Air Quality and Biomass
Technical and specialist training for installers and designers of domestic biomass systems
DESCRIPTION: The aim of the action is the qualification of the competences of installers, maintenance engineers and designers of civil and residential biomass systems, offering specific trainings.
DURATION: from July 2017 to December 2023
Organization of the course and definition of trainign format (in Italian, English abstract)
Enhancement of the role of "qualified chimney sweep" for the control and maintenance of biomass domestic systems
DESCRIPTION: Objectives of the action are as follows: defining, for each territory taking part in this action, an overall and comprehensive regulatory framework in regards to management, maintenance and security of the heating systems and the current supply and demand of chimney sweeps; defining the qualification requirements of a chimney sweep and ensuring appropriate training programs to bring new people to the profession and to update those who already work in the field; enhancing the chimney sweep as a professional figure and supporting, through dissemination and communication, the public visibility of its work.
DURATION: from July 2017 to October 2024
Survey: Quantification of demand and supply of chimney sweeps in the po basin (in Italian, English abstract)
Qualification profile of Chimney Sweeps (in Italian, English abstract)
Regulatory Framework of Heating Systems:
Analysis of the logistics of consumption and supply of woody biomass
DESCRIPTION: The goal of the action is to optimize the local supply chain management and production of biomass for energy use through the implementation of suitable management plans, the application of traceability protocol, the stakeholder engagement and the comparison of good practices.
DURATION: from July 2017 to December 2020
Study of the supply flow of the biomass for energeti use in the Po Valley (English abstract, full text in Italian)
BEST PRACTICE BOOK of case studies regarding the use of woody biomass in the Po Valley (English abstract, full text in Italian)
Protocol for the collection and sharing of data relating to the supply flows of wood biomass that can be used for energy purposes in the Po Valley (English abstract, full text in Italian)
Information Material on training sessions (English abstract, full text in Italian)
Wood management plan to optimize the production and use of biomass (English abstract, full text in Italian)
