CETA, Centre for Theoretical and Applied Ecology, general presentation (Francesca Visintin, Lakeside Park – Klagenfurt – 07/11/2013).

1. CENTRE FOR THEORETICAL
AND APPLIED ECOLOGY
Francesca Visintin
Joint Project Meeting of the Interreg Projects "Efficient Effective Smart" and "Smart Energy"
Lakeside Park – Klagenfurt – 07 /11/2013

2. CETA is2
no-profit Association funded in 1987
with legal status recognized by the Friuli Venezia Giulia Region in 1995
registered to the National Register of the Research by the Italian Ministry
of Instruction, University and Research
member of CER – Research Bodies Coordination of Friuli Venezia Giulia
instituted at Area Science Park of Trieste
Public bodies (University of Trieste, University of Udine, Province of Gorizia,
Province of Pordenone, Municipality of Gorizia, Chamber of Commerce,
Industry and Handicraft of Gorizia)
and individual bodies are members of CETA

3. CONOSCENZA – KNOWLEDGE
The engagement in the research represents the most
successful strategy to offer forefront solutions.
In this sense collaborations with international innovation
and technological centers are developed
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Experimentation of production models for first, second and third-generation
biofuels
Research and development of low environmental impact crops for energy
purposes, wind energy, building integrated solar thermal energy
Validation of advanced and innovative technologies
Cooperation among research centers in order to develop international
partnership in the fields of energy, environment and low carbon economy

4. ENERGIA – ENERGY
We aim to the development of models for decentralized
energy production based on the low environmental impact
sources and energy efficiency
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Development of the most suitable technology
Feasibility study, strengthen and weakness assessment, technical
support to planning activity
Bankability and economic sustainability assessment, business plan,
fund raising and credit advice
Planning of sustainable management models for the supplying chains

5. TERRITORIO – TERRITORY
Planning and managing the territory to safeguard the
environment and its local communities
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Strategic and participated planning and programming in the sectors of
Energy, Government of the Territory, management of sensitive
ecosystems
CO2 – energy – environmental balances, environmental accounting
models, cost-benefit analysis, multicriteria analysis
Ecosystem service assessment
Valorization and conservation of landscape, tourist resources, territorial
marketing, labeling, management of sensible ecosystems

6. AMBIENTE – ENVIRONMENT
Preservation of the environment and natural resources as
development tool
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Re-qualification, re-naturalization and depollution of contaminated
areas adopting natural techniques (phytoremediation, bioremediation)
Low environmental impact technology adoption for water treatment
(constructed wetlands)
Strategies finalized at the reduction of waste production, solutions for
the biodegradable waste treatment and of public municipal green
Creation of greenways and re-naturalizations

7. PROJECTS FINISHED
DURING THE LAST
12 MONTHS

8. SWEETHANOL
Diffusion of a sustainable EU model to produce Ist generation ethanol from
sweet sorghum in decentralized plants
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Partners
CETA (It) – Project lead partner
INIPA-Coldiretti (It), Cartif Foundation (Es), ADABE (Es), REACM-Anatoliki (Gr), Agricultural
cooperative of Halastra (Gr)
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Objectives
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Improving of the technological knowledge relative to the ethanol production from sweet sorghum
Professional training of the chain actors and creation of the "Sweethanol - on-line community"
(http://esse-community.eu)
Changes in the EU market structure concerning ethanol stimulating the decentralisation

9. GOVERNEE
Good Governance in Energy Efficiency
(www.governeeproject.eu)
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Partners
Municipality of Hódmezővásárhely (Hu), Municipality of Quedlinburg (De), Administrative District of
Burgenlandkreis (De), Metropolitan District of Prague 11 (Cz), Municipality of Bologna (It), CETA (It),
CERE (At)
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Guidelines for the policy decision makers regards energy efficiency and renewable energy sources
in public and historic buildings
Pilot projects: renewable energy sources and energy efficiency measures
Training of policy decision makers
Divulgation events: energy days, local focus group, permanent showroom

10. FITOAMBIENT
Constructed wetland and education to improve the environmental quality
in a bio-region of Lebanon
(Decentrated International Cooperation Project)
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Partners
Agency for the Decentralized Cooperation (It) – Project Lead Partner, CETA (It), University of Udine –
Poli-functional Centre of Gorizia (It), Union of the Municipalities of Hermel, Abdul Ghani Bleibel
(Lebanon), Cultural association Hermel (Lebanon)
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To preserve the main water source of Lebanon, the Assi river, constituting the central knot of the
local and economical development through the introduction of a proper water management
Sensitization of the stakeholders and the population
Realization of a pilot plant of phytodepuration (constructed wetlands) at the trout breeding in the
district of Hermel – Governorship of Bekaa

11. ZOOTANOLO
The production of bioethanol as an innovative energy use of manure
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Partners
Edmund Mach Foundation – Agrarian Institute of San Michele all’Adige (Trento)
CETA - Gorizia
CRA-RPS - Council for the Research and Experimentation in Agriculture. Research Centre for the
Study of the Relations between Plant and Soil - Gorizia
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Production of bioethanol of 3rd generation from the manure
Optimization of the energetic valorization of manure

12. MULTISORGO
Integrated bioethanol and biogas production from a high water-use efficient
energy crop, the sweet sorghum: technological, economic, energetic and
environmental aspects
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Partners
CETA - Project Lead partner, ENEA-BAS – Bio-tecnology Department, Agro-industry and Health
protection–Research Centre Trisaia, CRA-RPS - Council for the Research and Experimentation in
Agriculture. Research Centre for the Study of the Relations between Plant and Soil - Gorizia
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Production of 1st and 2nd bioethanol generation from sweet sorghum
Optimization of the sugars with the aim of industrial use sweet sorghum
Optimization of the energy valorization of the by-products of the processing

