products to be used as diesel additives

THE INNOVATION POLE /ANNUAL PROGRAMME

The industrial research projects, selected and validated by the Pole are included in the Annual Programme which is subsequently submitted to Regione Piemonte for co-financing.The 2009 Annual Programme consists in:7 industrial research projects(4 about Biomasses and 3 about Photovoltaics)3 feseability studies3 innovative services (technology intelligence, intellectual property, market analysys and start-up assistance)

The Programme has been validated by Regione Piemonte and has been implemented since January 2010

THE INNOVATION POLE RENEWABLE ENERGIES AND BIOFUELS /OTHER SERVICES PROVIDED BY POLIBRE

Promotion of the Pole, its activity and infrastructures

Common use of technology infrastructures from external enterprises

Assistance in problem setting/solving for the associates

Organization of institutional and technical meetings and workshops

Organization and animation of focus groups

Assistance in the fund raising activity

Definition of the Annual Programme

PST TORTONA / INNOVATION POLECONTACTS

P.S.T. S.p.A.Str. Comunale Savonesa, 9 Località Rivalta Scrivia15057 Tortona (AL)Tel. 0131 860 115Fax 0131 860 656E-mail: pst@pst.it

Chairman Mr. Marco Balossino

CEO Mr. Fabrizio Longa

External Relations Mr. Bruno Bellone

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