Circular energies: The materials at the service of the energy transition

Organized by: Ecomondo Scientific Technical Committee, Key Energy Scientific Technical Committee & RETEAMBIENTE

In the coming decade, the development of the renewable energy sector will be both impetuous and critical. And it will have to come to terms with the difficult sourcing of the necessary raw materials, fluctuating fossil fuel prices, the water crisis, and more. Therefore, new strategies to harvest renewable energy from the territories must be added to the large photovoltaic and wind power programmes, leveraging specific material flows that can become important carriers for this purpose. Many sectors are already prepared to be involved in this new scenario: from agro-food to sludge or organic fraction management, from the wood and furniture sector to pruning waste, with innovative high-performance solutions, consistent with their respective supply chains. And so, subjects that are already today players in the circular economy can become co-leaders of the energy transition, according to an integrated strategy that promotes new uses of biomaterials and renewable matter. This is a unique challenge, as the energy sector has so far not embraced the issue of material circularity, whilst renewable fuel strategies are only in their infancy.
The convention - through the contributions of experts, industrial operators, and key players in transition policies - aims to look at "who can do what" and start a discussion on how current and significant the contribution of materials can be in accelerating and consolidating the energy transition.

Session Chairs

Gianni Silvestrini, Presidente of Key Energy Scientific Technical Committee e Scientific Director of the Kyoto Club

Programme

Moderated by:
Sergio Ferraris, Director of the magazine Nextville

16.30 Participants' accreditation and beginning of the activities

16.35-16.45 The EU vision on energy transition and 2030 targets
Simona Bonafè, MEP, Member of the Committee on the Environment (ENVI)

16.45-16.55 Energy Communities: Citizens, Businesses, and the Public Administration
Gianni Silvestrini, Scientific Director of the Kyoto Club

16.55-17.05 Energy Economics and Ecological Transition
David Chiaromonti, Polytechnic of Turin

17.05-17.15 Technological development and digitisation for the sustainable growth of the electricity sector
Agostino Re Rebaudengo, President of Elettricità Futura (TBC)

17.15-17.25 Energy Circularity
Nicola Tagliafierro, Head of Sustainability Enel X Global Retail

17.25-17.35 Sewage sludge vs. renewable energy
Andrea Lanuzza, General Manager Operations of CAP Group

17.35-17.50 Valorisation of wine waste in industrial production
Carlo Dalmonte, President of Caviro Spa

17.50-18.00 Using biomass to achieve carbon neutral targets
Filippo Capurso, Sustainability Coordinator Andriani S.p.A.

18.00-18.10 Prospects for biogas and biomethane production in agriculture
Piero Gattoni, Presidente of CIB (Consorzio Italiano Biogas)

18.10-18.20 Il futuro degli impianti nella digestione anaerobica
Franco Lusuriello, CEO BTS Biogas