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SIEE SPECIALNAPLES, 2012-2013

ITALY - CHINA:INVESTMENTS AND

WORK OPPORTUNITIES

sales strategies for the new year

2013 - WHATS AFTER THE ENERGY ACCOUNT

lled lightsthe new frontier of energy saving

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6 EDITORIAL

7 CHINA CALLS ITALY - ITALY CALLS CHINA

10 HOW A SMALL PROJECT CAN TURN INTO SOMETHING HUGE: THE URUMqI CASE

11 STARTUP COMPANIES - THE HYPOTHETICAL PRODUCTION VALUE

12 THE STRATEGIES AFTER THE ENERGY ACCOUNT

14 THERMAL ENERGY ACCOUNT - FROM 2 TO 5 YEARS OF INCENTIVES

19 FROM SWITZERLAND NEW TRUST IN PV

23 SOUTH AFRICA - PHOTOVOLTAIC GREATNESS

25 JAPAN - ENERGY ACCOUNT AT THEIR BEST

26 EUROPE’S UNION WITH WOOD

27 INNOVATIVE POWEWR PLANTS - HOW TO ACCESS THE INCENTIVES RATES

30 PHOTOVOLTAICS AND HEAT PUMPS

32 HEAT PUMPS: STANGERS TO US

40 LED LIGHTS - A NEW FRONTIER OF ENERGY SAVING

43 THE CASE OF A MALL

44 SMART MUNICIPALITIES THANKS TO LED

46 TURIN SMART CITY

46 FROM ASIA

51 SE PRICES LISTS

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Dear operators, professionals, businesses, and publicentities,in the month of November we published edition zeroof SE online, with the provisional title, CE. enecessity for this publication was made clear in the lastyears of work in various sectors of new technologies, inorder to expand our markets past of Italy’s borders,discovering the best opportunities and offers fromgovernments of other countries, similar to the necessityto open the doors of our country to collaboration withforeign experiences and businesses, interested inopening a passage in Europe and the Mediterranean,taking advantage of Italy’s receptive capacities and ofthe geographic position of our peninsula, which isparticularly strategic and sensitive to developmentsfrom abroad. Between November and this first edition of Decemberwe have met and confronted entrepreneurs of NorthAmerica, Latin America, Japan, the Emirates,Germany, and China, in addition, obviously, to otherItalian entrepreneurs. SE is here whenever a need forrapid, persistent, low cost communication reveals itself,in order to reach foreign businesses and operators,presenting new investments in Italy and also, in orderto reach Italian businesses and professionals, offeringideas for reflection and stimulus for development andthe realization of projects outside of our borders. SE has therefore chosen to utilize the internet, both forits ability to reach every part of the world in a matterof seconds, and for its reduced editorial expendituredue to its lack of printing and distribution costs. Needing to reach various regions of the world,although coming from Italy, SE comes in two versions,Italian and English. In Italian, because the well-beingof our companies depends necessarily on our ownterritory and on the exchange between provinces, andbetween cities. In English because communicationwith other countries, but also from other countries toItaly, must assume a character of understanding thatrenders it useful to all involved. In this newspaper, however, some articles will comeonly in an English version in cases where the materialcomes from abroad, which implies the knowledge of a

language which will successively be used in order toperform transactions and partnerships of reciprocalinterests. Who are the readers of SE? Our newspaper, whose titleis duly registered at the competent court, as it appearsin our data, can be consulted online and itspublication address is sent every 15 days to all thosewho request it explicitly. In particular, our readers arebusinesses in the field of highly advanced technologiesfor construction, energy, environment, design andmaintenance relative to preexisting operative branches.In addition, SE is progressively being sent to academicfigures and to figures of the field of technologyresearch, as well as to the technical offices of publicbodies, starting with city halls. Taking off with 16,000operators, we plan to double the number of readerswithin the first five months of publication. Moreover,subscription to SE is completely free and anyone canmake SE aware of new operators who would beinterested in receiving our newspaper. All past editions of SE will remain published online, inaddition to the most recent release. SE is made up of paid editorial parts and sections ofpure information. ese two parts are not mutuallyexclusive and can sometimes both be found together,without any conflict of objectivity. Obviously, for professional ethics and for respect forthe reader, the paid editorial parts will be pointed outas such. e communication often requires theassistance of advertising vehicles, which manifestthemselves in the standard form of advertisements orin the form of journalistic articles.We request that everyone promote the spread of SE,with the goal that our national and internationalproject can always accommodate more interestingindications and possibilities for exchange, becoming aninstrument for work even more than just aninstrument of communication.

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EDITORIAL


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At the end of this November the sixth SIEE

was held in Naples, Sino-Italia Exchange

Event, attended by political as well as busi-

ness delegations from the two countries.

The event was inaugurated in the presence

of Minister Francesco Profumo and of the

Chinese Ambassador Ding Weng, authorized

presences among which were the Neopoli-

tan Mayor Luigi De Magistris, the Vice Mayor

of Beijing Chen Gang and business perso-

nalities of the two countries.

More than 600 people registered for the

event, among them entrepreneurs, resear-

chers and scientists, 200 of which were en-

trepreneurial representatives of Chinese

institutions.

Four Chinese provinces sent business dele-

gations, including the municipalities of Bei-

jing, Szechuan, Henan and Tianjin.

For Italy, in addition to MIUR and the Foreign

Minister, system innovators of three regions

were present: Campania, Tuscany, and Pied-

mont. Among the Italian promoters, as well

as the Idis Foundation—City of Science, the

largest Italian research centers were in

attendance: CNR and ENEA, ICE, Invita-

lia, GSE and the network. Over the

course of the workshop, which lasted

two days, more than 300 b2b meetings

were scheduled between Chinese and

Italian companies and presenters of in-

vestment opportunities in China.

In particular, Antonio Laspina, responsi-

ble for the Italian Office of the Institute

for Foreign Commerce in Beijing em-

phasized that Italian technologies are

the most popular technologies in China,

where a recent survey revealed that

among the ten most popular brands in

that country, six are Italian.

China offers, more today than ever be-

fore, a myriad of work opportunities for

our businesses. We are right on time.

This is the time to ride the opportuni-

ties, because the most difficult part has

already been confronted by those who

preceded us, whereas now opportuni-

ties are opening up to join existing pro-

jects that are quickly developing.

In Beijing, with the collaboration of the

ICE, which is headed by the Italian Fo-

reign Minister and by the International

Business Incubator, promoted by the

Chinese Government, there are already

hundreds of projects in progress, which

present the opportunity to join in a bu-

siness growth prospective, due also to

the individual project or to the presenta-

tion of new programming ideas. The

Sino-Italian agreements and the trust

enjoyed over the years between the

economic and political authorities of

the respective countries, put our

ITALY CALLS CHINACHINA CALLS ITALYTHE SIXTH SIEE WAS HELD IN NAPLES WITH THE ATTENDANCE OFMININSTER PROFUMO AND OF MAYOR DE MAGISTRIS. FROM THE HIGH GOVERNING AUTHORITY OF THE PEOPLE’S REPU-BLIC - THIS IS HOW TO START COOPERATIONS BETWEEN BUSINES-SES AND MUNICIPALITIES OF THE TWO CONTRIES


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businesses in the ideal conditions to find

new outlets in eastern markets, including

Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan.

On the other hand, the Chinese value the ap-

plicability of proposals, including with re-

gards to the most convenient provincial

destination.

