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ARAEN,
in its regional energy strategy, concentrates in the following matters:
Energy
saving:
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Increase
energy efficiency in public and private constructions and in services;
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Promote
the utilization of construction techniques and materials, both in the
public and private sectors, that allow less energy consumption;
Renewable
energy sources:
Support
the regional energy policies relating to the development and use of
renewable energy sources, such as:
Conventional
sources of energy:
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Increase
the use of those sources of energy that have a low impact on environment:
- natural
gas used
as heating and fuel (Since the region produces natural gas, the Agency
will promote the energy conversion from liquid fuel to gas.
This will reduce both pollution and the regional energy
budget);
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liquid propane gas used
as heating and fuel;
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electric energy as
fuel in transportation (vehicles);
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promote
the use of cogeneration in the industry, in residential areas and in
services;
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verify
and test, in view of a wider application, all those new technologies
conceived to use energy sources with a low impact on the environment
(hydrogen).
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In
view of the strategies for the use of fuels that facilitate the
decrease of CO2 emissions, utilization of biodiesel and
white diesel that do not require heavy modifications to the
existing infrastructures.
Support
to the Energies of the Future:
As
of February 2003, the ARAEN has initiated an activity in the field of
hydrogen as an energy vector. The
latter, thanks to our initial participation in the HYNET, Hyville,
Hydrogen and fuel cells meeting and invitation to the Italian FISR
(Special Research Program) Project. As
of today, we are considered active partners in the Italian Fuel Cell Task
Force. All of these projects
analyze experimental
integrated systems for the generation and distributed use of hydrogen
produced with renewable energy and with a negative emission of CO2.
In addition ARAEN aims at an ambitious project for the integration
of Hydrogen with renewable energies and energy efficiency measures as a
solution for the sustainable development of a river basin (Treste).
Support
Network:
ARAEN
is working on the whole regional territory in order to create an energy
support network. This network
includes all offices, institutes, professional orders, etc… found in the
Region that could act as support to all citizens in the application and/or
use of those regional initiatives related to energy matters.
The
citizen has the possibility to interact with technical experts and various
institutes found in the network in order to receive any technical or
administrative aid in relation to energy matters.
In addition, apart from the name and location of the support tools,
the citizen, in many instances, is able to communicate directly to
specific contact persons in the network organizations.
The
contact persons, that are part of the support network and for their
specific competences, can be contacted directly by the citizen in order to
receive info or clarifications in a very punctual and rapid way.
The
support network is NOT a closed network but
expands continuously with the target to reach every single citizen
and participant in the reorganization and development of the Regional
Energy System.
The Operational Tool
of the Region
ARAEN,
a special structure of the Region, for three years of experimental
activity, has been created through the European SAVE II project with
approval granted by the European Commission with contract nr. ENER/4.1031/A/99-006,
is non-profit and apart from supporting Regional policies, its objectives
are in any case to:
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increase
energy need management through the promotion of energy efficiency;
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support
a better and more rational use of local and renewable energy sources
in order to optimise the latter in view of their utilization also in
private and public construction;
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optimise
production costs;
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support
the research of the best methods for exploiting the energy needs in
the region;
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manage
the regional functions in the field of energy.
All
agency actions are always performed in a way to preserve the environment
and to control atmospheric pollution.
In
detail ARAEN will:
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better
the conditions of life in mountain areas also through the creation of
a biomass market and other sources of renewable energy which will give
the possibility of an additional income to the local population
(farmers);
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adopt
the best technology available in order to save energy both in the
public administration and private consumers;
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support
research activities in the field of energy;
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contribute
to the economical development strategy of the region through the use
of a proper energy management;
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better
the local conditions by increasing the use of biomass, hydroelectric
power plants and the natural gas produced in the region;
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reduce
the cost of energy supply;
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direct
the public opinion towards a more responsible use of energy;
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facilitate
the development of renewable energy that have a low impact on the
environment;
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complete
all of the assigned tasks given by the regional directorate.
Our
achievements:
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Issued
nr.2 calls for public funding related to RES: PV and Solar thermal
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Agreement
with EDENS for the creation of an Wind Power centre for energy
technologies (CETE)
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Participation
to the works of the Italian Hydrogen task Force
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Coordination
of National actions related to the use of natural gas and LPG within
those municipalities at risk of pollution
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Agreement
for the use of renewable energies within ATER (social housing)
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Regulation
for the installation of wind power plants in the Abruzzo Region
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Agreement
with the Ministry of Environment for the use and valorisation of
biomass
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Preparation
and submission to the EU Commission of the highvalley project (FP6 -
Concerto) within the Highville initiative of Norsk Hydro
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