Archives July 2014

Directive 2012/27/EU was transposed into Italian Decree 102/2014.

Here follow a short review of the main news.

Renovation of public bodies’ buildings will be applied to minimum 3% of the whole area (about 400.000 m2 / year). With a public investment of 355 million euros in the period 2014-2020. The local authorities contribute to achieving the objective.

Purchasing by public bodies will follow the National Green Public Procurement Plan and other National regulations on high energy-efficiency performance of products, services and buildings.

Energy efficiency obligation schemes was set up, confirming the White Certificates as the main system to achieve  cumulative end-use energy savings target by 31 December 2020.

Large Enterprises and energy-intensive enterprises shall carry out energy audits or implement an energy management system. Public funding will be available for SME to voluntary carry out energy audits or implement an EMS.

Energy Performance Contracts are promoted and minimum items to be included are provided.

New buildings and renovation of existing buildings satisfying high energy efficiency standards can benefit from volume bonuses and derogations to urban standards.

The National Fund for Energy Efficiency was established for: a) energy efficiency in public buildings; b) the development of district heating and cooling; c) energy efficiency services and public infrastructure; d) energy efficiency of residential buildings and social housing; e) energy efficiency in the industrial sector.

With this Decree Italy finally gets in line with EED, and provides an allocation of 800 million euros from 2014 to 2020 for energy efficiency.

Link al comunicato pdf:  2014_07_09_Press_Release ITA; 2014_07_09_Press_Release EN

MR Energy Systems and Greenhouse Gas Management Institute cooperate to expand reach of carbon management education to Italy

e-learning courses on GHG monitoring, reporting and verification

Venezia, Italy (9th July 2014)

MR Energy Systems (MR Energy), the leading provider of consulting engineering in the field of sustainability, and the Greenhouse Gas Management Institute, the leading trainer on greenhouse gas accounting and verification, are delighted to announce that they will be cooperating to expand carbon management education to Italy.

Many countries and regions are establishing policies, including the creation of carbon markets, designed to cut the emissions that cause climate change. An increasing number of companies are establishing GHG emission reduction targets, both in reaction to such policies, and voluntarily, as a strategic response to the risks associate to climate change.  An effective and credible GHG management system is a cornerstone for the success of any such initiative. To support this process in Italy, MR Energy will now be delivering GHG Management Institute courses to Italian students, practitioners, and leaders. This collaboration will provide Italian government, industry, and academia with a comprehensive overview of carbon management —from the background and principles of carbon accounting and monitoring, to detailed specifics of GHG reporting and verification.

Commenting on the collaboration, Mauro Roglieri, MR Energy’s General Manager, said, “Our e-learning platform, MR Energy Academy, reflects our commitment to provide the market with effective services and tools to support the transition to a sustainable economy. We believe that knowledge is always the first and main driver for change. This is why we’re really proud to announce the Partnership with GHG Management Institute, surely a high quality standard guarantee for Italian operators.”
Michael Gillenwater, Dean of the GHG Management Institute, said, “The Institute is delighted to be partnering with MR Energy to expand its training curriculum and grow the community of greenhouse gas experts around the world, which we believe is essential to addressing climate change.“

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About MR Energy Systems

MR Energy Systems is an Italian Consulting Engineering company, with many years of experience in the field of carbon & energy management and other services related with climate change mitigation. MR Energy Systems supports public and private organizations to lower their energy and environmental impacts towards a sustainable economy. MR Energy Academy is an on-line education platform, created by MR Energy Systems to share its experience and know-how with a wide range of professionals.

For more information, go to http://academy.mrenergy.it/en/ 

Watch a short video here: http://youtu.be/k1dGI7fQ3o4

About the Greenhouse Gas Management Institute

The Greenhouse Gas Management Institute is a nonprofit organization focused on training and education. The Institute’s mission is to train and develop a global community of experts with the highest standards of professional practice in measuring, accounting, auditing, and managing greenhouse gas emissions; meeting the needs of governments, corporations, and organizations large and small.

For more information, go to www.ghginstitute.org

Venice, 8th July 2014

MR Energy Academy, the training and educational platform created by MR Energy Systems to offer online specialized courses and other training activities for professionals operating in energy and environmental sustainability field, is now on-line!

The platform presents a wide collection of materials, cataloged in a virtual ‘shelf‘ and commented by our team of experts. The collection includes briefs, publications, links to videos and free courses provided by no-profit institutions (CPI, ENEA, Fire, CMCC ect.), researchers, university professors and leaders of the green economy, addressing several issue of climate change, energy management, carbon management and sustainable economic development.

Parallel to free access contents, helpful to understand and know the main dynamics at the base of green economy, MR Energy Academy offers to its students a package of courses and workshops, developed by MR Energy in collaboration with outstanding international partners. Courses are directed to everyone who wants to learn and deepen concepts, methodologies, policies and tools to pursue a sustainable transformation of the economy. The first course fully transposed in the Italian language, developed by MR Energy in cooperation with the Greenhouse Gas Management Institute, (201 Reporting of corporate greenhouse gas emissions), teaches how to report and manage greenhouse gas emissions, from regulatory compliance (the basics of the EU and other Emissions Trading System) to the adoption of voluntary programs (carbon footprinting, Carbon Disclosure Project, etc.) in order to consider GreenHouse Gases emissions in their organizational strategies and management procedures. The course is delivered through an e-learning platform, and requires an effort of approximately 16 hours of remote self-training.

Other online courses belonging to carbon and energy management field, for the moment offered in English, are managed directly through the GHGMI platform, with the support of the italian / english speaking MR Energy’s tutors. The platform also promotes workshops, with standard format and basic contents that can be customized to individual needs. The workshops are articulated in live lectures and practices conducted by sector experts at MR Energy’s or Client’s premises.

MR Energy Academy will be launched officially the 10th of July, at 2.30 p.m. during the Digital Venice week, at Telecom Italia Future Center, in Venice.

MR Energy Systems presents @ Digital Venice, 10th of July – 14.30, venue: Telecom Italia Future Centre, session: “Chambers of Commerce for Digital Agenda” title:

Smart objects, smart metering: sustainability and performance digitalization. 

Sustainability needs to be proved with performance indicators. Measuring performances needs the digitalization of physical information. A walk through current trends linking environmental performances with bits and bytes.

Portal DIGITAL VENICE: Digital Venice – #digitalvenice more Digital, more Europe

Full event program: http://www.ve.camcom.gov.it/default.aspx?cod_oggetto=10153733

Article on Corriere delle Comunicazioni: http://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/digital-venice/28524_la-camera-di-commercio-l-innovazione-e-nel-dna-della-citta.htm