In the case of Uruqi, which will be discussed

in other parts of SE, it is particularly emble-

matic when one considers that the Euro-

pean-Chinese center for clean energy in

Turin presented itself to the authorities of

Beijing with a design dedicated to a nei-

ghborhood of the city that was instead di-

verted to a province in the north of China,

for the creation of a smart city in a “small”

city of thirty-million inhabitants, Urumqi,

which rapidly transformed from an agricultu-

ral zone into a residential and industrial cen-

ter. The difficulty that Italian companies

encounter, however, is that of keeping them-

selves informed about a world that is still

evolving and that is available to them, even

though competition makes China very selec-

tive. In our view, however, there are Italian

professionals that are not intimidated by the

competition of anyone, and who fear, if any-

thing, a certain timidity in international rap-

ports, above all when talking about small

and medium-sized companies, who are

esteemed beyond our borders as well.

In this direction SE intends to play its own

part, both at the informative level and in

spurring the reaching of new development

objectives.

Obviously the Italian-Chinese axis is multidi-

rectional, because the same difficulties are

met by Chinese companies that want to

enter into the Italian market.

Since the times of the first commerce by

sea, Italy has been a crossroads for exchan-

ges between peoples. The maritime repu-

blics and the Po Valley, followed by Milan,

were all centers of attention for all those

who conquered the Mediterranean, Balkan

and Central European markets. To establish

oneself in Italy also means to create a bridge

to 800 million potential new users and

clients.

The Chinese need to make themselves

known in our country, above all those com-

panies that want to present themselves, with

their high professionalism (it is not true that

a better-priced Chinese product is necessa-

rily of worse quality), but they lack the in-

struments necessary to do so. The Chinese

also need to implement their resources of

technical knowledge with the help of the ex-

periences of other countries. In this sense, I

point out two particularly emblematic exam-

ples: The Beijing Beizhong Steam Turbine

Generator Co., Ltd and the Nceprz.


The first example regards a Beijing company

that builds industrial turbines for electricity

generation. The second regards, on the

other hand, a public business which builds

large electric power pants. In

the first case it seems difficult

to reach our market and to ini-

tiate collaborations with our

country, which is capable of

commercializing the product

on other markets. In the se-

cond case there is a search for

new technologies to improve

and optimize the design of

large electric power plants in

China or those in the design

phase. Whoever is interested

may come forward. SE is at

your disposition to facilitate

meetings and developments.

Thinking that you are too late

is actually a mistake which

does not take into account that, in this case,

the time that has passed has made the

ground even more fertile on which to move

and to look for new commercial stimulus. It

is a concept that has been expressed pre-

viously, but is still worth repeating, because

it is in SE’s network that this connection has

presented itself, like a bridge, in a moment

in which the economy stagnates and there is

a necessity for new vitality and new fron-

tiers. Given the events of the SIEE it appears

more indicative than ever before: more than

300 meetings (B2B and work tables) organi-

zed with the objective of individuating inter-

locutors with whom to stipulate

technological and com-

mercial collaboration

agreements. The subjects

at center stage during this

event were smart cities,

green chemicals, remote

sensing, e-health, energy,

and biotech.

To focus on the coopera-

tion and the internationali-

zation of these enterprises

seems essential for Italy,

as Minister Profumo em-

phasized, above all in a

new age when it is an ab-

solute necessity to return

to the real economy. In conclusion of the

inaugural event, Minister Profumo made an

appointment with the Italian and Chinese

partners next autumn in Beijing. SE intends

to follow this as well, offering information

from primary sources to Italian and Chinese

operators, where new exchange opportuni-

ties present themselves. China, strongly de-

pendent on foreign countries with regards to

supplies, solicits experience and designs,

but also requests that we open the doors of

our market to its companies, not in order to

outperform Italian competition, but appea-

ring alongside our entrepreneurs, at times

also supporting them with new investments

and initiatives.

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It seems like a fable but it’s completely pure reality.Turin Polytecnics, together with the partners of theEurope-China Clean Energy Centre (EC2), had pre-sented a Smart City design to the authority of Beijingto be applied to a neighborhood in China’s capital, asan example of a Smart City and an experiment. In theproponents’ plan, once the project was accepted and itsfeasibility was verified, the design could be extendedgradually to other Beijing neighborhoods as well. Butthis did not become a reality. Our masterminds werecalled for in China and they were asked to accept theirinsertion in an incubator, a sort of internal technicalorganism, which starting from the initial design wasable to develop an original idea, inserting itself alon-gside other organizations and partners, to develop thedesign and make it concretely active in the territory. In this way the Tsingua University, the Commissionfor the Development of Urumqi (pronounced oo-room-jee) and the Xinjiang Xin Zi Consulting Engi-neer appeared on the scene to launch a large scaleinitiative, aimed in paticular at the city of Urumqi, aresidential center in the far north, which accommoda-tes thirty million inhabitants and is following a path ofrapid development, a very familiar path to the Chi-nese, from a purely agricultural center to a technologi-cal and industrial one. In short, an instance ofcooperation between Europe and China commencedfelicitously and it is still looking for partners in thefields of energy savings and reduction of greenhousegases.The key words for what is happening in Urumqi areeco-sustainability of new buildings (both in terms ofenergy and in terms of feasibility of urban energy servi-ces), the systems of cogeneration for which China iseager, water conservation and recycling, low tempera-ture heating, energy savings in general, and renewableresources. On each of these subjects there are some

roles that have already been assigned as well as othersthat have yet to be assigned. Therefore the road is clearfor those who hope to enter fully into the project. Thisincludes new researchers, designers, planners, experi-menters, in addition to those who are deputed to playa solely political role. This last point also regards thedistribution of financial resources directly from the go-vernment of the People’s Republic, which would thenbe transferred to the enterprises according to currentprocedures of local administration.Urumqi is the capital of the autonomous region ofXinjiang, in the northwest of China. It is the political,economic and cultural center of the province, thepoint of convergence between Asia, Europe and an im-portant point of access to western China It is the prin-ciple junction for the manufacturing sector in theprovince Xinjing, with particular attention to petro-chemicals, energy innovation, machinery production,furniture production, to the sector of foodstuffs, mo-dern pharmacology, construction, textiles, and the me-tallurgic industry. In 2011, the PIL reached 170 billion CNY, with an in-crease of 17.1%, equivalent to the 25.7% of the PIL ofthe whole province of Xinjiang Il the first trimester of2012 the PIL reached 36 billion CNY, with an increaseof 11.2% for the same period. As a result of this rapidgrowth, Urumqi adopted a standard for energy savingsof buildings that spread over 54 million square meters,while further construction is planned for an area of tenmillion square meters. In short, the door is open also to Italian companiesthat are capable of contributing their work experience.

