4. Gabriella Chiellino is the first woman graduated in Environmental Science in Italy and she founded eAmbiente in the year 2002. The Company is now a consultancy firm for environment and engeneering that works in Italy and in Europe.
10. 700 MW have already been designed and licensed
11. SUSTAINABLE CITY eAmbiente and RiminiFiera manage the scientific coordination of the project “Sustainable City”, the exhibition that shows the most representative ideas about the city to LIVE in: best practices and innovative solutions in order to apply the concept of sustainability to the planning of local urban contexts.
33. The Economy of the Future Will be Green Millions of U.S. Dollars Investments in energy efficiency of buildings 1,200 1,000 800 600 400 200 0 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Source: Cleantech Group, LLC 2030 Source: Bloomberg New Energy Finance Expected global investments in clean energy Billions of U.S. Dollars 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025
34. What is Green Economy?.. Demand for renewable energy Demand for energy consumption products Demand for products that reduce pollution Global warming and pollution High prices for fossil fuels Eco-friendly product demand
35. Improve the clean energy production’s… Sources of clean energy Wave Energy Biomass Power Wind Geothermal Solar Fuel Cells Hydro
36. Reducing energy consumption… Energy saving transport Energy saving products Energy saving process The energy-saving opportunities involve all sectors….
37. Green Economy Segment Function Category Segment Increase Clean Energy Generation Energy source Wind Solar Geothermal Biopower Hydro Wave Alt. Fuels Energy storage Fuel Cells Advanced Batteries Hybrid Systems Energy infrastructure Transmission Management Smart Grids Reduce consumption of energy and natural resources Products Appliances Lighting Building Materials Water Conservation Audits & Retrofits Sust. Design & Construction Alt. Vehicles Processes Life cycle design Packaging Smart Production Recycling Sustainable Forestry Sustainable Aquaculture Sustainable Food Processing Systems Logistics Transit Systems Local Food Systems Reduce pollution Products Non-toxic and renewable materials Non-toxic cleaning products Systems Ecosystem Regeneration Industrial Ecology Land Conservation Services Waste and Wastewater Management Air and Water Purification Emissions control Organic Farming Support Services Research & Development Advocacy & Policy Education Green Consulting Green Finance Green Real Estate
39. … Identify the “big” opportunities of Green Economy Materials Components Manufacturers Logistic transport Final employment Understand the emerging markets and their supply chains: (for example wind energy..) Companies can adapt existing capabilities in emerging markets
40. ..Joining in the “green chain” An automotive supplier has created a line gearbox housing for wind energy producers. $5 M New 42,000 sq foot facility Gearbox housings
41. ..Discovery an emerging market An engineering company has created new lines of products in trams sector and energy from the wave .
42. ..Reduce pollution by turning waste into profit Alternative uses of waste can create opportunities for new sales and products. Wood scraps Biomass Power Waste New Product
Fair to say that econ development efforts focus on first 8 segments? Segments making green products: Clean Energy Generation, Energy Storage, Energy Infrastructure, Energy Efficiency, Transportation and Logistics, Green Construction, Materials and Nano-Technology, Manufacturing and Industrial Segments making products greenly: Agriculture Not sure where pollution mitigation and conservation fits Support services provide green services not products
Fair to say that econ development efforts focus on first 8 segments? Segments making green products: Clean Energy Generation, Energy Storage, Energy Infrastructure, Energy Efficiency, Transportation and Logistics, Green Construction, Materials and Nano-Technology, Manufacturing and Industrial Segments making products greenly: Agriculture Not sure where pollution mitigation and conservation fits Support services provide green services not products
Also talk about the wide variety of materials, components and human capital that can open doors for a companies; opportunities across large spectrum Examples (many more in folder of notes): Materials: Steel Aluminum Rubber Wood Fiberglass Silica Limestone Borates Recycled glass Soda ash Components: Bond wire Diode Nacelle Case, Frame Brakes Ball Bearings Motors Gear box Encapsulant Inverter Pump Human Capital : redeployment of skilled workers; former Maytag production workers attract windmill blade co.
Automotive industry supplier won a 5-year, $7 million contract to produce gearbox housings for Clipper Windpower Opened 42,000 square-foot facility, purchased new equipment Anticipated hiring 20 new workers to keep up with demand Company based in Commerce Township, MI; new facility in nearby Wixom, MI Spent $7.5 million on new milling and turning machines, $2.5 million on pair of 30-ton cranes. New facility and equipment will enable company to machine parts more quickly. http://www.mlive.com/businessreview/oakland/index.ssf/2008/09/manufacturers_retool_for_wind.html
First example – waste to energy Wood scraps fuel for biomass power plants http://hurricanecandice.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/biomass_cs.jpe?w=468 Second exampe – by-product synergy, waste to profit Company A’s waste (in this case non-recyclable plastic) Company B’s product (in this case plastic curb stop) Photos based on example of Curb Appeal and Baxter Healthcare, among other companies in Chicago Waste to Profit Network Curb Appeal Story: SUMMARY Curb Appeal Materials uses unrecyclable plastics from Baxter Healthcare, computer casings from the City of Chicago Household Hazardous Waste and Computer Recycling Facility and paint buckets from Sherwin Williams in the construction of curb stops. The curb stops are in turn installed at Network member facilities using Cook Composites and Polymers , the City of Chicago Department of Fleet Management and the Chicago Center for Green Technology. ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED Curb Appeal Materials Baxter Healthcare Sherwin Williams Cook Composites and Polymers Department of Fleet Management Chicago Center for Green Technology WASTE INVOLVED Unrecyclable plastic (mixed, contaminated plastic) In general, it is not economically viable to separate and recycle mixed and contaminated plastics in the United States. Network member, Curb Appeal Materials, developed a technology to recycle mixed and contaminated plastics into an extrudable building material suitable for numerous applications. With this innovative technology developed and market ready, Curb Appeal was seeking new sourcing and market opportunities for its application. THE WASTE TO PROFIT CONNECTION Chicago Waste to Profit Team Members identified sources of mixed and contaminated plastics at Baxter Healthcare and Sherwin Williams and combined them with recycled computer casings collected from Chicago citizens at the City of Chicago’s Household Hazardous Chemical and Computer Recycling Facility. The City of Chicago and Cook Composites and Polymers purchased curb stops made from the extruded materials and Sherwin Williams requested a sound wall to enclose prohibitively loud equipment on the factory floor. This effectively closed an industrial loop by productively reusing waste generated by these facilities at those same facilities. ACHIEVEMENTS 15 Tons of plastic waste diverted from landfill to date; likely 50+ additional tons will be diverted from spin-off projectsNew standards established for City Department procurementCO2 diverted by use of low energy recycling into new material as opposed to landfillPotential for jobs to be created as business growsClosed loop life cycle for previously non-recyclable plastics