Centres of Excellence

 CO.SVI.G. SRL

 

Loc. Fattoria di Lago, Strada Regionale 398, Km 7,850
58025 Monterotondo Marittimo
(Tuscany)

Telephone:
0039-0566-916371
Fax:
0039-0566-916371
URL:
www.distrettoenergierinnovabili.it/der

Head of research program:
Loredana Torsello
Contact:
l.torsello@distrettoenergierinnovabili.com
Email:
citt@distrettoenergierinnovabili.com

Main points

For CITT, the networking is of great significance. Hence in the first year, a great deal of time was invested in the search for suitable partnerships and projects at regional level. Many of these contacts could be made more concrete and flowed into real partnerships. Others again are still in the definition and build up phases.
CITT undertook the necessary steps to have the centre recognised as an official training centre of the Tuscany Region. Currently the preparation of an event and seminar cycle is the focus of attention, to which numerous persons active in the energy sector have been invited. The aim thereby is the content exchange between companies, public administration, experts and researchers on the propagation and use of EE in our economic system.
CITT has in addition applied to become the Web Access Learning Point of the Province of Grosseto. With this additional feature CITT belongs to the group of facilities which offer ESF-funded further training courses. Moreover, CITT has founded a documentation centre for EE, which fulfils the function of a databank for innovative technologies. The aim hereby is the propagation of best practices and future technologies for technology transfer and the operative application of EE.
CITT has created two types of databank:
1. One databank of research centres, which deals with technology transfer
2. One databank for users, which contains a list of all companies, which are dealing with renewable energies at national level and energy savings; particularly in the fields of: Wind energy, Photovoltaic and Biomass.

Brief description

Co.Svi.G. – Consortium for the development of geothermic zones – is a cooperative company with limited liability (SCRL), consisting of regional public facilities, who are the shareholders in the consortium. Co.Svi.G. is situated in a traditional geothermic area and was founded in 1988 on the initiative of the local communities. The aim of this being founded was, on the one hand, the promotion of socio-economic initiatives in the region; on the other hand, the facilitation of all technical and financial regulations, which must be complied with when using geothermic resources. Co.Svi.G today plays a pioneering role as a so-called executive arm for sustained development in the Tuscany Region, by championing the up-grading of production, the use of renewable energies and for the promotion of environmentally compatible technologies.
CITT (international centre for the transfer of technological innovation for renewable energy sources) is an answer to the need for the propagation and transfer of innovative technological competences and methodologies to facilitate the growth of renewable energies.
CITT has set itself the target of promoting the development and spread of innovation, in order to have these develop into general practice; this happens by means of the transfer of new methods to participants, who take up different roles in the production chain.
CITT has in its first business year of its activities conducted several consulting and feasibility studies, in particular:
1. Support of a private person with the building of a photovoltaic unit of about 1 MWp on the site of the former waste site of Burlino in Larderello
2. Support of the community Gaiole in Chianti with the public authorities and in the approval procedure for the invitation to tender of a privately operated district heating facility. The activities of CITT comprised in particular the following activities: preparation of the invitation to tender documents, localisation of the suppliers for biomass, individualisation of the companies interested in an investment in the project and participation of interested energy suppliers.
3. Support of the community Montana Alta Val di Cecina with the temporary study on the performability of a unit for parallel energy generation of electrical power for the firm of Altari Chimica Spa as heat supplier to the firm for its own consumption and possibly for a district heating facility in the residential area of Saline.

Department:
ENERGIA E AMBIENTE
Head of research program:
Loredana Torsello
Number of departments:
6
Number of cooperations:
15

Sectors

    • Energy and Environment
      • Geology
      • Energy
      • Environmental protection

Services

    • Research and Development
      • Administration of external research projects
      • Technology transfer
      • Commercialization of technologies
    • Human Resources
      • Organisation of conferences, courses and seminars
      • Staff training
      • Staff recruiting
      • Partnerships with universities and other research institutes
      • Management consultancy
    • Business
      • Development of business contacts
      • Network formations
    • Administrative services
    • Other services
      • Location marketing
      • Consultancy for public administration related to energy resources

Data and Facts

Key data

  • Founded in: 1988
  • Departments: 6
  • Number of cooperations: 15
  • Number of foreign cooperations: 1
  • Employees: 21
  • Area for research facilities: 50 m²
  • Total area: 200 m²
  • Available area for new locations: 50 m²

Sponsors

The sponsors are all public authorities.