THE URUMqI CASE

HOW A SMALL PROJECT CANTURN INTO SOMETHING HUGEanks to a Chinese incubator, an idea for a smart city for a neighborhood inBeijing was transferred to a city of thirty million inhabitants A group of engineers from Turin are the protagonists

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With resolution n. 95/E of October 17, 2012, the Re-venue Agency provided clarifications to answer a que-stion posed by a company that produces electric energyfrom renewable sources, about the application of theregistration tax for the act of a guaranteed GSE credittransfer at the moment of the registration of the tran-sfer.While it was building a photovoltaic field “on theground” the company made an agreement with theManager of Energy Services (GSE) for the recognitionof higher incentivizing rates, due to the production ofthe electric energy derived from the same facility. Mo-reover, the same company sold the photovoltaic plantto a leasing company, while it was creating a leasingcontract that would last for 18 years. To guarantee the payment of the rental income of thelease contract, the company was simultaneously wor-king on selling itself to the leasing company, through apublic act or an authentic private written agreement,the credits constituted by the incentivizing rates provi-ded by the GSE.The amount of these credits—calculated by multi-

plying the monthly quantity of energy produced by therate recognized by the manager of the facility—is notdetermined at the moment of the registration of theact. Moreover, the quantity of energy produced variesdepending on the productivity of the photovoltaic faci-lity. In order to proceed with the signing of the contract,the company requested to know what the tax treat-

ment would be, for the purposes of the register, in thesales contract, the guarantee of the credits garnishedfrom relations with the GSE. In response to this inquiry, the Revenue Agency clari-fied that the sale contract of the credits garnished fromrelations with the GSE, stipulated with a public act ora private, authentic, written document guaranteed bythe payment of fees derived from a leasing contract, issubject to a proportional registration tax, at the rate of0.50%, to be calculated based on the “value of declaredcredits” on the presumptive side, except adjustment orreimbursement after the definitive determination oftheir amount. SE’s comment on this event, that we bring to youthrough Casa Clima, is that essentially the responsibi-

lity of acceptable behavior remains that of the Respon-sible Entity, who must evaluate, according to its ownlogic, how much the production of its facility could be,with the aim of a correct payment of the RegistrationTax. We note that this is an example of the usual messcreated by vague laws that are not well-defined, whichcan give rise to disputes with the Revenue Agency andto subsequent appeals on the parts of the ResponsibleEntities. We emphasize that the lack of well-defined regulationsis one of the principle causes of discouragement of fo-reign investments in our country, although for a specu-lative effect (in the case of photovoltaic fields) thefunds of German, English, and French investments,have indeed invested in the most recent years. Butthat’s another story, which regards the drawing up ofthe precedents of energy accounts, which have causedmillions of incentives to flow abroad, charged on thebills of Italians.

FV AND REVENUE AGENCIES:

credit transfer and leasing of facilities

THE HYPOTHETICALPRODUCTION VALUE

Another “healthy” way for further litigation without absolute regulations


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You can feel it in the air, but also in every meeting bet-ween companies in the field, at the fairs: among opera-tors in the field there is general sense ofdiscouragement, a bit like in all sectors. In the field ofrenewable energy, primarily photovoltaic, the discoura-gement, however, is more significant for various rea-sons, which have come together at the critical momentfor the Italian economy as well as other economies.The Fifth Energy Account, in fact, has considerablycut the incentives and the length of the application.The most pessimistic predictions indicate the possibi-lity to build new facilities after about six months.Sincerely, SE is not discouraged because there is still

much to do, in the sector of the direct access facilities,in that of facilities built with innovative technologies,as well as in the field of concentrated facilities. Never-theless we would like to align ourselves with whomeversees a darker future than we do. Therefore, we will rea-son about new sales strategies in the photovoltaic sec-tor and about new opportunities that the market offersus to continue our business, even if we do not receivethe same returns as we did a few years ago. On that subject, we report on various indications that

emerged from a recent workshop, organized by VPSO-LAR, from which emerged a punctual analysis of themarket and the consequent strategies which, as notedby SE are necessary for a common culture, which is thebase of future development in this sector. As we waitfor the decrees to restart the national economy to beapproved by the Parliament, our reflections are first de-dicated to the following:-opportunities for retrofitting (adjustment) of the al-ready existent facilities-possibilities to create new storage systems (accumula-tion) of the energy produced-contributions to the fiscal deductions of 50% that are

already possible now, giving up the Energy AccountIn the case of retrofitting the most opportune path isthat of proposing to the client a thermal system thathas the ability to profit from the maximum productivecapacity of the solar panels. The insertion of the heatpumps, which are now available in a wide range ofproducts, is a course that many are already followingwith positive results, above all since the recent cost in-crease of methane, and consequently of heating.It is, in fact, strategically necessary to inform the client

the market is uncertain

strategies after the energy accountCOSTUMER RELATIONS - UTILIZING ALL SYSTEMS FOR ENERGY SAVINGS

CHANGING ENERGY USE HABITS - PROVING THE CONVENIENCE OF FISCAL DEDUCTIONS


of all the possibilities with which the photovoltaic canguarantee a significant savings on energy costs. Someti-mes it is also necessary to modify consumption habits,concentrating them in the hours that energy is produ-ced, even by use of timers that start the washing ma-chine, dryer, and various appliances (possibly includingrechargers of electric vacuum cleaners, cell phones, andanything else) in the hours of full daylight, contrary towhat has always been advised until now in order toavoid disturbing electric bills.

In the case of new storage systems,considering the high costs of batte-ries for energy accumulation, agood strategy is that of storingenergy for thermal use, such as hotwater and heating. This is one ,ajorbreakthrough, which we emphasizebelow in a basic diagram. Todaystorage tanks exist that lose only5% of the energy’s initial heat inthe first 24 hours. The costs arelow in comparison with chemicalstorage (batteries) and they providethe possibility to modify the hy-draulic facility, if necessary. The in-teraction of these systems with thatof the heat pumps offers a vast

range of sales opportunities and for products that faci-litate the work of professionals of the sector. Lastly, in the case of fiscal deductions, a recent study ofqualenergia,it demonstrated that for facilities above 20kwp the deduction is much more convenient than theEnergy Account itself, moreover, renouncing theEnergy account it is still possible to continue to utilizethe exchange system in place, as happened in theFourth Account. Infact, since June 2012 and untilJune 30, 2012 the fiscal deductions for the restructura-tion of buildings (not to be confused with those of55% energy efficiency) have been brought from 36 to50%.

For a rather extended span of constructionworks and to benefit only physical personsthere is a 50% Irpef deduction on the maxi-mum spending limit of 96,000 euros perhousing unit, spread over 10 years in homo-geneous rates. There a many advantages to the fiscal deduc-tion. There is the certainty of the economicbenefit since it is the client himself that de-ducts the portion each year. There is the pos-sibility to include other labor in the amount(e.g. on the facilities and on LED light) Thereis liberal use of certification constraints. It isnot necessary to register power plants>12kWp. One saves on the costs of the GSE.The responsibility of reaching the incentive li-ghtens. In short, refusing the Energy Accountin favor of the deductions seems to be an ex-cellent idea given that in 25 years one is likelyto earn almost 30 thousand euros more in thisway. We need to start talking about this withthe clients.

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THERMAL STORAGE EXEMPLES


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The activation of the Energy Account for thermalenergy will begin shortly, the new Decree on thermalrenewable energy, precisely, which could already takeoff with the beginning of the new year. This is bignews, particularly for the public sector, which untilnow was excluded from 55% of the incentives, cannow access incentives for the new account, interveningon a whole series of old buildings scattered over theterritory. Also individuals, however, will have manynew options, being able for the first time to choosewhether to use the deduction of 55% or instead turnto new aid provided by the thermal Energy Account. The decree provides for the promotion of small energyefficiency operations and for the production of thermalenergy from renewable sources (heat pumps, waterheaters, solar, thermal, and biomass heat generators).Access to support for renewable heat will be allowed tothe public, including for the first time the IACP (Au-tonomous Institute of Social Housing) as well as pri-vate institutions, and--in the current version of thedecree—those operations for energy efficiency are onlyfor the public.Until today, actually, individuals are entitled to the taxrelief discussed above: the composition of the two mea-sures in the organic design represents one of the majornodes that are dissolving.

