Glossary

the most common definition of 29/08/CE by whom the European Commission fixed the aim of 20% reduction of green house gases, 20% increase of energetic production from renewable sources and 20% reduction of general energy consumption.

organic matter, biodegradable waste, zootechnical refluent; by fermentation or burning of such matters it’s possible to obtain thermal or electrical power.

Water, sun, wind, biomasses hand earth heat are all considered renewable sources; many modern technologies grant the exploitation of renewable energy sources useful to satisfy different request and need.

The Covenant of Mayors is the mainstream European movement involving local and regional authorities, voluntarily committing to increase energy efficiency and use of renewable energy sources on their territories. By their commitment, Covenant signatories aim to meet and exceed the European Union 20% CO2 reduction objective by 2020.

parameter to quote energy consumption.

an economical development model based on low environmental impact of the “products” not only on the GIP (gross internal product).

The Kyoto Protocol is an international agreement linked to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The major feature of the Kyoto Protocol is that it sets binding targets for 37 industrialized countries and the European community for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions .These amount to an average of five per cent against 1990 levels over the five-year period 2008-2012.

The Kyoto Protocol was adopted in Kyoto, Japan, on 11 December 1997 and entered into force on 16 February 2005. The detailed rules for the implementation of the Protocol were adopted at COP 7 in Marrakesh in 2001, and are called the “Marrakesh Accords.”

Public Private Partnership describes a government service or private business venture which is funded and operated through a partnership of government and one or more private sector companies.

Water, sun, wind, biomasses hand earth heat are all considered renewable sources; many modern technologies grant the exploitation of renewable energy sources useful to satisfy different request and need.
By those sources it’s possible to obtain clean and unlimited energy.

PPP involves a contract between a public sector authority and a private party, in which the private party provides a public service or project and assumes substantial financial, technical and operational risk in the project.

it is a technology for harnessing solar energy for thermal energy (heat). Solar thermal collectors are classified by the USA Energy Information Administration as low-, medium-, or high-temperature collectors. Low temperature collectors are flat plates generally used to heat swimming pools. Medium-temperature collectors are also usually flat plates but are used for heating water or air for residential and commercial use. High temperature collectors concentrate sunlight using mirrors or lenses and are generally used for electric power production.

wind power implant cans convert the mechanical power of wind in electrical power.