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1 SEMINARIO SULLA COOPERAZIONE ACCADEMICA E SCIENTIFICA TRA BRASILE E ITALIA 29/03/2012, Ambasciata del Brasile in Roma R&D on Renewable Energies in Italy Guido Saracco Politecnico di Torino Department of Applied Science &Technology guido.saracco@polito.it

2 Production of electric energy from renewables and overall consumption G. Saracco, Highlights on R&D on Renevable Energies in Italy, 29/03/2012

3 Different regions different FER/CIL values G. Saracco, Highlights on R&D on Renevable Energies in Italy, 29/03/2012

4 Wind-energy in Italy

5 PV-energy in Italy

6 Bio-energy in Italy

7 Italy is increasing fund share in European research programmes on Energy FP6 ENERGY 10 5 Germany Netherlands France United Kingdom Spain Italy Sweden Denmark Austria Belgium Finland Greece Portugal Ireland Luxemburg EC Contribution [% of overall budget] ~6 % EC Contribution [% of overall budget] 0 DE ES IT FR UK NL DK BE SE EL FI AT PT IE G. Saracco, Highlights on R&D on Renevable Energies in Italy, 29/03/ %

8 Stronger fields of Italian R&D on Renewable Energy FET+MAT ENERGY EFF SMRTG (all) CCS (all) Geoth Heat Solar H&C BIOFUEL (all) CSP GEOTHERMAL WIND BIOMASS CPV PV EC contribution [MEuro] PV Elettricità da fotovoltaico piano CPV da fotovoltaico a concentrazione BIOMASS da biomasse WIND da fonte eolica GEOTH da sistemi geotermici avanzati CSP da solare termodinamico BIOFUEL Bio-combustibili Solar H&C Riscaldamento e/o raffrescamento da fonte solare Geoth Heat Riscaldamento da fonte geotermica CCS Tecnologie per il carbone pulito e per la cattura ed il sequestro geologico di CO2 SMGR Reti elettriche intelligenti (Smart Grids) ENERGY EFF Misure di efficienza energetica (inclusi programmi CIVITAS e CONCERTO) FET+MAT Tecnologie Emergenti per il Futuro e Materiali per l Energia G. Saracco, Highlights on R&D on Renevable Energies in Italy, 29/03/2012

9 Main focus areas of R&D on Renewable Energies in Italy Energy conservation in buildings (including PVs, FCbased CHP, Intelligent energy management and control, storage systems, ecodesign, smart grid connection, ) Concentrated Solar Power (ENEA technologies based on molten salts) Photovoltaics (SiC based, polymer based, etc.) (Bio) solar energy conversion (second/third generation biofuels, organic photovoltaics, artificial leafs, CO 2 reduction into fuels, ) Other options: Green cars, smart green energy grids, hydroelectric energy, small wind turbines, G. Saracco, Highlights on R&D on Renevable Energies in Italy, 29/03/2012

10 The Sino-Italian Pavilion built in the Bejijng Tsinghua University by Italian architects Prius of buildings: Exploiting the interfaces between sub-systems to reduce energy consumption Steven Chu Major Economies Meeting Washington, April Photovoltaics, Windows & Lighting HVAC Appliances Building Materials Natural Ventilation, Indoor Environment Onsite Power & Heat Thermal & Electrical Storage Building Design Software Tools to Design New Buildings With Embedded Energy Analysis Building Operating Platform Sensors, Communication, Controls, Real-Time Optimization G. Saracco, New trasport fuels via bio-solar tools, 23/06/2009 CONFIDENTIAL

11 Concentrated Solar Power

12 New technologies for Si-PV and energy conversion/management/metering 1. Technologies Lower cost/m 2 Thin film on plastic foil Thin film on large area glass 3. Solutions Building Integrated PV (BIPV) Thin film on large are glass and ceramics Concentration PV III-V cells on Silicon 2. Devices

13 Bio-(mimicking) energy conversion Biofuels New photovoltaics + H 2 O + Power Water photolysis and CO2 reduction to fuels (artificial leaf) + H 2 O + H 2 + O 2

14 Biofuels: The PROESA effort Chemtex Overview Chemtex Italy Tortona, Rivalta Chemtex USA Founded in 1947 A whollyowned subsidiary of the M&G Group Annual Turnover: USD 300 MM Employees: 1000 Chemtex China Shanghai, Beijing Chemtex India Wilmington, NC Sharon Center, OH Mumbai, Bangalore

15 The PROESA effort PROESA - A Total Project Solution Biomass Enzymes CO 2 Water Feed Handling Pre-Treatment and Viscosity Reduction Hydrolysis + Fermentation Recovery Ethanol Steam Water A Total Project Solution based on: Boiler + Generator 1. Agronomy: Field experimentation and best energy crops identified and characterized. 2. Biomass Pre-Treatment and Viscosity Reduction: Continuous process developed and piloted to produce costeffective and clean fermentable sugars. 3. Hydrolysis and Fermentation: Unique hybrid SSCF process scheme yielding high ethanol concentrations. Steam Power

16 The PROESA effort Paving the Way to Sustainability Ethanol for Fuel From Energy Crops Agricultural Residuals SC Bagasse/Trash Hardwoods Bio-chemicals Farnasene Detergent Alcohols BDO Others Bio-ethylene For Bio-PE Other Packaging Drop-In Fuels Bio-diesel Marine Diesel Bio-jet 4

17 Climbing the stairs of bio-solar energy conversion into fuels Gasification (synfuels) Biorefinery Direct synthesis (excretion) Corn Algae Artificial Leaf Biethanol from cellulose

18 Piedmont case study: Key partners locations in the area

19 Thank you! G. Saracco, New trasport fuels via bio-solar tools, 23/06/2009 CONFIDENTIAL 19

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