In the first two years of application a maximum totalcost of 900 ml/Euro is predicted, which will be a cove-red by taxes on natural gas. For all of the technologies included in the incentive,the new decree establishes a series of minimum perfor-mance values. In particular, the incentive results pro-portionate to the renewable energy produced and tothe energy savings achieved and will be differentiatedfor cuts and climactic zones. For biomass facilities up to 35 kWt and for solar ther-mal facilities up to 50 m2, the annual amount of theincentive is constant, calculated as a lump sum and de-livered each biennium. Regarding larger facilities, onthe other hand, the annual amount of the incentive isconstant, calculated as a lump sum and delivered everyfive years. The incentive, delivered in constant annualrates is equal to a percentage of the expenditure sustai-ned for the operation. The operations can be requestedfor existent buildings or housing units of any cadastralcategory, new ultra-efficient buildings (class A), ther-mal facilities for winter heating and for the productionof hot water, for home appliances, motors, and inver-ters. With regards to typology of technology included in theincentive, they will be subdivided by category, startingwith “facilities of small size,” including heat pumpsand water heaters that function by heat pumps, with anominal power under 500 kW, and solar thermal andsolar cooling for a gross surface area less than 700square meters. Public subjects and individuals will be able to requestnew incentives for the installation of heat pumps (elec-tric, gas, and geothermic), solar thermal, solar cooling,and biomass heat generators, the last of which only incases of substitution for other biomass facilities usingdiesel or coal. Among the most significant changes introduced by thenew Account, is the cooperation of incentives for pu-blic entities to take small actions on energy efficiencyin addition to those of the 55%. Included in thesesmall actions is the thermal insulation of walls, cei-lings, floors, and the replacement of windows as well asthe installation of condensation heat generators.

(source Casa Clima)

A NEW ENERGY ACCOUNT FOR THERMAL ENERGY STARTING IN 2013

from two to five years of incentives THE ACTION TARGETED AT INDIVIDUALS, COMPANIES AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATIONS





CLEVER l’Energy Manager per impianti fotovoltaici monofase di piccola taglia da 1 a 6 kWp. Un sistema di su-pervisione e gestione di impianto completo, facile da installare e facile da usare. Un apparato semplice e potentesupportato dal ”CLEVER WEB”, un efficace servizio di supervisione e monitoraggio offerto dal Connet ControlCenter per avere sotto controllo la produttività dell’impianto fotovoltaico e la gestione delle utenze domestiche.

Il CLEVER si installa in pochi minuti sul quadro elettrico dell’abitazione dove, con i sensori amperometrici digrande precisione (0,2% fondo scala) in dotazione, effettua le misurazioni della energia prodotta e scambiataverso la rete ed analizza l’energia consumata dalle utenze elettriche fornendo un quadro completo:- Potenza prodotta e consumata (kW)- Energia prodotta (kWh) per fascia oraria- Energia acquistata (kWh) per fascia oraria- Energia venduta (kWh) per fascia oraria- Energia consumata (kWh) per fascia oraria- Energia autoconsumata (kWh) per fascia oraria- Indicatore di ottimizzazione dei consumi (indica quando l’utente è in autoconsumo o in scambio)- Incentivo (Euro)- Datalog illimitato delle misure- Analisi dello storico misure- Relè per pilotare utenze da remoto- Monitoraggio produttività dell’impianto rispetto al valore di riferimento sul territorio in tempo reale(serviziodal CONNET CONTROL CENTER)- Gestione allarmi performance dell’impianto (servizio dal CONNET CONTROL CENTER)- Controllo di stringa (Opzionale con il controllo di stringa)- Allarme antifurto (Opzionale con il controllo di stringa)


FROM SWITZERLANDNEW TRUST NEW TRUST IN PHOTOVOLTAICIN PHOTOVOLTAIC

In the course of the last 16 months the new SolarMaxgeneral headquarters was built in the current offices ofBiel, in Switzerland. This new building unites the threeprevious Swiss offices under the same roof, and conse-quently, unites the undertakings of development, pro-duction, logistics, and administration. According toSolarmax, the proximity of all three departments en-courages interpersonal communication, facilitating fa-ster decision making processes and otherimprovements of processes and direct comparisons. Environmental compatibility and energy efficiencywere the basis of the construction of the new SolarMaxbuilding, as befits a company that intends to be a lea-der in the renewable energy sector. For the occasion,3.370m ³ of untreated timber were used from theSwiss Alps and foothills, and from Austria and Ger-many. The wood used saves 2,440 tonnes of CO2. Inaddition, the inverters are produced in a way that iscompletely CO2 neutral. The building is equippedwith a photovoltaic plant of 220 kwp for an annualenergy production equal to 200,000 kWh per year.The new Solarmax general headquarters constitutes anext step for the business’s development, which hasbeen active for over 20 years. The photovoltaic sectorremains therefore of primary interest, despite the factthat the incentives of many countries, including Italy,are slowly being abandoned in order to pay more at-tention to energy savings and to mechanisms of tax re-lief.

A new center for Solarmax to favordevelopment in the renewable

energy sector. The new building completed last September

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From December 6 to 8 the Renewable Energy WorldAfrica conference was held. Numerous internationaldelegates from Sandton convention Centre of Johanne-sburg participated.This was a conference with speeches and debates onthe important strategic challenges and their technicalsolutions to expand the production of renewableenergy in all of sub-Saharan Africa. The presenters had a special pavilion, which was a cen-ter of global expertise and technological excellence inthe green energy sector. The countries of sub-Saharan Africa denounce today acollective energy deficit with the prospective of rapid

growth of demand in the future. The production of re-newable energy offers an enormous potential to contri-bute to bridging this gap in a continent with abundantrenewable resources and large spaces at its disposition. In the course of the meetings it was pointed out thattechnology is progressing as quickly as the cost of pro-duction in decreasing. For this reason, renewable

energy production will play an important role in theinfrastructures of the new Africa, offering solutionsboth for rural application as well as large projects, suchas hydro-electric, wind, and biomass energy. Africa isparticipating in the growth of the emerging market,the market of renewable energy with investments pro-gressively growing, from 750 million dollars in 2004 to3.6 billion in 2011. South Africa recently announced its regulations on re-

newable energy and plans to install 8,400 MW of pho-tovoltaic plants in the next 20 years, which combinedwith another 1000 MW of solar concentration, theore-tically, will provide more than 60,000 jobs. South Africa will present five tenders to assign in thenext two years 3,725 MW, valued at about 12 billioneuros. By 2030 the country plans to bring about a risein renewable energy to 8% of the energy consumed.Currently we are at less than 1%.

new development opportunities for re-newable energy on the Dark Continent

South Africa:photovoltaicgreatness


Born in Japan as the biggest international B2B in thephotovoltaic sector, PV EXPO has extended its reputa-tion to the point that today it is considered the bestdoor to enter into the growing Japanese and Asianmarket, in the Pacific. The Fair will be held at the sametime as the PV SYSTEM EXPO, where a wide rangeof technologies and avant-garde materials will be pre-sented, including devices for the production of solarcells and photovoltaic modules.

The Fair will be held in Tokyo from February 27 toMarch 1, 2013.

