Wind FarmsWind FarmsCLAY Project : Renewable EnergiesCLAY Project : Renewable Energies

realized by “Centro Risorse Territoriale”realized by “Centro Risorse Territoriale”“ESSSERE AL CENTRO”“ESSSERE AL CENTRO”

“R. Gorjux” Bari “R. Gorjux” Bari

WHERE THE WIND TAKES WHERE THE WIND TAKES US…US…

There is no favourable wind for you, if you do not know where to go.

(Seneca)

The friendship that comes from sun and

wind overcomes every

obstacle and remains

after the events, because it is the precious embroidery

of a humanity made of many coloured pieces which together

shine like the rainbow.

Renewable Renewable SourcesSources

BiomassesBiomasses

WaterWater

WindWind

TidesTides Wave motionWave motion

Non Renewable Non Renewable SourcesSources

Fossil FuelsFossil Fuels

PetroleumPetroleum

Natural GasNatural Gas

CoalCoal

Nuclear ReactionsNuclear Reactions

RENEWABLE ENERGIES

HYDROELEC

TRIC

GEO

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MIC

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HYDRO

GEN

SOLA

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The spread of wind energy in Italy has reached its maximum level between 1999 and 2002, when the plants doubled according to a normative law, that obliged companies to generate at least 2% of the energy produced from renewable sources.

Till 2003 there were in Italy about 1,500 airgenerators installed. Currently there are 12,000 and Italy is 6th in the European classification.Italian wind farms are in Campania, Apulia, Sardinia, Sicily, Abruzzo and Basilicata.

Gross Production of Electricity

from Wind Plants in Italy - 2003

Source: GRTN

Where the “Eolian Wind” Where the “Eolian Wind” blows …blows …

The biggest Italian wind farms are in Salerno, Avellino, Bologna, Siracusa, Agrigento, La Spezia and Sassari.

The biggest of all is in Varese Ligure. It produces 3 GW per year.

This town was the first in Europe to obtain the environmental certification, in accordance with the international norms, for its great attention to the environment protection.

The increase of Energy …The increase of Energy …Italy has directed its attention to the energy renewable Italy has directed its attention to the energy renewable

sources and particulary to the solar and wind energy. sources and particulary to the solar and wind energy. This can be an important occasion to create new This can be an important occasion to create new

employment, and to reduce pollution problems due to employment, and to reduce pollution problems due to carbon dioxide emission.carbon dioxide emission.

If these sources are fully exploited, Italy will be able to reach If these sources are fully exploited, Italy will be able to reach the 2010 goal of producing 25% of energy from renewable the 2010 goal of producing 25% of energy from renewable sources.sources.

Wind Farms in ApuliaWind Farms in ApuliaWind sources in Apulia have been

industrially exploited for over ten years, and lately the interest towards it has been increasing all around our Region.

The biggest wind farms are in Foggia area, and exactly in Alberona, Monteleone, Anzano e S. Agata di Puglia, for a total of 86 MW.

The wind energy is today a concrete alternative covering the increasing energy requirements, being a reliable and technologically efficient and, above all, inexhaustible source of energy.

In the next five years over two thousand turbines are to be built, producing 5,000 MW.

Main Wind Area Source: Enea

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As regard as off shore technology, Apulia is a suitable area As regard as off shore technology, Apulia is a suitable area for such exploitation, especially along the Adriatic coast.for such exploitation, especially along the Adriatic coast.

Off shore plants could be installed three kilometres from Off shore plants could be installed three kilometres from the coast on seabeds, less than thirty metres deep.the coast on seabeds, less than thirty metres deep.

Two projects have been presented for these plants, one in Two projects have been presented for these plants, one in Manfredonia for 84 turbines, and another one in Tricase Manfredonia for 84 turbines, and another one in Tricase for 36 turbines.for 36 turbines.

The way to wind …The way to wind …At present in Apulia there are wind plants for about 540 MW, and the

Ecology Department has authorized further plants for 800 MW to be distributed in the regional area. Proposals for about 3,300 MW

of new wind energy are at the moment in a pipeline. This resource will reduce by 10 % the total impact of electric energy

production.The production of clean and renewable energy by wind power, could

be a simple and economic way of reducing dangerous emission in the air, in accordance with the Kyoto protocol.

Source: Apulia Region Web Site

Newspapers headlines speak of Apulia before wind energy, but there is a heated debate with environmentalists, who do not

share the Government’s decisions.

They are in favour of small plants rather than of mega-turbines.

But the figures speak clearly: about 40% of regional

requirements could come from wind energy.

It can be of great help, but rules should be respected!

From Foggia to Lecce “the turbines race” to produce wind energy

And air will be clean And air will be clean again …again …

Wind plants have the Wind plants have the advantage to leave advantage to leave air clean, but in any air clean, but in any case their case their development should development should be controlled.be controlled.It is very important It is very important to locate the areas to locate the areas where the turbines where the turbines have to be installed, have to be installed, without causing without causing damages to sites of damages to sites of touristic and touristic and environmental environmental interest.interest.

Projected and realized by the Students of IPSSCTP

“R. Gorjux” – Bari

Nicole Boffo, Paolo Burdi, Claudia Colagiacomo, Fabio Di

Pasquale, Angela Fanelli, Francesca Florio,

Serena Frisini, Claudio Gallo, Roberta Gesuito, Mevina

Jeewoololl, Adriano Lacoppola, Donato

Mellone, Marco Menolascina, Filippo

Pagliarulo, Giuseppina Poliseno, Laura Prospero,

Adriana Putortì, Ashley Sookloll, Belinda Tagariello.

Coordinator Teacher Carmela Ladisa

Translated by Angela De Giglio

Nobody made Nobody made

mistakes bigger mistakes bigger

than those than those

made by someone made by someone

doing nothingdoing nothing

only because only because

he could do he could do

very little.very little.

Edmunde BurkeEdmunde Burke

Bibliography

Enea: Ente per le Nuove tecnologie, l’Energia e l’Ambientewww.enea .it

Energia Ambiente a scuola: il Portalewww.eniscuola.net

Anev: Associazione Nazionale Energia del Ventowww.anev.org

Magazine Green: La scienza al servizio dell’uomo e dell’ambiente (novembre 2006)www.green. incaweb.org.

La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno - Puglia e Basilicata (gennaio 2007) . www.lagazzettadelmezzogiorno.it

Ilsoleatrecentosessantagradi, Newsletter of ISES ITALIAwww.ilsolea360gradi.it

Vestas: Italian Wind Tecnologyivvt.vestas.com

eVenti : eol energie rinnovabili on-linewww.eolica.net

Apulia Region web site www.regione.puglia.it

Sito di informazione per l’ambiente AmbientEnergiawww.ambientenergia.info

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