Promoting alternative energy resources

 

Greenpeace's projects

 

 

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Greenpeace is one of the most important environmental conservation movements in the world and conforms itself to non-violent principles. It is independent from any political party and does not take economic aid neither from Governments nor from private companies. As a matter of fact it funds itself thanks to individual contribution of people who share the same ideals and approve its mission. These donations allow Greenpeace to finance international campaigns; it invests in scientific research, technology, and innovation too.  

 

Promoting the use of solar and wind energy

           

Energy production is the main cause of greenhouse gas emission and in particular, of those of carbon dioxide and of methane. A swift and permanent lowering of greenhouse gas is impossible without the development of an efficient electricity production and distribution and without ditching fossil fuel usage in favour of renewable energy resources.

 

Greenpeace forwarded some projects for increasing the promotion of solar and wind energy: their aim is to make them the main energy resources in the production of electricity on Earth.

 

• In 1996 in Germany an informative campaign addressed to consumers tripled the demand for ting up with photovoltaic installations. A European commission report underlined that photovoltaic industry – that in 1997 had an increase of nearly 25% - might produce more than 450.000 jobs in 10 years’ time.

• In 1998 in Italy Greenpeace forwarded an initiative called "Alla scoperta dell'acqua calda" for promoting solar energy. The aim was to improve this kind of renewable resources, given that Italy was (and it is still) one of the European countries that didn't (and does not) exploit solar energy as much as it might (and should) do.

 

• In Australia, on the occasion of the Olympic Games 2000, Greenpeace cooperated in planning, promoting and building the biggest solar district: the Olympic Village where there were about 665 accommodations powered by solar energy.

 

• In Greece Greenpeace promoted renewable energy resources such as solar, wind and water energy, in order to completely eliminate the usage of fossil fuel in Crete.

 

• In Denmark, the Government launched a plan for producing 5.500 MW using wind power by 2030 that means the equivalent of 50% of the national electricity need.

 

All over the world Greenpeace organizes promotional campaigns, for example, it provides photovoltaic electricity for music events and it feeds electric cookers in order to show that solar energy can really be an alternative for the current situation.

 

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WWF: household energy saving and efficiency

 

WWF's project "Risparmio ed efficienza energetica in casa" provides us for a couple of basic rules to save energy at home, such as the  installation of low consumption boilers and their maintenance and the use of a specific meter to measure to avoid heat dispersion within the house.

 

How to make energy needs and renawable energy resources work together.

 

 

After the energetic crisis of 1973 when the Arab Emirates drastically increased the prices of fossil fuels, Italy was forced to quickly find alternative energy resources. WWF gave an essential contribution to the use of renewable resources promoting the installations of solar and photovoltaic panels, wind turbines, biomass boilers and small aerogenerators.

 

WWF affirms that renewable energy resources have a little impact on the environment and, thanks to technical progresses, it is possible for them to be connected to the lines used by traditional energy. This allows a bigger energy saving.

 

WWF's project presents the following features.

 

• It shows all the renewable energy resources we can find in Italy.

 

• It details how the several installations can work.

 

• It talks about pubblic incentives.

 

• It displays the household consumption of energy.

 

• It provides for precious suggestions in order to save energy.

 

• It provides people who want to build a new house for information about saving energy technologies and materials.

 

• It talks about domestic appliances which are supposed to help saving energy and water.

 

 

 

 Retrieved on March 29 from http://www.wwf.it/generazioneclima/pdf/manualetto.pdf 

 

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Goverment incentives for alternative energy sources and energy saving

 

 

Italian Government is promoting incentives for setting up installations that exploit alternative energy sources such as solar panels, biomass boiler, windmills, etc. The financial act 2007 provides for 55% tax allowances concerning the expenses made e.g. for:

 

• energetic retraining that is renovations that reduce energetic needs of the building and that are repaid up to a maximum of 100.000 euros;
• window and floor covering done on pre-existing buildings up to a maximum of 60.000 euros;
• replacing traditional installations with condensation boilers and arrangement of the distribution system up to a maximum of 30.000 euros;
• new buildings larger than 10.000 m2 and with low energetic needs might be financed by the Government that gives a contribution of 55%;
• an allowance of 20% up to a maximum of 200 euros for expenses made for replacing refrigerators and freezers with those not inferior to classe A+.

 

 

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