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While in all of Europe we are beginning to accept in-centives, for the photovoltaic world a new hope ope-ned up last July—the country of the Rising Sun. InJapan new incentive rates for renewable and photovol-taic energy are coming into play, which are valued atnearly twice the amount of German incentives, threetimes that of Chinese incentives, and are also muchmore profitable than Italy’s incentives regulated by theFifth Energy Account. In Japan, as we know, there is a big energy gap to befilled. After stopping all nuclear energy plants in pre-vious months, Tokyo has made the controversial deci-sion to restart just two nuclear reactors in fear that inlieu of this action, elevated winter energy needs mightnot be met. From the moment after the disaster of Fu-kushima it was clear that Japan would direct its energyefforts towards renewables in order to fill its energy gapand to mitigate its energy dependence on foreigncountries. Thus, this Asian country officially reached out to theworldwide photovoltaic industry. The Japanese government estimates that power fromrenewables will rise from its current 19.5 GW to 22GW in less than a year, by March 2013. But these vo-lumes could be considerably higher. According to Blo-omberg New Energy Finance, in 2013, Japan willinstall from 3.2 to 4.7 GW of photovoltaic centers, atleast three times 2011’s more than 1.3 GW of photo-voltaic centers, which brought the 2011 yearend totalto 5 GW installed.Actually, the incentive, as mentioned, is rather gene-rous. For FV it is 42 yen per kWh, or about 42 eurocents at current exchange rates. The incentives in que-stion for FV are divided in two types depending onplant size: those of a power capacity under 10 kW orabove 10 kW each have the right to the same compen-sation for the first ten years; the former for only thefirst ten years while the latter for 20 years. In short, a decidedly attractive regiment, even when weaccount for the fact that in Japan the cost of photovol-taic plants is currently higher than that of the Euro-

pean market—more than double the cost in Germany.On the other hand, there are some who maintain thatthe market price of the facilities will fall significantly,thanks also to the mass landing of modules at cut pri-ces from Chinese producers, who might see an intere-sting alternative in this nearby country to the marketquotes of the USA and Europe caused by new customsbarriers in both the US and Europe and because of theeconomic crisis in Europe. In our opinion, however, being familiar with the diffi-culties of accessing the Japanese market competitively,which prefers domestic products, even at much higherprices, there will be a decrease in Japanese offers out-side its own borders and it will be rather difficult to or-ganize new business for European and Italianphotovoltaic operators.

We know, however, that the Institute for ForeignCommerce, mediated by the Italian Embassy of Tokyo,and in collaboration with the GSE, will make B2Bmeetings available to Italian companies that have ideasand projects to develop in Japan. Our fantasy would beto win in a country that has started photovoltaic appli-cations in various places, as in the case of the Miyako-nojo train station (of the southeastern island ofKyushu), which is illuminated by two megawatts ofsolar panels.

FROM THE RISING SUN:THIS ENERGY ACCOUNT ISTHE BEST OF INCENTIVES


According to a recent Eurostat statistic, wood is a na-tural resource that is being used for various purposes,including (and often most importantly) as a source ofrenewable energy. In 2010 wood and wood waste contributed 5% of theEU-27 gross energy production. Among the member states, the highest quotes of woodand wood waste used to produce energy reached theirmaximum in Estonia (96%), followed by Poland(81%), Latvia (78%), Finland (76%), Hungary (66%),while the lowest consumption was recorded in Cyprus(13%), equal to that of Luxemburg and the UnitedKingdom. Italy is found near the bottom of this scale

at 24%. As noted, Eurostat provides the official statistics of theEuropean Union and the statistic just published is in-tended to be a stimulus for 2012, a year dedicated tothe becoming more sensitive to the use of sustainableenergy. In Europe in 2011, about 429 million cubic meters ofcrude wood were produced, one fifth of which was fuel

wood. For 2013 it is maintained that the crossbar of wood to be burned will move even more towards a su-stainable use of this important material, also if an ap-propriate replanting must be well planned according torigid regulations. The use of waste and used wood re-mains important, whose disposal represents an extraor-dinary resource for cogeneration.

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The Energy Account is running out, but not for alltypes of plants. In fact, we remind our readers that theDM of July 5, 2012 reserves 50 million euros forpower plants with innovative characteristics, in addi-tion to another 50 million euros for solar power plants.These latter will be discussed in later pages of this pu-blication, while here we will reserve our attention forthe so-called innovative plants. Misunderstandings between clients and installers occurfrequently as a result of the unclear term “innovative”and its limits, which are well-defined by the clarifica-tions expressed by the GSE. In order for both partiesto understand the correct use, we will summarize herethe parameters for qualifying for the incentives for in-novative plants, whichutilize unconventionalmodules, which is a pho-tovoltaic module whoseuse is possible and effec-tive only for architecturalapplications, being in it-self an element of a buil-ding. Theunconventional photo-voltaic module consists ofa unique and inseparableproduct for construction,commercially identifiedand certified by technical regulations recalled in theDecree Annex 1-A. The following are included in the category:1) Flexible photovoltaic modules;2) Rigid photovoltaic modules with the followingcharacteristics:-strips of film-thin rigid support-transparent - for the facades of photovoltaic modules, windows orcovers (conveniently created and installed in order topermit the passing of light into the building).The mounting system must be designed for buildingintegration of the photovoltaic modules and must en-sure, together with the surface of the photovoltaic mo-dules and without the use of additional elements, thefunctions provided by the Decree, including water-proofing.Lastly, the GSE clarifies that plants are not recognized

as innovative based solely on the characteristics of theassembly system, utilized for the realization of theplant, based solely on an integrated element of a diffe-rent industrial invention for which a European patenthas already been obtained. Architectural integration ofthe photovoltaic plant is considered when, followingan eventual removal of photovoltaic modules, the fun-ctionality of the building’s frame is compromised, ma-king the construction no longer suitable for itsintended use. Plants with innovative characteristics obtain access to aparticular incentivizing rate only if they are installedon buildings. Therefore, we must clarify the meaningof a “building.”

The DPR of August 26,1993 n. 412 defines a“building” as a systemcomprised of outsidebuilding structures thatoutline a space of a defi-ned volume, from theinner structures thatmake up this volume andall the facilities, techno-logical devices and furni-ture found inside of it.The outer surface thatoutlines a building can

coincide with all or some of the following elements:the outside environment, the earth, and/or other buil-dings. In particular, unconventional modules and spe-cial components, as defined above, must be developedspecifically in order to integrate themselves and substi-tute architectural elements of energetically certifiablebuildings. The modules and components must guaran-tee the maintenance of the levels of the energy require-ments of the building and must be characterized byheat transference comparable with that of the architec-tural component that it replaces. Therfore there must be energy requirements inside thebuilding of application, which must be certifiable tothe sense of the specific national regulations currentlyin force. This requirement can be guaranteed in virtueof a closed volume which allows one to regulate thethermal exchanges between the inside and outside.

