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ENERGY Solutions Sustainable technologies In July 2009 the new Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development (ENEA) has been founded. Enrico Elli, Sub-Commissioner at ENEA speaks on current and future research projects. Mr. Elli, ENEA has a new name, does that mean it has also a new target? Finally, allow me to include the specific feature of ENEA as a research in- expected emission reductions. Research in fuel cells would allow us to exploit a The new ENEA was established on the stitution: we are actively committed to wide area of medium term technologies 23rd of July, 2009, when Article 37 of Law participating in international projects to be used to reduce air pollution. Vehi- n. 99/2009 assigned to ENEA the role of within the sector of nuclear fusion. cles powered by fuel cells rather than the Italian Agency for New Technology, Energy, and Economic Sustainable Development. This means that we have a new important target: in particular, the role of the Agency that shall finalize all activities How does ENEA cooperate with the industry firms, bringing achievements to the market, to industry and households? gasoline would have a potential energy efficiency of 27-41 percent (cf the average value of 16-18 percent of gasolinefueled vehicles.) We feel strongly that fuel cells technology is significant but we complying with the requirements of economic sustainable development. Italian Energy policy recognizes the need to diversify its energy supply portfolio in order to reduce and hopefully overcome actual dependence on fos- What are the main current and future projects of ENEA? Even though I’d like to outline all of ENEA’s projects within an integral contextual framework, I would say that ENEA considers that the achievement of the objectives of reducing carbon emissions and increasing the production of renewable energy are possible if the industry firms are effectively involved in the process at an earlier as know that it will be relevant at market level not before 2030. Which role does European cooperation play in your opinion in order to accelerate projects sil fuels and electricity import. In ad- my focus is three-fold. First, we are ac- possible stage. With this in mind ENEA European cooperation plays a very im- dition, Italy must comply with the Eu- tively participating in the so-called Ital- transfers to the productive system the portant role in terms of accelerating our ropean Climate and Energy Package. ian Nuclear Renaissance, whose objec- best practices in energy technology projects. We participate in several Re- This can be considered ENEA’s new tive is to produce 25 percent of our en- R&D through specific collaboration search Projects financed by the Europe- mission: supporting the Italian energy ergy through fission by the year 2020. agreements or the constitution of Con- an Commission and recently, ENEA has policy through the promotion and in- In this area ENEA, with its network of sortia. ENEA advises on global strate- been one of the founding members of novation of sustainable technologies. test facilities and laboratories, can sup- gies to accelerate market penetration the European Energy Research Alliance port Italian industry within the “supply and which technologies are ready-to- (EERA). This is a network of European chain” by qualifying components and use to improve business performance. agencies and other research institutions systems to face the challenges of this The Agency also produces scenarios for that cooperate on a voluntary basis, shar- new market. power generation and for energy end ing human and instrumental resourc- We are also involved in the major Euro- use in buildings, industry and trans- es in joint research programs in all the pean and international projects for the port. Industry firms can therefore de- energy-related sectors (carbon capture, How are you coordinating the different projects and approaches? IV generation nuclear power reactors. One of the main objectives is to minimize the waste for an easier decommis- velop new business models to face the market, implement sector roadmaps and expand investment in R&D. In the hydrogen, solar energy, grids, etc.): I believe that this cooperative activity can accelerate RD &D within the area of en- My position’s responsibilities within sioning activity. Secondly is the area of sector of households we develop specif- ergy technology. In fact, we can develop ENEA was decided by a specific act of the Energy Efficiency. Everybody recogniz- ic activities to target people, informing a strategic long-term focus, establish a Ministry of Economic Development on es the importance of energy efficiency about energy, technologies and incen- long-term supportive policy framework, the 15th of September, 2009. I am quite as one of the leading instruments to tive programmes for energy efficiency adopt a portfolio approach, and moni- familiar