In Co.Svi.G, the following facilities are represented:

  • Castelnuovo Val di Cecina, Casole d’Elsa, Chiusdino, Montecatini Val di Cecina, Monterotondo Marittimo, Monteverdi Marittimo, Montieri, Pomarance, Radicondoli le Province di Grosseto, Pisa e Siena, le Comunità montane della Val di Cecina, delle Colline Metallifere e della Val di Merse.

CITT was founded as an ATS [temporary working group] with the help of the following partners:

  • Co.Svi.g. s.r.l.: Consorzio per lo Sviluppo delle aree geotermiche
  • CNR-DET: Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche – Dipartimento Energia e Trasporti
  • SSSUP – Scuola Superiore di Studi Universitari e di Perfezionamento S. Anna
  • Provincia di Grosseto
  • Comune di Monterotondo Marittimo (GR)

Objectives

  • Creation of new jobs
  • Intensification of relations between universities and companies
  • Build-up of new research activities
  • Site support
  • Foundation of new companies
  • Technological consulting for companies and institutions
  • Economic exploitation of the scientific results
  • Enhancement of the technology level of companies and institutions
  • Enhancement of the competitiveness of companies
  • Enhancement of job quality

Network

Distretto delle Energie Rinnovabili

Location

Location and Environment

Name
Inhabitants
Distance

Location

Monterotondo Marittimo

1388

University

University of Siena

76 Km

University of Florence

116 Km

University of Pisa

116 Km

Infrastructure and links

Name
Distance

Airport

Pisa

116 Km

Florence

116 Km

Railway Station

Campiglia Marittima

33 Km

Follonica

39 Km

Harbour

Piombino

47 Km

Follonica

39 Km

Livorno

109 Km

Technology transfer

Inclusion in EU project

Tuscany Region Invitation to Tender

  • Docup Ob. 2 anni 2000-2006 – Misura 1.7. “Innovation transfer to the SMEs”– Azione 1.7.1. Networks for Technology Transfer.
  • POR FESR 2007-2013 Attività 1.1. Intervention lines A and B. Regional invitation to tender 2008 for the support of joint research projects by groups of firms and research sponsors in the environmental field, transport, logistics, mobile information and energy.
  • PRSE 2007-2013 Linee di intervento 1.2. “Support of technology transfer by qualification of the competence centres”.
  • Bando IFTSOb. 2 Regional competitiveness and access to projects for education and further training courses in the higher technical sphere “IFTS”.

Activities

Activity 1

Photovoltaic and thermal solar units

  • Participation in research and test activities, which are directed at strengthening, enhancing and making the solutions effective in the field of architectural integration.
  • Monitoring and evaluating innovative technological solutions for testing new ways of using raw materials and technical solutions.

Mini – micro wind turbines

  • Participation in research and test activities, which are directed at strengthening, enhancing and making the solutions effective in the field of architectural integration.
  • Monitoring and evaluating innovative technological solutions for testing new ways of using raw materials and technical solutions.

Biomass

  • Extension and development analysis projects for the energetic assessment of biomass in accordance with the principle of “direct marketing”.
  • Evaluation of the social, economic and ecological impacts of the localisation of biomass facilities.

Fuel cells and the use of hydrogen as an energy vector

Parallel energy generation and its distribution

Promotion of projects for energy generation for own and private consumption and/or for local use of EEs.

Activity 2

  • Reduction of energy consumption in residential areas, in public buildings and hotel facilities.
  • Application of solutions in the sphere of building automation and 'remote control'.
  • Evaluation of the effects of interventions to reduce energy wasting.

Propagation and testing of energy saving concepts

  • Reduction of energy consumption in residential areas, in public buildings and hotel facilities.
  • Application of solutions in the sphere of building automation and 'remote control'.
  • Evaluation of the effects of interventions to reduce energy wasting.

Knowledge dissemination and training in the fields of renewable sources of energy, environmental protection and sustained development

  • Financed and recognised training with CITT accreditation as a training unit.
  • Private further training upon enquiry and for specific training fields.
  • Organising events and seminars on energy topics.

Research and Development

Research project:

Project Neftih2

Description

This is a study and realisation of a building automation unit for demonstration purposes with innovative energy sources. At CITT in Monterotondo, a small energy savings residential unit was built, which did not impact the national power grid as a result of an optimum current drain and immission timeframe.

Aim

Optimisation of the energy savings of a conventional residential unit by the subsequent fitting of building automation and the energy supply from innovative energy sources.

Incubator and Incentives

Incentives

  • Regional incentives