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KLIMAENERGY - FROM THE 23rd TO THE 25th - THE TRADESHOW FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY
Alto Adige/South Tyrol is the only region in Italy that covers more than fifty percent of its energy requirements with renewable energy sources. By 2013, that figure should climb to seventy-five percent, and according to the plans of the South Tyrol Provincial government, a full one hundred percent of the demand for electricity and heating is to be covered with renewable energy sources within 2020. One contribution to this is provided by "Klimaenergy”, the tradeshow for renewable energy for commercial and public use, which was first launched in Bolzano, South Tyrol, Italy in 2008 and which is scheduled to be held again September 23- 25, 2010.
For years, the province of Bolzano has been occupied with energy sustainability. In 2002, the “ClimateHouse” was created, a concept for the energy certification of buildings. By law, all new buildings built in South Tyrol must comply with at least the ClimateHouse C standard. That means that the effective heating energy consumption must be below 70 kWh/m²/year, which corresponds to less than half of a conventional building. Starting in June 2010, the ClimateHouse B is to become the standard (heating energy requirement below 50 kWh/m²/year), whereby energy consumption in the building sector in South Tyrol will drop by an addition thirty percent. South Tyrol extends over an area of 7,400 square kilometers and has around half a million inhabitants. A total of 42 percent of the area of South Tyrol is covered with forest, and with regard to renewable energy sources, the province had the following plants as of December 2009: 930 hydroelectric plants with a total output of 760 MW; around half of all of South Tyrol’s communities have biomass or district heating plants, with a total of 63; in addition, there are 30 biogas plants and more than 7,000 small-scale biomass plants (wood chips and pellets); and there are 0.31 square meters per person of solar thermal collection in South Tyrol. This latter value is fifteen times higher than the national average. There are also 52 watts per person in installed photovoltaic output, while the national average is 7.5 watts per person. On top of that, there are 291 geothermal plants in South Tyrol that are close to the surface, with seven deep geothermal plants as far as 5,000 meters currently being planned, as well as eleven wind power installations.
“Klimaenergy”, the tradeshow for renewable energy for commercial and public use is Bolzano, Italy’s northernmost province, is the ideal platform for entry into the Italian market. With an increase in visitors of 45 percent with respect to its first edition, last year’s meeting was an outstanding success. The third round will take place September 23-25, 2010. What distinguishes this tradeshow is its clear orientation: “Klimaenergy” is directed only at visitors from the sector, such as decision-makers in public offices and institutions as well as companies from energy-intensive branches such as industry, handicraft, and the hospitality sector. Nearly 60 percent of the 248 visitors who were questioned in a sample-type survey came from outside of South Tyrol, primarily from Northern Italy (49.6%), but also from Central Italy (2.8%) and Southern Italy (1.6%), while 2.8% of those surveyed came from Austria 0.8% from other countries.
The exhibition areas of the tradeshow are divided into the following product categories: solar energy (solar heating, photovoltaic, solar cooling, and lighting), biomass, biogas and biofuels, hydroelectric, geothermal, cogeneration, hydrogen, fuel cells, heat recovery, and wind power; also represented at the tradeshow are the areas of financing, research, trade journals, and associations.
In 2009, “Klimaenergy” drew 7,250 visitors. A total of 87.8 percent of them were visitors from the sector in the areas of energy supply, public administration; architecture, engineering, and design studios; forestry and agriculture, the hospitality sector, industry, handicraft, and construction. With 67.7 percent, decision makers made up a high share of visitors, especially including entrepreneurs (43.5%). This provided a very high degree of satisfaction for the exhibitors, most of whom have reconfirmed their participation in the third edition in the autumn of 2010. These include, for example, Mauro Bonera of AB Energy AG from Italy, who noted a good increase in visitors in 2009 with respect to the first edition. “The contacts were very interesting and we will exhibit again at Klimaenergy 2010, since South Tyrol is an interesting zone right in the area of biomass,” said Bonera, with respect to the tradeshow in Bolzano. “This tradeshow is a real meeting point for the sector, and in Bolzano, we had the opportunity to also speak with manufacturers and installers.” Good contacts and a great interest in the area of energy consulting in Italy were also mentioned by the managers of the company MPW Legal & Tax from Germany. “There are many companies that want to be active in the energy consulting area, and it is noted that the market for renewable energy is booming in Italy,” said the two exhibitors Karsten Ahrens and Michael Körber. “We would like to export to Italy our know-how in the energy sector that has matured over twenty years, and exhibiting at ‘Klimaenergy’ is a step in this direction. In comparison with the year before, we noted that in particular the solar sector has developed very dramatically. Both as far as the number of exhibiting firms is concerned and the interest of the visitors,” they both emphasized.