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In other pages of SE we have showed how it could beuseful in sales, to combine the use of photovoltaicplants with the presence of heat pumps. This combina-tion produces two effects. The first is that of the heatpump in which from 1KW of electric energy produ-ced, 4 thermal KW are obtained. The other effect isthe ability to accumulate the energy produced. In thisway it is possible to use the energy produced at timesother than the moment of production. The system regulates itself according to solar energyproduction and internal consumption in order to ma-ximize its efficiency, reducing notably external energyconsumption. As a result, the consumption of the facility itself im-proves and diminishes the input to the network ofenergy produced. In this way it is easy to understandhow it is possible to expand the economic performanceof the system and energy coefficient of the house. Nor-mally the percentage of energy output consumed bythe home itself for its own requirements is about 40%

of the energy produced, while with the heat pump thiscan arrive as high as 80%. An investment that includes photovoltaic modules andheat pumps is therefore a secure form of income, a steptoward the future in the conception of the use of theenergy produced, a notable savings on electric bills andan added value to one’s property, before consideringthe benefit of tax relief provided by current laws. We will illustrate synthetically with three examples,provided by Waris s.r.l. of Condino, in the province ofTrento, an Italian company that produces Italian pro-ducts, which can be the income of a photovoltaic plantcombined with the heat pump at the current energycosts. It isn’t difficult to think about how much savingscould benefit one in future years with the constant in-crease of energy costs—natural gas, fuel, electricenergy. The use of the Waris WWK 300 PV modulesturns out to be an advantage. In fact, for the produc-tion of hot water, not only can one use the heat of thesurrounding air , but also the current that is automati-

an energy mix to maximize electric and thermal energy

Photovoltaic andHeat Pumps


cally generated, produced by the photovoltaic facility.By increasing the percentage of the current used by thehome of the plant itself, the GSE incentive also increa-ses. This effect is further reinforced by the water hea-ting function that is activated at the exact moment thatthe solar plant would otherwise draw current from thenetwork. Example for 12 modules with an installed power of2.88 KW and the WWK 300PV heat pump.


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More than 20 thousand heat pumps are installed peryear in Italy. Nevertheless among, solutions for energyefficiency, they are possibly the least well-known. Theyutilize electric energy to transfer heat from an environ-ment of lower temperature to one of higher tempera-ture. The heat pumps can therefore be used for heatingin winter as well as for cooling in summer. What are the advantages? The heat pumps providemore heat in respect to the electric energy they con-sume. They are not subject to cost variability for fuel,and they bring savings of about 40% of bills. There arealso some state initiatives, including some in the formof tax relief. A heat pump can produce heat for the heating of abuilding or for hot water for sanitary needs, using theenergy present in the atmosphere for 75% and takingonly the remaining 25% from traditional sources. Thetechnology utilized in the heat pump is based on anexternal heat source from the environment such as air,water, or soil. The most common heat pumps are electric, includingvarious models such as: air-air, air-water, water-air,

water-water. The first term stands for the form of thesupply and the second stands for the form in which itis distributed inside the building.The savings is significant and to clearly portray its con-venience, a kilowatt of normal electricity costs 0.25euros, while one thermal kWh with the heat pumpcosts 0.063 euros. Currently, tax deductions are effective on 55% of thecost of replacement of heating systems with high effi-ciency heat pumps—deductions that could be spreadout over ten years. With the decree on renewable ther-mal energy and on energy efficiency, expected at theend of the year, we wait for the confirmation of thesedeductions or new incentives starting in 2013.For better understanding of how a heat pump works,one might imagine 100 units of energy inside of a soc-cer ball. This ball is compressed until it reaches the sizeof a ping pong ball.This ball contains the same energy units, but the ther-mal energy per unit of volume is higher and the airtemperature inside it has increased. The sides of theping pong ball are heated and the beat begins to tran-

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sfer itself to the outside. To bring this heat to anotherplace, one could imagine moving the ball to a coldarea, where it will then gradually adjust the tempera-ture until it is equal to that of the environment. After the ball cools down, it can be brought back tothe first place and left to expand in size. Since it haslost heat, it then returns to the size of a soccer ball. Itstemperature is too low and therefore begins to absorbthermal energy, cooling the area around it. The compressor of a heat pump creates exactly thispressure difference that allows the cycle to occur (simi-lar to the ball that expands and contracts). It sucks therefrigerant through the evaporator, where the refrige-rant fluid itself evaporates at low pressure, absorbingheat. It compresses it and it pushes it into the conden-ser, where the fluid condenses at high pressure, leavingthe condensed absorbed heat. The refrigerant fluidchanges state inside the two exchangers. In the evapo-rator it passes from a liquid to a gas state and in thecondenser it changes from a gas to a liquid. When comparing the performance of heat pumps, it isbest to avoid the term “productivity” because it has va-rious meanings. Rather, it’s best to talk about yield.The yield is expressed by the performance coefficient,COP, the relation between energy yielded (to thesource of interest) and energy consumed (normallyelectric). A COP value of 3 indicates that for everykWh of electric energy consumed, the heat pump pro-vides heat equal to 3 kWh. We would like to point out that when there is a signifi-cant difference of temperature, for example when onewants to heat a house on a very cold winter day, morework is necessary to move the heat. If the heat pump isoutside and the evaporator is not sheltered, the COPmay descend to a level lower than one, and the humi-dity of the air may tend to freeze in the vanes of thedevice (with the need of periodical defreezing). Inother words, when it’s very cold outside, it’s best toproduce heat inside with a heater, or space heater, orstove rather than taking it from outside.

Commercial heat pumps are quickly developing. TheCOP has grown in the last 5 years from 3 to 4 and, insome cases, to 5. As a result they are becoming a logi-cal choice for domestic heating. Heat pumps are beco-ming more and more common for water heating forpools and for domestic uses. As mentioned above,there are two types of heat pumps that run on air. Themost common is the air-air heat pump, which extractsheat from the air and moves it into or out of a buil-ding, depending on the season. The other type of heatpump running on air is the air-water heat pump,which is used in environments with hydronic distribu-tion of heat (this second version, however, is morerare).

Heat pumps running on air can be designed to worktogether with a supplementary source of heat, such as afurnace that runs on electricity, natural gas, or diesel. We will now examine the various functioning phases,starting from the heating phase, where the heat istaken from external air and brought into the building.The refrigerant fluid passes through the laminationvalve and becomes a liquid-vapor compound based onpressure. It then enters the evaporator, located outside,where it absorbs heat until it becomes a low tempera-ture vapor. The vapor crosses the accumulator, where

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all remaining liquid is collected. Then it is compressed,and the temperature rises as a consequence. The hotvapor reaches the condenser, which is the radiator loca-ted inside the building (close to the furnace), and itchanges phase leaving the heat of liquefaction. The li-quid obtained returns to the lamination valve, and thecycle repeats itself. The cooling phase, on the other hand, inverts the cycle

just described in order to change the direction of theheat flux. The refrigerant liquid evaporates in the innerradiator and condenses in the external radiator. The in-ternal air is also dehumidified. When the outer radiator works as an evaporator, itssurface has a low temperature when the external air isalso cold (the heating phase in winter). This involvesthe formation of ice on it, due to the presence of hu-midity in the outside air. In consequence, the perfor-mance of thermal exchange is reduced (the ice isinsulating). In order to dissolve the layer of ice the re-versible valve inverts the cycle and the fan of the exter-

nal evaporator stops, so that it reduces the thermalenergy necessary for defrosting. Obviously, while themachine is in this phase, the internal radiator cools theair of the building and then it is necessary to reheat itbefore reintroducing it into the cycle. There are two methods to establish when to do the de-frosting: with an external temperature sensor and atimer that inverts the cycle every few minutes, or in-stead, with a more refined control system, which mo-nitors the air flow, the pressure of the refrigerant, andthe air temperature. The second method, althoughmore expensive, is preferable, since it avoids unneces-sary defrosting and therefore improves the perfor-mance of the machine. Even if the heat pump can provide all the heat that abuilding needs, it is not convenient when the load forheat is much higher than that of cooling: the pump,made for the winter season, in summer would work in-

termittently, with lower performance and lower capa-city to dehumidify.The cost of the installation can be as much as twice thecost of a traditional furnace and it should be recovered,thanks to energy savings, in about five years in order tobe economically attractive.

