Press release

  • P.O.W.E.R.E.D Project has ended the installation of the most important italian network of anemometers for the development of the ‘Wind Energy

    With the installation of an anemometric station in Vallevecchia Caorle, in an area of the Veneto Regional bureau of Agriculture, thanks to Project P.O.W.E.R.E.D the most important Italian network for the development of the ‘Wind Energy’ has been finally realized. The anemometric station is part of a network of 8 meteorological towers, each one equipped with 5 anemometers and 4 wind direction sensors, placed on 5 different levels of measuring: 45, 40, 30, 20 and 10 meters.
    The meteorological network realized by P.O.W.E.R.E.D. is the instrumental part of a much broader objective, aimed to assess the wind potential of the Adriatic Sea to get the chance of planning the energy production of future wind farms. And, finally, to identify the “good practices” that the government and the authorities should use to make an appropriate energy planning concerning the offshore wind energy. (more…)

  • Installed in the Interport of Jesi (Ancona) the sixth anemometric station for weather monitoring scheduled by Project POWERED

    The anemometric station has been tested November 27th in the Interport of Jesi (Ancona). It is part of a network of 8 meteorological towers, each one equipped with 5 anemometers and 4 wind direction sensors, placed on 5 different levels of measuring: 45, 40, 30, 20 and 10 meters. The meteorological network realized by P.O.W.E.R.E.D. is the instrumental part of a much broader objective, aimed to assess the wind potential of the Adriatic Sea to get the chance of planning the energy production of future wind farms. And, finally, to identify the “good practices” that the government and the authorities should use to an appropriate energy planning regarding the offshore wind energy.

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  • Installed in Ulcinj, Montenegro, the fifth anemometric station for weather monitoring scheduled by Project POWERED

    The anemometric station has been tsted November 25th in Mozura, in the municipality of Ulcinj. It is part of a network of 8 meteorological towers, each one equipped with 5 anemometers and 4 wind direction sensors, placed on 5 different levels of measuring: 45, 40, 30, 20 and 10 meters. The meteorological network realized by P.O.W.E.R.E.D. is the instrumental part of a much broader objective, aimed to assess the wind potential of the Adriatic Sea to get the chance of planning the energy production of future wind farms. And, finally, to identify the “good practices” that the government and the authorities should use to an appropriate energy planning regarding the offshore wind energy. (more…)

  • Press release installation of the anemometers in Ortona, Campomarino and Brindisi

    The installation of three anemometer stations of the seven planned by the final phase of European Project POWERED has been completed in Ortona (Abruzzo), Campomarino (Molise) and Brindisi. An anemometer station was already installed in Ravenna. The devices are supported by a structure 45 meters high, trellis-worked and guyed, and there are 4 measurement levels at different heights. Within September the three remaining anemometer stations will be installed in locations of the project partners Montenegro, Veneto and Marche. Abruzzo, Molise, Puglia and Province of Ravenna are partners of POWERED project, which has as its primary objective the installation of anemometers, offshore and onshore, to collect data with a high degree of precision on the power of the wind aiming to develope wind energy in the Adriatic.The data from the POWERED stations will be assimilated by the weather prediction models to assess the offshore wind resource and to determine the expected energy production of future wind farms in the Adriatic sea. This is a unique service that allows the investors to meet the demand for “Predictable production”, which is requested by the national supplier of electricity.

    For the development of offshore wind in Italy POWERED is an indispensable mean. It provides secure and certified data on wind power, allowing to program targeted investments. All the subjects interested in investing and working in the offshore field – entrepreneurs, banks, but also those who have to provide authorizations – will have a reliable product, recognized by banks and international investment funds. This request was raised directly by the italian Ministry of Environment and Protection of Land and Sea, which is one of the most influential partners of the project.

    The task of POWERED Project also includes the definition of common guidelines for the territories along the Adriatic shore, in order to streamline the bureaucracy before the phase of construction of the plants, but also to regulate their construction.