For more information www.fierabolzano.it/klimaenergy
For years, the province of Bolzano has been occupied with energy sustainability. In 2002, the “ClimateHouse” was created, a concept for the energy certification of buildings. By law, all new buildings built in South Tyrol must comply with at least the ClimateHouse C standard. That means that the effective heating energy consumption must be below 70 kWh/m²/year, which corresponds to less than half of a conventional building. Starting in June 2010, the ClimateHouse B is to become the standard (heating energy requirement below 50 kWh/m²/year), whereby energy consumption in the building sector in South Tyrol will drop by an addition thirty percent. South Tyrol extends over an area of 7,400 square kilometers and has around half a million inhabitants. A total of 42 percent of the area of South Tyrol is covered with forest, and with regard to renewable energy sources, the province had the following plants as of December 2009: 930 hydroelectric plants with a total output of 760 MW; around half of all of South Tyrol’s communities have biomass or district heating plants, with a total of 63; in addition, there are 30 biogas plants and more than 7,000 small-scale biomass plants (wood chips and pellets); and there are 0.31 square meters per person of solar thermal collection in South Tyrol. This latter value is fifteen times higher than the national average. There are also 52 watts per person in installed photovoltaic output, while the national average is 7.5 watts per person. On top of that, there are 291 geothermal plants in South Tyrol that are close to the surface, with seven deep geothermal plants as far as 5,000 meters currently being planned, as well as eleven wind power installations.
“Klimaenergy”, the tradeshow for renewable energy for commercial and public use is Bolzano, Italy’s northernmost province, is the ideal platform for entry into the Italian market. With an increase in visitors of 45 percent with respect to its first edition, last year’s meeting was an outstanding success. The third round will take place September 23-25, 2010. What distinguishes this tradeshow is its clear orientation: “Klimaenergy” is directed only at visitors from the sector, such as decision-makers in public offices and institutions as well as companies from energy-intensive branches such as industry, handicraft, and the hospitality sector. Nearly 60 percent of the 248 visitors who were questioned in a sample-type survey came from outside of South Tyrol, primarily from Northern Italy (49.6%), but also from Central Italy (2.8%) and Southern Italy (1.6%), while 2.8% of those surveyed came from Austria 0.8% from other countries.
The exhibition areas of the tradeshow are divided into the following product categories: solar energy (solar heating, photovoltaic, solar cooling, and lighting), biomass, biogas and biofuels, hydroelectric, geothermal, cogeneration, hydrogen, fuel cells, heat recovery, and wind power; also represented at the tradeshow are the areas of financing, research, trade journals, and associations.
In 2009, “Klimaenergy” drew 7,250 visitors. A total of 87.8 percent of them were visitors from the sector in the areas of energy supply, public administration; architecture, engineering, and design studios; forestry and agriculture, the hospitality sector, industry, handicraft, and construction. With 67.7 percent, decision makers made up a high share of visitors, especially including entrepreneurs (43.5%). This provided a very high degree of satisfaction for the exhibitors, most of whom have reconfirmed their participation in the third edition in the autumn of 2010. These include, for example, Mauro Bonera of AB Energy AG from Italy, who noted a good increase in visitors in 2009 with respect to the first edition. “The contacts were very interesting and we will exhibit again at Klimaenergy 2010, since South Tyrol is an interesting zone right in the area of biomass,” said Bonera, with respect to the tradeshow in Bolzano. “This tradeshow is a real meeting point for the sector, and in Bolzano, we had the opportunity to also speak with manufacturers and installers.” Good contacts and a great interest in the area of energy consulting in Italy were also mentioned by the managers of the company MPW Legal & Tax from Germany. “There are many companies that want to be active in the energy consulting area, and it is noted that the market for renewable energy is booming in Italy,” said the two exhibitors Karsten Ahrens and Michael Körber. “We would like to export to Italy our know-how in the energy sector that has matured over twenty years, and exhibiting at ‘Klimaenergy’ is a step in this direction. In comparison with the year before, we noted that in particular the solar sector has developed very dramatically. Both as far as the number of exhibiting firms is concerned and the interest of the visitors,” they both emphasized.
For more information www.fierabolzano.it/klimaenergy