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The cost of the electric bill in Italy represents one ofthe most important expenditures for families and com-panies. In this country it is difficult to predict futurecosts of electric energy because there have been yearswhen the cost increase has reached 15% and otheryears when it has remained under 5%. One thing iscertain however: In Italy electric energy costs muchmore than in most other European countries. For thisreason it is urgent to confront this problem quickly, re-ducing consumption and making more significant useof renewable energy.

WHAT’S LEDSILED is an electric component that, with the passingof minimal current, emits light without infrared or ul-traviolet rays, lighting up immediately. The LED(Light-Emitting Diodes) technology represents theevolution of illumination to the solid state, in whichlight generation is obtained through semi-conductorsrather than utilizing a filament or gas. LED light ismore efficient from an energy point of view, it lastslonger, and is more sustainable. In addition, it createsopenings for innovative and creative solutions for usethat integrate the light in our homes, our cars, stores,and cities. LED lights are destined, with time, to re-place traditional incandescent and fluorescent lights.

ENERGY SAVINGSThanks to the strong illumination characteristic ofLED lights and light bulbs, it’s possible to substitutefluorescent lights (compact or neon) with LED equiva-lents that consume much less energy, that is, decidedlyless power (in watts), which translates into a relevanteconomic savings. For example, it’s possible to replacea normal 40 W neon light (type T8 of 26 mm diame-ter and 120 cm long) with an “LED tube” (comprisedof almost 300 small LEDs) which consumes no morethan 17 W. In this case, assuming an electric energycost of 0.25 euros/kWh and an average use of eighthours per day, the annual consumption given the twodifferent lights would be respectively 116.80 kWh e49.64 kWh. Therefore, the annual savings in using theLED lamp instead of the fluorescent or neon lights would be 67.16 kWh, and therefore €16.79 forevery lamp of this type.

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LIFE SPANLED lights maintain 70% of their light emission after50,000 hours, depending on the EN50107 standards.This doesn’t mean that one necessarily needs to replacethe lights after that period. If the reduction does notcreate excessive inconveniences, one can easily conti-nue to use the light until it completely stops producinglight, estimated at 100,000 hours. Comparing the lifespan of LED lights with that of traditional light bulbsand hypothesizing an average functioning of six hoursper day, we note the following:- The average life of an incandescent light isabout 1000/1500 hours (250 days)- The average life of a neon light is about 4,000hours (666 days)- The average life of a fluorescent light (low con-sumption) is 6,000 hours (1,000 days)- The average life of an LED light is 50,000hours (8,333 days)

HIGH LIGHTING EFFICIENCYThe lighting efficiency of a given light source is the re-lation between its light emission and the power requi-red. The dimension is expressed in lumen/watt. Lightemission is defined based on the subjective perceptionof the average human eye and corresponds to a parti-cular curve on the spectrum of visible light. A lightbulb also emits radiation outside of the visible band,generally in infrared and ultraviolet light, which do notcontribute to the sensation of luminosity, but ratherthey damage the sight. A lamp has better light effi-ciency when it can emit a spectrum that is adapted tohuman perception. Currently LED lights have lightingefficiency up to 120 lm/W, in comparison with the fol-lowing other types of lights:- 13 lm/W for incandescent lights- 16 lm/W for halogen lights- 50 lm/W for fluorescent lights

NO DANGEROUS SUBSTANCESLED lights contain silicon dust, no noxious gases ortoxic substances, unlike fluorescent and neon lights(metallic halide and sodium vapors). Complete ab-sence of light pollution; LED lights are bright, butthey don’t saturate the environment. They emit zeroU.V. rays which are generally damaging for humansafter extended exposure. They also emit zero I.R. rays,which are damaging to the eyes in direct sight. Such

emissions are also very bad for textile and leather pro-duction, which are very sensitive to U.V. rays. Loss ofbrightness of colors and sclerotherapy of materials, par-ticularly the more natural and therefore precious ones,are often an inevitable consequence of extended expo-sure to artificial light. One more reason to use LED toilluminate local businesses.

THEY DON’T EMIT HOT LIGHTLED lights generate heat, but they hold it inside ofthemselves. In fact, their shell can control the heat ge-nerated and dispose of it towards external dissipaters.The power used is thus concentrated optimally for illu-mination, improving efficiency. The average tempera-ture is rarely more than 50°. LED lights can thereforebe installed in contact with wood, plastic, and any ma-terial that does not support excessive heat. The savingsfrom controlling the temperature in a highly illumina-ted atmosphere are notable: in fact, an incandescent orhalogen light produces a notable quantity of heat thatdisperses in the environment and normally, whendoing calculations for the design of a plant for climatecontrol, it is considered as a heat source of about 75 Wthat must be removed. The same source of light, but inLED it is valued with a redundant margin of about 15W.

NO MAINTENANCEThe costs of maintenance of LED light appliances areestimated at about one hundredth of those of sodiumfacilities currently in use, therefore essentially zero.

COMPATIBILITY WITH ALL ATTACHMENTSThe typologies of LED lights commercially availableare compatible with all existing dimensions/atta-chments/voltage supplies. You just need to unscrew theold light and screw in the LED light. The exception isthe ceiling neon light, where it is necessary to deacti-vate the starter.


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Top left, a wonderful flat office ceiling light. Top right, an industrial ceiling light. Bottom right, street lighting. Bottom center, a soccer field.

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some examples: LED lightsapplications


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THE CASE OF A MALLThe hypothesis is that of converting the lights of theunderground garage and the common areas of an im-portant mall in Lombardy into LED lights.

THE SUBDIVISION SITE The survey was taken on the following portions of thesite:2. Ramps for going up and down3. Access, internal and external emergency stairs 4. Technical spaces5. Unloading zone6. Filtering areas7. Elevator spaces8. Corridors9. Common areas of the ground floor andfirst floor10. Restaurant11. Balcony

LIGHTS TO BE SUBSTITUTEDA. N. 1,964 58 watt tubes with other LEDtubes of 24 wattsB. N. 928 36 watt tubes with other 12watt LED tubesC. N. 884 26 watt light bulbs with other12 watt light bulbsD. N. 300 58 watt tubes with ml. 850 ofLED ribbon (72 watt/5 ml)

Below is a business plan that has proven to the custo-mer the cost-effectiveness of the operation and the uti-lity of the planned investment. We must keep in mindthat the lights in question are on 24 hours a day. In thefirst column you will find the current data and LED li-ghting data, where the power difference and longer du-rability is immediately evident. Considering that it is acalculation carried out on a 22 hour working day

365 days per year. In the second column boththe costs of the replacement,and the costs currently incurred for the annualmaintenance of traditional lights are highli-ghted. In the third column the commitment offunding transfer is shown. The fourth columnshows reported operating profits, savings diffe-rentiated from the annual energy bill, net cashremaining in the first three years (duration ofthe bank loan) of paying the installments, andnet profit, at the end the guarantee of durabilityof the LEDs (50,000 hours) though actuallyLEDs can last much longer, almost double this.In the last box the savings for lack of mainte-

nance are finally reported. This value that is thenadded to the "total useful LED life."