13. EXTRAVALORE
Valorization of by-products from the biodiesel chain
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Partners
CETA, CRA-CIN, ISAFOM-CNR, ERSA-FVG, INEA, CRA-ORT, CRA-VIT, University of Molise,
Department of Animal, Vegetable and Environment Sciences (UNIMO), Phyto-sanitary service of the
Emilia Romagna Region (SFRER), Research society “Eureco” (EU), CRA-OLI, CRA-PAV, University of
Salerno, Chemical department (UNISA), CRA-FLC, CRA-SUI, CRA-PCM
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Optimization of by-products valorization from the biodiesel chain
Construction of the economic, energy and environmental balances

14. Reutilization of
municipal waste material resources
production of second generation bioethanol
in Gorizia province
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Experimentation for producing ethanol from organic fraction of the municipal solid waste
Experimentation for producing ethanol from residues of the wine-industry
Experimentation for producing ethanol from municipal sludge

15. PROJECTS IN PROGRESS

16. GREENNET
Promoting the ecological network in the European Green Belt
(www.greennet-project.eu/)
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Partners
Association of Rural Development of Thuringia (De), BUND Bavaria - Projekt Office Central European
Green Belt (De), Austrian Nature Protection Institute Styria (At), Ametyst - Evironmental Proction
Association (Cz), REC - Regional Environment Centre (Sk), University of Applied Sciences Erfurt (De),
University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences (At), Nature park Gorico (Si), Austrian
League for Nature Conservation Lower Austria (At), Regional Development Agency Burgenland (At),
CETA (It)
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Policy and strategy for sustaining the conservation and valorization of the areas subjected to
military servitude along the former Iron Curtain
Pilot projects in 6 areas belonging to the Green Belt of Central Europe

17. SMART ENERGY
Network of Excellence
(http://smartenergyproject.eu/)
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Partners
Lakeside Science & Technology Park GmbH (At) – Project Lead Partner
CETA (It)
University of Udine (It)
CTR (At)
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Connecting the scientific community and the enterprises
Indicating a roadmap of the technologies and instituting an advisory board
Realizing demonstrative projects with the aim of rendering accessible to the public the research
results and the technological knowledge in the trans-boundary area

18. EUROSTART
(Decentrated International Cooperation Project)
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Partners
Autonomous Region Friuli Venezia Giulia (It) – Project Lead Partner, Informest (It), Agency for balanced
regional development of the AP Vojvodina (Serbia)
CETA (It)
Secretariat for Energy of the AP Vojvodina (Serbia)
Foundation Aquileia (It), Secretariat for Culture of the AP Vojvodina (Serbia), Insiel (It), ASS1 Triestina
(It), Secretariat for Health of the AP Vojvodina (Serbia)
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Local energy plan guidelines
Data collection and elaboration
Feasibility studies
Project proposals submitting

19. BIOSEGEN
Innovative chains for the production of second generation biofuels from
crops residues, agro-industrial residues and energy crops
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Partners
ENEA – Casaccia, CETA Gorizia, CNR – ISAFOM, CRA – API, CRA – CIN, CRA – MAC, CRA – PLF,
CRA – RPS, CRA – VIT, CRAB, INEA, University of Bologna – Agro-environmental sciences and
technologies department (DISTA), University of Catania – Agronomic and agrochemical sciences and
animal production department (DACPA) , University of Florence – Inter-department research centre for
the alternative and renewable energies (CREAR)
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Production of 2nd generation biofuels from energy crops and residual biomasses
Construction of energy and environmental balances

20. PROJECTS IN PROGRESS
as
EXTERNAL EXPERTS

21. CLIMAPARKS
Climate changes
and protected areas management
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Purchaser
Julian Prealps Park
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Objectives
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Energy plan for the Park in the framework of the project Interreg IV Italy-Slovenia

22. CLIMAPARKS
Climate changes
and protected areas management
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Purchaser
Dolomiti Friulane Park
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Objectives
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Energy plan for the Park in the framework of the project Interreg IV Italy-Slovenia

23. ADRIAWET2000
Adriatic Wetlands for Natura 2000
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Purchaser
Il Mosaico – consortium of social cooperatives
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Objectives
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Energy plan for the Park in the ambit of the project Interreg IV Italy-Slovenia
Park labelling
Ecosystem service and environmental accounting
Education activities and study visits

24. iCON
Competitiveness of SMEs
through Innovation and Collaborative
Entrepreneurship
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Purchaser
EINE – Enti di Industrializzazione Nord Est – North-Eastern Industrialization Bodies
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Objectives
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Management of the Green Economy cluster with refer to the renewable energy and waste
management sectors

25. CEC5
Demonstration of energy efficiency and
utilization of renewable energy sources through public buildings
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Purchaser
Municipality of Udine
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Trans-national Baseline to energy efficient building
Trans-national feasibility study about the common certification concept
White paper about energy efficiency technologies and solutions to be applied to new and existing
constructions, incl. a manual for the training of the building occupants.
Transnational Observatory

26. REMIDA
smaRt Energy chains and coMmunIties in the meD Area
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Purchaser
Informest
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Objectives
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Valuation of the energy system of the Municipality of Gorizia
Smart energy chains
SEAP
Action for smart cities (referring to energy sector)
Information, sensitization and capitalization actions

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