    POWERED constitutes one of the most important achievements in our country on the path to use wind energy in a systematic and efficient way. «The project – says the head of the Scientific Committee, Prof. Ing. Renato Ricci, professor at the Polytechnic University of Marche – aims to define a ‘best practice’, that are the actions to be taken to program effectively the making of an offshore wind farm. Which has to be programmed and cannot be managed as a wind farm on mainland, because there are issues related to lines of vessel traffic, environmental, social etc. And in this case it doesn’t work to leave room to individual initiative. In this way POWERED has dealt with all the issues and brought out all the possibilities connected to building an offshore wind farm». POWERED Project is the most important among those financed by the IPA Adriatic Cross-Border Programme; it got an European funding of 4 million and 400 thousand euro. Italian partners are the Ministry of Environment, Regions Abruzzo (who is also the Project Leader), Molise, Puglia and Marche, the regional bureau Veneto Agriculture, the Province of Ravenna, the Polytechnic University of Marche, Cetma Group, Micoperi Marine Contractors. Montenegro and Albania participates with their respective Ministries of Economy, while for Croatia, the partnership is ensured by the city of Komiza.

  • The first Powered anemometer has been installed in the headquarter of Micoperi in Ravenna

    Wednesday July 1st 2015 it has been installed the first anemometer station of the seven planned by

    Progetto Powered - ANEMOMETRI ALLA MICOPERI

    The Micoperi flare tower where the anemometer has been installed

    POWERED Project. The equipment has been placed on a former flare tower that is located inside the Ravenna headquarters of the Micoperi Marine Contractors Ravenna, which is one of the project partners. The monitoring activity is guaranteed on 4 different measurement planes, starting at a 4 meters height from the ground to reach more than 100 meters height; this allows to determinate with high accuracy also the wind intensity near the tower itself.
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  • Powered Project inaugurated at the Harbour Office of Ravenna a 300 watts small wind turbine

    Today, March 5th 2015, at 11.30 at the Harbour Office of Ravenna, an experimental small wind turbine has been officially inaugurated by the european Powered Project (of which the RAVENNA 05/03/2015. PROVINCIA DI RAVENNA - PROGETTO POWERED. INSTALLATA UNA PALA EOLICA (MICRO EOLICO) SUL TETTO DELLA CAPITANERIA DI PORTOprovince of Ravenna is one of the partners). The ceremony has been attended by Mara Roncuzzi, Councillor for the Environment of the Province of Ravenna, Captain Giuseppe Meli, Commander of the Harbour Office of Ravenna and Maritime Director of the Emilia Romagna Region, Galliano Di Marco, President of the Port Authority of Ravenna, Prof. Ing. Renato Ricci, professor at the Politecnica University of Marche and head of the scientific committee of Project Powered, Alberto Rebucci, responsible of Powered Project for the Province of Ravenna, and Ing. Antonio Lazzari, President of the Cooperative Impronte, who has illustrated the features of the small wind turbine. (more…)

  • Powered Project: March 5th at 11:30 at the Harbour office of Ravenna, Porto Corsini, press conference for the inauguration of a small wind turbine

    Thursday, March 5th, 11:30 am, at the Harbour office of Ravenna, Porto Corsini, will take place the press conference for the inauguration of the new small experimental wind turbine, installed by the European Project Powered.

    The press conference will be attended by:

    • Mara Roncuzzi, Councillor for the Environment of the Province of Ravenna, partner of the Project Powered;

    • Capitano di Vascello Giuseppe Meli, Commander of the Harbour office of Ravenna, and Maritime Director of Emilia-Romagna Region;

    • Galliano Di Marco, President of the Port Authority of Ravenna;

    • Prof. Ing. Renato Ricci, professor at the Politecnica University of Marche and Head of the Powered Project scientific committee;

    • Antonio Lazzari, President of the Impronte Cooperative, who will explain the characteristics of the small wind turbine.

  • A ‘Powered Project’ exhibition stand at the Fair Key Energy Rimini November 5th to 8th.

    The P.O.W.E.R.E.D. Project (Project of Offshore Wind Energy: Research, Experimentation, Development), will be present with a stand at the ‘Key Energy 2014’ Fair, hosted in Rimini 2014 November 5th to 8th. The location of the stand is the no. 147 – Pavilion D7 (dedicated to wind power) – east entrance of the Fair. P.O.W.E.R.E.D. has organized a public event, ‘The european project P.O.W.E.R.E.D and the perspectives of development of wind energy in the adriatic area’, that will be hosted November 5th in Camelia hall (Ist Floor Hall B6 ). The meeting, organized by the Province of Ravenna will be moderated by Alberto Rebucci (Head for the Province of Ravenna of sector of Production Policies). After the registration of participants (14.30), the conference will begin at 15.

