Case Study (207 Kb PDF)
Summary
The project obtains an installation of a solar thermal plant. The solar collection system has been installed on the roof of a social housing building in Forlė (Italy). There are 12 hosting families or in this case disadvantage people living in the building. The building has been equipped with two solar thermal collectors covering a 20 m² surface, with two boilers and a computerized system to keep record of the produced energy.
The project goal was to provide hot water to the disadvantaged people living in the building by exploiting a cheaper and cleaner energy source.
The project objectives were also to spread knowledge of alternative energy systems (solar energy in this case) and link the use of renewable energy sources to social and economic benefits of non-profit housing.
The partners involved have cooperated in finding the best available technologies and the most suitable expertise in this field to successfully implement the project. The partners are the agency AGESS who is the initiator of the project, involving the local non-profit housing association (called ACER - Azienda Casa Emilia Romagna) and the municipality of Forlė (which owns the building). Financial support has been offered by the Italian Ministry of Environment.
Results
The energy saved by the solar plant is estimated to about 32.000 MJ or barely 9 000 kWh per year.
12 families will benefit from the outcome of this project. The result is published in the
newsletter n.
19/2005 of the agency AGESS (PDF)
and will soon published in ACER's newsletter as well.
One of the most relevant side effects of the project is its repeatability. The successful experience in Forlė inspired another social housing building located in Savignano (in the Forlė-Cesena Province) to apply for cofunding from the Environmental Ministry. The work was started in mid October 2005. Another 12 families will thus enjoy the benefits of solar thermal energy.
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