This paper presents a complete analysis of the state of the art and the legislation of distributed generation in Italy, which is similar to other EU countries, and statistic data on combined heat and power plants installed in Italy. Data was collected from a large number of sources, because most of the small size plants are operated by IPP without an electrical exchange contract with the grid and are not documented. The results of this research has allowed to show that 22.000 MW can be generated by over 1600 power plants spread over the Italian territory. A more detailed analysis and validation of the information was done with reference to Umbria, a central Italian region. The whole database was examined with several correlations in order to facilitate the analysis of the national situation. It is thus possible to query the database in order to determine the types of users, the typical size for different users and their geographic distribution. This tool is extremely helpful in the design of new power plants and in the definition of the potential future market.
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ASME 7th Biennial Conference on Engineering Systems Design and Analysis
July 19–22, 2004
Manchester, England
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0-7918-4173-1
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Analysis and Statistic Evaluation of Distributed Generation in Italy
Umberto Desideri,
Umberto Desideri
University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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Stefania Proietti,
Stefania Proietti
University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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Livia Arcioni
Livia Arcioni
University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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Umberto Desideri
University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
Stefania Proietti
University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
Livia Arcioni
University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
Paper No:
ESDA2004-58129, pp. 79-85; 7 pages
Published Online:
November 11, 2008
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Desideri, U, Proietti, S, & Arcioni, L. "Analysis and Statistic Evaluation of Distributed Generation in Italy." Proceedings of the ASME 7th Biennial Conference on Engineering Systems Design and Analysis. Volume 1. Manchester, England. July 19–22, 2004. pp. 79-85. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/ESDA2004-58129
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