with the professional expertise reduce GHG emissions and to reach in buildings. tor and evaluate the status of R&D on of the ENEA personnel as well as the potential of its research laboratories, both of which provide a great resource for the the objectives by 2020. In this area, at ENEA, a specific new technical Unit has been constituted, following a De- Which meaning has the research of fuel cell technology for ENEA? a regular basis. All of this can help to bridge the gap between the public and private sector Italian industrial system. Our efforts in cree of the Ministry of Economic De- We believe in fuel cells technology, and in terms of exploiting the best available overseeing our mission lie in focusing velopment. The Unit will establish and our researchers have been working in energy technology that can be used and projects and human resources towards implement all the procedures that will this sector for many years. Let me focus to share the mix of technologies in or- the new role of Agency in support of the be necessary to overcome the barriers here on the possible applications in the der to reach the objective of EC 2020 Development Policy of the Italian Gov- that impede or delay the diffusion of sector of transport. The field of transpor- and the reduction of CO 2 . ernment in the field of Energy. energy efficiency in Italy. tation is responsible for a large share of 10
ENERGY Solutions The Archimede solution Active in photovoltaic systems through its laboratory in Catania, Italian utility company Enel is also a leader in the concentrated solar thermodynamic sector and has implemented the Archimede power plant. Livio Vido, Director of Enel Engineering and Innovation Division, explains how Italy is contributing to the future of European energy supply. Mr. Vido, which R&D projects are to be expected in solar energy? Livio Vido: Solar energy is a key renewable generation technology for well as developing integrated systems coupling energy production with storage. A brand new Enel solar laboratory in Catania (Sicily) is equipped to Parabolic Trough Systems Fresnel Linear Concentration Systems Enel: the Group renewables arm, test every kind of photovoltaic panels Enel Green Power, is actually plan- and will be the Enel Group’s bench- ning a challenging growth in solar worldwide. These plans must be mark test site. On the other hand, we have developed the Diamond, that Absorber tube supported by a strong technological integrates photovoltaic panels, pro- Reflector Absorber tube effort. The Enel Group is currently duction of hydrogen and hydrogen carrying out several R&D projects in this field, both in CSP (solar ther- energy storage. At the moment we are planning a “low cost” version of Parabolic Dish Systems Central Receiver Systems modynamic) and photovoltaic. In the CSP field, the Archimede plant rep- the Diamond, that can generate clean energy for small communities living Absorber Absorber resents our project at the forefront. in isolated area not connected to the By combining innovative solutions distribution grid, therefore ensuring both in the design of the plant, that them self sufficiency of energy sup- uses molten salts as fluid combining heat transfer and energy storage, and in its components (collector and parabolic trough), Archimede ensures highly efficient energy supply also at plies. What are specifically the status and the perspectives of the Archimede project in Sicily? Reflector Reflected radiation Radiation from the sun Reflectors night time. In the photovoltaic field, The 5 MW Archimede plant is being the Enel Group strategy is to test in- completed in Priolo Gargallo (Catania, of operation: we will base future de- novative photovoltaic panels (using Sicily) and will be commissioned at the velopments of CSP technology on the new materials, instead of silicon, or end of the first semester of 2010. It is a Archimede experience. I can comfort- new solutions, like thin films, multi- first-of-a-kind so it will provide us im- ably state that the main drivers of our junction or optical concentration) as portant feed-backs in the first period research and development in CSP will be efficiency increase and cost reduction, working both on plant configuration and components, in order to facilitate the exploitation of the technology. The Archimede power plant is the most advanced project in the world in this new and promising field of energy generation. How will Enel make use of the Partner Country Italy presentation of HANNOVER MESSE? HANNOVER MESSE will be an opportunity to present the status and perspective of Enel research and Enel efforts in environmental related topics and renewables, but also a moment to collect all the competences of Italian Industry in order to have a constructive comparison with other countries and industrial peers. Livio Vido, Director of Enel Engineering and Innovation Division 11
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