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The municipality of San Martino di Lupari, in theprovince of Padua, has completed work on activatingLED public lighting in the village. An important jobfor the town that responds well to the need for energysavings and improves safety for cyclists, pedestrians,and the public, reorienting the center of this fraction.About 40 new devices were installed and are alreadyfunctioning.This intervention completely covers the whole bikelane that connects to Borghetto a Santa Giustina inColle, the LED lights (acronym for Light EmittingDiode). The LED lights have supplanted and replacedthe expensive mercury lights of the old system, brin-ging about significant savings. Included in the major news is also a dimming systemthat activates itself automatically with an electric regu-lator and that, after a certain hour, reduces the alreadylow consumption of the whole facility by another30%. This modernization of public lighting has madeit possible to redo the squares on three preexisting

lines. In addition to the new public lighting, supple-mental devices for installing the supplemental Chri-stmas lights were provided separately. As Mayor Gerry Boratto explains, “Now that the Bor-ghetto fraction benefits from appropriate, efficient li-ghting, which undoubtedly improves its street safetyand facilitates traffic of the weaker road users (pede-strians, cyclists, etc…). Moreover, together with thechurch we are planning an intervention that will im-prove the road conditions for pedestrians and cyclistsin reaching the church. Optimization of consumptionthrough innovative technology of this generation suchas LED, with a notable savings for the municipal trea-sury and for the citizens’ pockets, is one of the objecti-ves of our Municipal Administration. We will proceed,in fact, shortly with the reconstruction of the wholeline of public lighting in four other roads.”

(source Padova Oggi)

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SMART MUNICIPALITIESe example of the virtuous town of San Martino Lupari


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Sustainability is the motor of development of the Turinof tomorrow. Innovation, networks, communications,and mobility are all instruments of change, and to-gether form a new economic reality, culture, and gen-eral welfare. After the approval of the Action Plan forSustainable Energy (TAPE-Turin Action Plan for En-ergy) proposed by the Pact of Mayors, Turin now con-

fronts a newEuropean chal-lenge: becom-ing acompletelySmart City.With the SmartCities initia-tive, the Euro-peanCommissionsustains thecities that workto increase theenergy effi-ciency of theirbuildings, oftheir energy

networks, and of their public transportation systems,in order to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by40% by 2020. According to the European Commission, “Smart City”means Smart economy, Smart people, Smart gover-nance, Smart mobility, Smart environment, Smart liv-ing. In this context Turin must therefore get moving, work-ing in collaboration with the public and individualsthat operate in the area, on a design platform, a set ofactions in order to make Turin a “Smart City,” capableof producing advanced technologies, reducing the en-ergy consumption of its buildings, promoting cleantransportation, and improving the general quality oflife of its inhabitants in the name of the lowering car-bon dioxide emissions. e path that will lead Turin to become a Smart City ispart of the more general European 2020 plan, design-ing a city that can grow, reorganizing itself aroundstrategic administrative options. 51 acts must be putinto effect, and partly activated, that foster energy sav-ings, increment energy efficiency and the use of renew-able energy sources. However, for Turin TAPE will alsomean lower spending, estimated at 787 million eurosper year.

to reach its ambitious goalby 2020, the city of the

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In addition, the City has made use of heritage and theexperiences of past years, in particular starting fromthe 1990s, as a response to the “factory city” crisis andat the sunset of Fordism. e goal that Turin has setfor itself for 2020 is part of a wider project that re-quires deep cultural change and a contribution fromeveryone who lives and works in the territory: publicentities, institutions, businesses, associations, individ-ual citizens. It also requires the help of people outsideof Turin for participation in the realization of the proj-ect.

Turin intends to become a “smart city” and is prepar-ing to confront the challenges of the community“Smart City” initiative, also by redefining its own ad-ministrative structure with the establishment of the“Turin Smart City Foundation for Sustainable Devel-opment,” an integrated and flexible model for manage-ment and financing of the planning that will drive thecity’s strategic path. Moreover, the construction of areal Turin Smart City platform has been completed,which, starting from the experiences and indications ofTAPE, intends to strengthen, connect, implement, anddevelop the lines of operation of the new strategicplan. e design platform is first of all a collection of metro-politan issues that will beconfronted. Secondly, itwill constitute the environ-ment of the co-design ofthe solutions and ideas forarriving together with eco-nomic, social, and culturalworkers to define a newmodel. is inclusivemodel will rewrite the rulesof engagement betweenpublic and private systems,which will provide for newfinancial arrangements,that will in turn introduceinnovation in public ad-ministration, and will seenew procedures of procur-

ing, actions of simplifications and transparency of reg-ulation, on which the public administration will knowhow to formulate credible promises in the middleterm. e same platform is also the instrument of integrationthat must guarantee the systematic nature of the proj-ect, a large informational archive, with the objective ofintegrating and managing data, both for the goal of in-novating public services and establishing new ones, aswell as the goal to make the data available, in an acces-sible way, to a new and exciting entrepreneurship. Today more than 60 entities (participating businesses,private companies, educational institutions, universi-ties, associations, banks, foundations) have signed theDeclaration of Interest and presented design ideas. efield is open to further suggestions and proposals. Mario Sechi, the head of strategic planning for theTurin Smart City Foundation says, “We want our cityto take a big leap toward intelligent modern technol-

ogy, especially in the perspective of our objectives for2020. Unfortunately time does not allow us to makeregulations for which there is no economic coverage.erefore we are accepting proposals from whomeverwants to help us on the Smart City project, individuat-ing—without a doubt—their entrepreneurial conven-ience, in a way that coincides with the interests of the

city.”

For more information:Municipality of Turin

Sector for Environmental Protection

via Padova, 2910152 Turin

Phone + 30 011 4426225+ 39 011 4420195/011+ 39 011 4426566/011

+39 011 4426023

MARIO SECHI


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Listino Euro Sconto Detrazione Imponibile IVA FATTURA

2 uscite 450,00 15% 67,50 382,50 21% 462,83

4 uscite 900,00 20% 180,00 720,00 21% 871,20

6 uscite 1.350,00 25% 337,50 1.012,50 21% 1.225,13

8 uscite 1.800,00 30% 540,00 1.260,00 21% 1.524,60

10 uscite 2.250,00 35% 787,50 1.462,50 21% 1.769,63

12 uscite 2.700,00 39% 1.053,00 1.647,00 21% 1.992,87

14 uscite 3.150,00 42% 1.323,00 1.827,00 21% 2.210,67

16 uscite 3.600,00 45% 1.620,00 1.980,00 21% 2.395,80

18 uscite 4.050,00 48% 1.944,00 2.106,00 21% 2.548,26

20 uscite 4.500,00 50% 2.250,00 2.250,00 21% 2.722,50

Prices Dollars Discount Abatement Invoice

2 editions 587,70 15% 88,16 499,55

4 editions 1.175,40 20% 235,08 940,32

6 editions 1.763,10 25% 440,78 1.322,33

8 editions 2.350,80 30% 705,24 1.645,56

10 editions 2.938,50 35% 1.028,48 1.910,03

12 editions 3.526,20 39% 1.375,22 2.150,98

14 editions 4.113,90 42% 1.727,84 2.386,06

16 editions 4.701,60 45% 2.115,72 2.585,88

18 editions 5.289,30 48% 2.538,86 2.750,44

20 editions 5.877,00 50% 2.938,50 2.938,50

SESE Date di uscita per l’anno 2013Release dates for the year 2013

10/12/12

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