Sustainability in Rome

Around the City

Italy is the third largest producer of renewable energy in Europe and a third of their electricity produced comes from these renewable sources. Hydroelectric power is the dominant renewable energy, followed by solar photovoltaic, bioenergy, wind power, and geothermal energy. You can play a part in being more sustainable with your energy consumption by doing simple things like turning off lights when you leave the room and not leaving chargers plugged into the wall.

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At the Rome Global Gateway

Recently, the facility management team in Rome installed a cogeneration plant for the ND Villa residence. This is one of the most advanced techniques in the field of energy production. The implementation of a cogeneration plant makes it possible to recover the considerable amount of heat, and therefore the considerable amount of energy that is normally dispersed during the combustion process operated by a system to heat a building.

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The recovered heat is converted into thermal-electric energy to be used to support the system itself. This equates to an energy saving of up to 40%; the amount of harmful CO2 emissions into the environment is significantly reduced.

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In addition to the new cogeneration plant, the presence of sensors that determine the switching off of lights when they are not needed, and, elsewhere, stickers reminding of the importance of doing that manually, are also elements to consider.