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Address

Via Casilina, 246
03013 Ferentino (FR)
(Latium)

Telephone

+39 0775 240013

Fax

+39 0775 245190

World Wide Web

www.pst-palmer.it

Technology transfer

Activities

Project CEER-PALMER

CEER-PALMER, funded by the Region of Latium and administered by the South Latium Science and Technology Park, has, on the one hand, the foundation of an excellence centre as its aim and, on the other hand, it wishes to serve as the point of contact for technological support for the regional companies active in the renewable energies segment. CEER-PALMER pursues three strategies in its activities:

• 1. Support with the foundation of innovative compagnie and definition of best practices (spin-off) It is intended to stimulate the setting up of new proejcts. These have a strategic focus on development, engineering, production, investigations etc of innovative facilities, which produce energy from renewable sources. These support activities are aimed at the generation of new company proposals and ideas. They have already led to the start of three projects in the sphere of energetic exploitation of regional biomasses, production of biofuels from algae and photovoltaic in industrial facilities and greenhouses. To date one new company has been founded.
• 2. Technological Platform Here the dissemination of knowledge is in the foreground. By means of the exchange of entrepreneurial experience, innovative projects, research and best practices in the field of renewable energies, knowledge should be transported into the SMEs. For this purpose, on 22. and 23. May 2008, the first “Rinnovaenergia” meeting took place, in which over 1 000 people took part.
• 3. Technology transfer As part of this activity, innovative facilities for the reduction of fuel consumption have been built. The aim is the use of renewable energies for the electric and/or thermal energy production. The aim is the promotion of energy production facilities with renewable sources. On the website, a special area was set up which is reserved specifically for public information notices. One called upon the public to express its opinion concerning the construction of innovative energy production facilities from renewable sources. At the end, 49 suggestions from SMEs registered with the local Chamber of Trade were published. They intend building innovative facilities, which use renewable sources of energy for electric and/or thermal energy production. After the conclusion of the survey phase, measures for 'regional demonstration purposes' of SMEs in Latium were initiated. Smaller and medium-sized facilities for different corporate types should serve as "regional models” for demonstration and dissemination purposes. Of eight realised measures, six refer to the realisation of photovoltaic facilities with performance ranging from 6 to 50 KW; a biomass facility and a thermosolar unit with a total production of over 216.000 KW/h per year. For the conduct of these measures, altogether € 1 000 000 were invested.

The scientific partners of the CEER PALMER project are: - ENEA; - University of Cassino; - University of Roma “La Sapienza”.

Project PINN-PALMER

PINN-Pa.L.Mer is a project funded via FILAS of the Latium Region. It is managed by the Science and Technology Park of South Latium (Pa.L.Mer) with the aim of generating innovative technologies initiated from research activities of the university and technological excellence centres (CET) and for these to be transferred to the regional SMEs. These centres were founded by Pa.L.Mer. PINN-Pa.L.Mer enables the SMEs to realise projects in partnerships (partnership for innovation). Thus, each new project proposal can be decided individually, whether the project concerned or the technology transfer can be conducted as a partnership, individually or only by the provision of resources/services. The project comprises four established areas of interest, which are allotted to technological platforms. For these, special project ideas are presented for technology transfer, which are envisaged for the 'entrepreneur projects'; Aerospace-LabiMAT, Biotech/Chemistry and Pharmaceutics, ICT/Tourism and Energy. Each platform uses a research and development unit or group (URS), which is part of the vertical organisation. These R&D units constitute micro-networks of the scientific and technological resources, which are called upon for advice for the 'entrepreneur projects'. Included as an 'entrepreneur project' is a form of technology transfer, for which companies are suggested. For the achievement of the aims, promotion of competitive and promotion capacities of companies, all the necessary technological and scientific competences are made available for the transfer.

Fonds A.I.D.A.

Pa.L.Mer. is responsible for the administration and coordination of all activities conducted in connection with the AIDA fund. This fund was initiated by the Frosinone Chamber of Commerce for the invitations to tender in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 and by the Latina Chamber of Commerce only for the one in 2006. AIDA is intended to promote regional – founded in the foundation phase– SMEs, which wish to increase their growth potential within the programmes by supporting the innovation policies in the production process and for the product itself. Thus the fund contributes directly and in the initial phase to the realisation of the planned activities. The support can be applied in the following areas 1) the applied research for pre-competition purposes, 2) the transfer of knowledge and the transfer of scientific innovations (by a technology team), 3) the acquisition of patents and technological packages for the solution of problems in the production processes, 4) the application of named and already known results processes .Pa.L.Mer has conducted technology assessments, evaluations and the administration of funded project ideas. 73 projects were assessed and the pertinent activities administered. They were submitted to the AIDA Latina fund in 2006 and AIDA Frosinone fund in 2006, 2007 and 2008 for assessment. Currently activities for 123 projects are being conducted, which were submitted in the AIDA 2009 invitation to tender.

Project “Investigation, research and development of a sustained system model for the administration of the environmental problems and energy savings within the paper value creation chain in the Province of Frosinone."

The project concentrates both on the strengthening of the organisation of the paper branch and also on its upvaluation. The aim thereby is the integration of the environment and energy policies in the planning strategies of the authorities and the individual companies. For the development of synergies and the enhancement of the branch image, the 'system approach' should be the centre of attention (as the environmental certification within the segment, the reduction of the environmental contamination in the production processes and the products and the energy savings). The development of the model “sustained industrial area” is based on the use, application and integration of several instruments of environmental policy: strategic environmental assessment, EMAS (European Regulation 761/01 concerning the voluntary participation of the organisations in an ecoaudit and administrative system), 'life cycle assessment“ (LCA) In the technology transfer phase, a report on the technical, economic and ecological feasibility with the following content is compiled:

• Individualisation of suitable cases for the realisation of technological transfer measures seen from the standpoint of a significant energy saving and for demonstrative purposes;
• Technical, economic, financial and ecological planning of technological transfer measures in the energy saving segment.

Identification of the regional firms, which are active in the paper value creation chain, for technological transfer measures, which occur at the end of the conducted energy and ecoaudit.

Contacts to Germany already exist:

none.

Contacts to foreign companies are welcomed in the following areas:

• Energy
• Mechanics
• Food quality