    The program:

    Welcome speech – Province of Ravenna

    Opening speech,Iris Flacco (Abruzzo Region – Presidency Affairs Department, Energy Policies Office)Definition of the Guidelines for Implementation of Wind Farms in the Adriatic Sea – State of the art (15.00)

    Renato Ricci (Department of Industrial Engineering and Mathematical Sciences – Università Politecnica delle Marche) ‘The P.O.W.E.R.E.D project: the project progress and the main results achieved’ (15.20)

    A. Pusceddu (Department of Environment and Life Sciences – Università Politecnica delle Marche) ‘Environmental issues of the offshore wind in the Adriatic Sea’ (15.50)

    Valter Lori (Department of Industrial Engineering and Mathematical Sciences – Università Politecnica delle Marche) ‘Noise emissions from offshore wind farms and the potential effects on marine life’ (16.20)

    Closing speech and debate (17.10)

    The aim of the European project Powered – funded by the IPA Adriatic Cross-border Programme 2007-2013 – is to check if and where there are wind conditions to invest in large offshore wind farms: thanks to the development of sophisticated mathematical models and data collected from the anemometer network. The data will be ‘certified’ and will provide useful elements to install any wind farm along the Adriatic coast, starting from the major ports.

    The development of wind energy in areas such as the Italian one has to deal with the natural wish of preserving the memory and the state of the landscapes. And the integration of such new elements of the landscape has to be perceived leaving aside the chance that the patterns commonly accepted by the population can be subverted.

    The P.O.W.E.R.E.D project aims to define strategies and shared methods for the development of offshore wind energy in all the countries lying along the shores of the Adriatic Sea. The choice of the wind energy would allow a rapid increase in power plants, thanks to the lowering of issues regarding the landscaping, that are frequently the main hurdle to the implementation of wind farms. In the next years, the increase in production of electricity from wind power will be ensured by the development of off-shore installations. This development has to be programmed carefully, to avoid excessive pressures on the environment. This requires an analysis of the compatibility of the technology settlements within the natural resources of the Adriatic Sea and with the already implemented development plans of the area.

  • June 15th: Powered Project for the ‘Global Wind Day’

    June 15th, is the ‘Global Wind Day’, which aims to support the development of wind energy to increase the use of alternative energy sources, especially clean, while reducing CO2 emissions. This is a priority because we have already exceeded, for the first time since life exists, a concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of 400 parts per million, fueling the ‘greenhouse effect and, in the same time, the global warming and the climate change. This is also the goal of the European project Powered (Project of Offshore Wind Energy: Research, Experimentation, Development), which aims to investigate whether in the Adriatic Sea there are weather, environmental, technical and administrative requirements – adequate winds but also logistical conditions and advanced regulations, possibly homogeneous throughout the area – to make possible the harnessing of the energy of the wind, building offshore wind farms.

    A choice that, potentially, allow us to reach, in time, percentages of renewable energy even higher than 50%. From this point of view, has already been developed a map of the wind in the Adriatic sea : the map highlights the areas with the highest wind potential. Soon it will start the installation of anemometer towers (along the coast and offshore) that collect sophisticated meteorological data.

    The Powered Project – whose partners are public institutions of Italy, Croatia, Albania and Montenegro – is funded by the European Territorial Cooperation Programme IPA Adriatic. Thanks to the Powered Project, and the cooperation of one of its sponsors, Tozzi Nord, two small wind turbines have been placed in the port of Ravenna. The turbines are measuring, experimentally, the potential production of wind energy in an area of moderate wind. It is a useful step along the way of testing the possibility of fueling port activities with renewable energy, transforming the Italian seaports in modern ‘green ports’.



Lead partner Abruzzo Region Directorate for Bureau Affairs, Legislative and EC Policies, External Affairs Department for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Sources, Energy Sector, Ministry of Economy of Montenegro Veneto Agricoltura, regional agency for agriculture, forestry and agri-food sectors

Province of Ravenna
Marche Region Environment and Landscape Department

Molise Region Programming Department
Apulia Region Mediterranean Department

Marche Polytechnic University
CETMA Consortium Engineering, Design and Materials Center Micoperi marine contractors srl

Italian Ministry for Environment and Land and Sea
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Energy, Republic of Albania

Municipality of Komiza
European Union Adriatic IPA